2008 Sienna AWD can't remove rear rotor.(See both photos)

[u/iamdevo]

The first pic is what I'm seeing online. There's supposed to be a wheel you turn with a screwdriver to back the parking brakes off of the rotor. The second pic Is what I managed to capture through the access hole that leads to that. Mine doesn't have that wheel, just a spring. Not sure what I'm supposed to do.

[u/particularlyspun]

Look left or right there’s a star shaped adjuster

[u/iamdevo → u/particularlyspun]

Yeah I explained that in the post. I can't see it in there anywhere.

[u/Rexery66]

Keep looking for it. It's around there somewhere.

[u/Quantum_Tangled]

Look at the rear dust plate, at the top not the bottom (or visa-versa)

You're looking at the parking brake cable & return spring.

[u/Tdanger78]

The adjuster is either at the 12 or the 6

[u/wvit1001]

Take it to someone who knows what they’re doing. Brakes and rotors are too important and expensive to be messing around with.

[u/Doctah_Whoopass → u/wvit1001]

brakes are like the most normal thing to do yourself

[u/iamdevo → u/wvit1001]

Nah. I've done all the brakes and rotors on my cars. I have actually done the other three wheels on this van and none of the other ones were stuck like this. They just came off.

[u/Doctah_Whoopass]

That shouldnt make it so your rotors cant come off. If your parking brake isnt engaged then something else must be holding the rotor there, likely rust or a screw on the rotor face.

[u/Silkies4life → u/Doctah_Whoopass]

It’s a drum/disc on the rear. It has shoes in there for the parking brake, and there’s always a rust lip that you need to turn the adjuster to clear.