How do you undo a nut on 1970 vw beetle back hub Clochwise or anti-clockwise. Car has stood for 3 years and nut is fused on?

Answer 1

I doubt it is fused on. The nuts are all standard direction . The wheels are held to the brake hubs/drums by wheel bolts, not nuts on studs like most vehicles. Normal thing to help is to dribble penetrene or the like on to the bolt over a few days, a little at a time and then try to getthe nut to crack loose.

If you are trying to undo the large axle nut then it is very hard to do.

First remove the split pin and discard it. Then using a socket and long breaker bar of at least 6ft (not a typo!) try to back the nut off. They are done up to 137ft/lbs when they are fitted, so they will take nearly twice as much to break free. I always use a thin cutting wheel on a hand held grinder and carefully cut the nut in two places until it breaks apart.

Always replace the nut and the split pin when you refit them to the axle.