[T3] knocking sound at a hard stop-front of car

[Jim Adney]

Then the wheel bearings are probably not part of the problem.

I'd check the caliper mounting bolts, and look for rust on the face 
or edge of the rotor.

On 1 Sep 2011 at 22:31, John L. Morgan IV wrote:

> 1970fback
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> On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 9:36 PM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:
> 
> > On 1 Sep 2011 at 17:16, John L. Morgan IV wrote:
> >
> > > I think it might be loose WHEEL BEARINGS!
> >
> > What year is it? There was a change in the inner bearing in mid '68.
> > Sometimes that leads to the wrong bearing getting installed. If the
> > late bearing is installed in an early car, it will always be loose.
> > I've only seen this once and the owner didn't complain about noise,
> > only "loose" steering.
> >
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