Re: Wobbly Wheel

Posted by Packard Newbie On 2020/8/29 21:04:46

Thanks Don, appreciate the counsel. As stated in my second post on this, I did run the wheel up on stands yesterday, both with and without the tire/rim mounted. One could see the out-of-round quite clearly. I held the handle end of my ratchet against the outer circumference of the drum and it was definitely wobbling. I DID clean the wheel face of the drum thoroughly with a scraper and a wire brush and even mounted my spare rim (which hasn't been used since it came back from the wheel straightening joint) and it showed a distinct wobble as well. I mistakenly thought the drum went OVER the axle hub and so any out-of-round would be borne by the shaft. When I see the pictures of the drum and realize it is one piece, the distortion would pretty much HAVE to be in the drum, is my thinking. And like I said, the centre point of the axle seems very true - no movement there. Do you have any good '39 drums, Don?? Chris.