Thank you Oakleaf,

I went and bought a small can of penetrating oil. It stinks! but dribbled some on the seam between the pad and the shoe. Used a pair of pliers and squeezed the pads to break the bond between the pad and the shoe. I gave up for a while.

Came back about an hour later and tried and it slid out about 1/4" and got stuck again... :x
Used the pliers and pulled on the piece of the pad that was sticking out and it finally released. So one thing off the "to do list"

Sheesh! You think they were glued in!!

And Thank you tangentgirl. My brake caliper is not part of the recall. I sort of checked when I first got them.

But three things went on the to do list. Our geriatric dog peed on his sleeping pad and he was still asleep on it this morning. Soooo wash the sleeping pad even though the washing instruction said no soap then washed the golden retriever who hates water and while at it also washed his brother, a lab mix who also hates water. Well the dogs will be clean for the day.

The golden is sleeping by my feet as I type. Been a long day cleaning.