Thanks Jim. You got me thinking.

Each rear axle cotter pin looks new, but maybe shop removed each wheel,
then the drum + hub as one piece? (less time than trying to break the drums
free)

I checked all wheel fasteners. None were loose or hard to crack loose. But
maybe they over torqued a rear wheel.

The pedal pulse was present before taking it to the shop, but now, when
braking hard(er) at highway speeds, the pulse seems stronger. I'm pretty
sure I used the brakes in this manner before taking van to shop but....

Either I missed this detail during normal use before taking van to shop
(unlikely) or something changed when van was in the shop.

Neil.

On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 12:19 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> I got my 90 Carat back from a tire shop years ago. On the way home I
> noticed a pulsing in the brakes. I sawpped wheels with the spare until I
> discovered the offending wheel, which they had to have bent with either the
> installer tool or an air wrench set way too high. They never owned up to
> it, of course.
>
> Jim
>
>
--
Neil n

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