Well, this is not quite the before the picture.  That is on the hobbies page. Remember the stripped bolt, it is in the lower right of the picture.  How did I get it out?  It took some doing.  First I got some 'penetrating oil' and sprayed the whole thing down.  I let it sit for a while as I collected my tools.

The most fun of any repair job is first getting the assorted wrenches, sockets, etc.. all together.  I like to keep them 'organized'  -- but it only lasts till the next job.

Anyway, I try the vise grips and nothing happens, other than I strip the bolt a little bit more (okay, a lot more!).  Someone at a part's store also suggested I take a propane short and heat the caliper -- metal's expand at different rates and that should help it release.  Well, I took the old torch out and gave it a blast.

There is a little rubber boot around the bolt.  That caught fire (an expected casualty), I'd already torn it up pretty good with the vise grips.  It started to smell pretty bad and I was just worried about the caliper exploding or something (I did wear safety glasses).  I tried it a few times, nothing. Rammed my hand with the vise grips -- still nothing.  Had just about given up and was going to leave it for a mechanic -- but made one last desperate try.  It started to turn.

You can see the bolts on the left.  I had bought a new one to replace it.

Here are the two pads coming off.  Not quite in wear balance. The left pad looked almost new.  While the right pad was worn almost completely.

Here you can see a good comparison of the old and new pads -- pretty big difference!