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Message: <blockquote data-quote="stutaeng" data-source="post: 26657" data-attributes="member: 6175">My 99 Silverado sat for about a year, maybe more because I had "retired" it due to a worn engine. I eventually swapped the engine and started driving it again. I've never messed with the rear brakes, or parking brake mechanism, aside from replacing the pads around 225k. It's got 280k currently.I guess it doesn't hurt to poke around and inspect things. As [USER=9438]@ORVietVet[/USER] , jack the rear and do a simple spin test to see if you have any significant drag.A warm driveline/axle is perfectly normal. The bearings and driveline generate some heat from normal spinning. I think if the brake or manual brake were dragging, you'd have some burnt smell. A few months ago our minivan had a dragging brake caliper and after I did a test drive, I knew something wasn't right just from the smell from the front right wheel.You sure it's not a transmission issue? Have you checked the fluid level?</blockquote>