This shot is whats left of my rear rotor. Notice the brake pad backing has pushed out of the caliper on the back side and that the rotor is nearly chewed clean thru on the back side.

Here is another angle of the same damage.

Figured Id drop a pic of my son helping me on the repairs.

Everything removed. I had read on some sites where people were curious what was involved in removing the rear rotor. Basically you just remove the wheel, then pull the bolts out of the brake caliper then remove the caliper from the axle. Then the rotor just slides off. If it doesnt slide you can gently tap it with something to dislodge it.

Notice the lip around the center of the rotor. That used to be part of the rotor.

Even a better shot of how thin the back side of the rotor had gotten and the lip on top where it ground the rotor down.

The dirty piston is the one that blew out. Notice the scoring on it where the piston tried doubling as a brake pad.

Last but not least. This is whats left of the back pad. Notice the tab thats stuck out the back of it thats holding the pad upright. No I didnt bend that for the pic. Thats what happened to it when the pad shot out of the caliper. This was causing the pedal to kick back when I would back the truck up. Also it would make the entire truck shake violently when backing up. First time it did it I thought I had backed into someone.