Rear Axel?

[dannicoll]

I think I've got a problem with my rear axel or wheels thats getting wrose over time.

When my cars been sat for nearly a full day the rear wheels just don't seem to want to move and seem locked in position just like as if the had breake if fully on.
Now normally the back will rise up just abit when I reverse and the will be abit of a bang and the wheels seem to free up and the car moves backwards no problem.
Now today my car had been sat all day and went out this evening to find my corsa just woundn't go backwards. The rear of the car was wriseing up (as if the handbreake is on) but wasn't. Anyways I moved my mums car infront so I could try forwards and moved no problem with the bang been heard again.

Has anyone else had a problem like this or have any ideads what It might be. One thing I've noticed that It started this after putting alloys on from steelies and also It only tends to do this when my cars been parked for a while and it's been raining.
I've tried to explain as best I can. Any ideads welcome as I don't really know what could be causing this.

Thanks in advance!

Daniel.

[prawny12009]

It really is time you had your brakes checked/replaced and wheel bearings checked, make sure the hand brake cable is not sticking/binding. the problem won't be in the axle itself just your brakes dragging by the sounds of it.

Ohh yeah get the rear bias valve checked, and make sure no brake lines are kinked (or dented if its a metal one) these will make brakes bind aswell.

[ju571n]

I should imagine that it is your brake shoes binding to the drum.. if the car doesnt cover many miles and i s stood quiet often in the rain, the rain will cause the shoes to bind to the drum... i have this problem if park mine up for a week or more... And what i seem to find works 9/10 times is jus to hit the back of the drum with a hammer and that useally frees it off. And if that doesnt work take your wheel off and hit the front of the drum... If this still doesnt work check all the things that are mentiooned above.

I hope this helps mate, because i how how annoying it is when it happens.

[Jimi137]

My m8 had the same thing i few weeks back (although that was caused by some idiot ragging his handbreak on too tight). Basically yeh i think it is the brake shoes binding to the drum from what i remember. It cost my m8 over 160 quid at a garage though so watch out on the price