Date:         Wed, 7 May 2014 14:45:38 -0600
Reply-To:     Gnarlodious <gnarlodious@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Gnarlodious <gnarlodious@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Eccentric hub?
Comments: To: Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>
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That's what it was all right, front rotor warped. Came like that new out of
the box.

The moral of the story would be to take your rotors to a machine shop
before you install them.

-- Gnarlie



On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 12:40 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>wrote:

> Are you sure it's not warped front rotors?  What happens at 50 mph, and are
> you breaking?  A pulsing pedal or jiggling steering wheel when breaking
> usually means warped rotors.
>
> Get a $35 clamping dial indicator (or make our own clamp set up for the $15
> one) from Harbor Freight and check the run-out on the rotors and rear hubs
> before you tear into them.
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Gnarlodious
> Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2014 8:10 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Eccentric hub?
>
> 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 15º 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
>
>