1970 Bug has been sitting in carport for 3 years!  New battery and it starts and idles perfectly...problem is it won't move!  Reverse engages, but seems like parking brake is stuck or something else is stuck :?  "Stuck" feeling come from front and seems to be on driver's side???  Any help would be great as we are thinking about selling

1970 Bug has been sitting in carport for 3 years!  New battery and it starts and idles perfectly...problem is it won't move!  Reverse engages, but seems like parking brake is stuck or something else is stuck :?  "Stuck" feeling come from front and seems to be on driver's side???  Any help would be great as we are thinking about selling

Here is one trick that works sometimes. Its worth a try and I have done it and gotten away with it.  Take the hub cap off and get a large hammer and give the drum/ lug bolts a big wack several times (not the center bearing cap)  Sometimes rust,dirt gets between the brake shoe and the drum and locks things down.

^^^^ what he said, i have also had ones that sat (usually longer than that though) where the shoe material comes off of the backing, and lodges in the drum surface.  Those are not so easy to undo, but will sometimes free up by rocking the car forwards and back.  

Otherwise, commence hammer based whacking.

Yep ! Have had that happen also. I'm dealing with a '67 bug right now that can't get here because all 4 wheels are locked. I suspect that this has happen on this Cherry little car thats been parked in a carport for 10 + years and hasn't been started or moved. There is a sad story behind this as I have known the owner for 40 years. I'm trying to figure what to do next. Levitation is out of the picture :lol:

Aw, alright, i'll pick up one end..... :roll:

 :lol:

If the owner wants to give it to somebody, I'll get it moved. :wink:

Need not to worry. I have tried to buy the car for years plus her long gone moms all original '62 one owner. I'm not giving up though. There is also 2 all original, one owner complete '73 Things in the picture. SIGH

I believe that the owner of those cars was talking to me yesterday at work. i would like to see them one day.

And who would it be ?