Hmmm... these are brand new ATE drums from GoWesty and came in sealed
boxes. The previous drums showed zero wear and were installed new made
in Germany and did the exact same thing.

Does that add up to overwhelming evidence? I guess if I take this drum
to a machine shop and they declare it is round it means the hub is
bad.

Can't go for the rear discs now as I spent all my money on this brake set,

-- Gnarlie

On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 11:12 AM, Ryan Press <ryan@presslab.us> wrote:
> Most likely it's a out-of-round drum, new.  Mark the drum at the spot
> that rubs, then index the drum on the hub and see if the spot moves or
> not.  Another possibility is a bent stub axle, but probably not the
> hub.
>
> After getting my new drums turned (by poor machinists apparently)
> multiple times, swapping and measuring axles and hub runout, etc., I
> threw in the towel and converted to rear disc.  All better!
>
> Ryan
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 8:09 AM, Gnarlodious <gnarlodious@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Some years ago my brakes started wobbling. Nothing serious, but at
>> speeds above 50 it is very noticeable and possibly hazardous. So I
>> finally put new high quality ATE drums on and it still does it! So I
>> wasted my money!
>>
>> Is it possible a hub can be bent on one side? As I rotate the wheel I
>> can feel the brake scrape over about 15� of rotation. How could that
>> happen? Bad driving? The problem started about 4 years ago when I had
>> "Just Brakes" rebuild my system. Could some heavy equipment they used
>> have damaged my hub?
>>
>> Wheels are not warped, all original that came with the van. Even
>> noticed they are stamped 10/83 from the factory.
>>
>> Any ideas, please. Regardless, I think I am stuck putting on a new used hub.
>>
>> -- Gnarlie