Took my car to a small shop here in houston today. Nick's Auto Repair on 1960. guy was real nice. let me help him out and learned a little bit too.
last week when i tried it i was having trouble getting the rotor off. i tried using the screws in the opposing screw holes on the rotor. rotor just wouldn't come off. Nick just grabbed a hammer and some anti sieze spray and gave it a few wacks..and pop! came right off. i should have just tried it before.
guess sometime you just need a little brute force. found that the hold down springs were missing so i got new ones.(might have been holding the rotor on.) also, next is replacing the e brake shoes.(one is chipped.) anyone know where to get one? tried napa and oreily's. dealer next? autozone has nothing but oil filters and neons..

Thanks for the help. Erich

It's my understanding that the ebrake shoes are a dealer-only part, and that they're also not cheap.

a set new from the dealer is about $80