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Are you still at stock height? A saggy rear and lack of bump stops will do this. You'd probably notice it going around curves, but a missing pivot bolt on the trailing arm will cause some knocks. Then there's the ever popular header muffler hitting the body thing, check for clearanc(and dents!). Just some random thoughts. On Fri, 16 Jul 1999 01:11:07 -0400, you wrote: >I have a question that i dont hear people talking about to much but i >have had this prob on another VW before and ending up selling the car >instead of correcting the problem. > >I had my yellow 1973 Squareback for about 1 1/2 year now had 61,000 >original miles on it and she's starting to develop this knocking sound >when i hit semi-hard bumps. I have replaced the shocks all the way around >with the good KYB shocks and so i know that problem is solved, but i cant >figure out where this knock is coming from. And its only when i hit >bumps. So i dont know!?!?!?! > >And theres alot of bumps here in cincinnati since they seem to be redoing >every street in a 25 mile range it seems like. If anyone might have any >ideas. Maybe something to tighten down or something. I need to know > >Thanx Yall > >From, Chris Swafford >http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/garage/4265/ >73' Yellow Squareback Manual 61,500 Mi >71' Lt.Blue Squareback Auto 88,00Mi For Sale >90' Nissan Sentra Multicolored & 83 Ford LTD (Gas Hog) > >___________________________________________________________________ >Get the Internet just the way you want it. >Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! >Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. > >------------------------------------------------------------------- >Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/