cjswish

It's a manual. I had wondered if all 4 wheels needed to be lifted to spin them by hand. I have heard mixed opinions on whether or not this was the case, so I wasn't sure. So in my case, I shouldn't be able to rotate either of the 2 rear wheels by hand with only the rear end lifted correct?

Thanks Bushwick. My initial thought was pulling it with my other vehicle to break loose whatever was stuck, but thankfully common sense kicked in and I decided against going that route. I tried hammering on the wheel back and forth a bit with a rubber mallet, but have not yet taken the wheels off. I will try doing that tonight or this weekend. I was worried at first it may be a transmission issue since my transmission had failed before, but I am leaning towards brakes since the transmission was functioning in low gears just fine when I moved it. I am no expert though.

I have a 97 Impreza Outback Sport. The transmission went out on it and I had to painstakingly limp it home at 25mph. I pulled it into my garage and it has been sitting for about 2.5 months. I went to move it the other day and noticed it wouldn't move. The transmission is engaging and it tries to go but something is locked up. I cannot push it while in neutral either. I lifted the back end up and the back wheels are locked up. The back right wheel has about 1" of rotation either direction and the back left will not budge whatsoever. I suspected parking brake failure, as I had the parking brake engaged as it sat. There seems to be a normal amount of tension in the parking brake lever, but I am not sure how to check if it is stuck or not. Any help? I plan on lifting the front up as well this evening to see if the front wheels are locked up as well.