or just check run-out yourself with a dial gauge, easy enuf to do.

I just stick my dial gauge on a jackstand next to the mounted up rotor
n' spin the rotor slowly.

On 5/7/2014 10:45 AM, Gnarlodious wrote:
> 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 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
>>
>>