Bent brake drums after installing new rims

[33OH]

I don't see how installing a wheel could bend a drum, but your whole story sounds pretty crazy to begin with.

I can't believe diagnosis was $90 to determine you had bent wheels, it takes literally seconds to throw them on a balancer.

Also, you said the bent wheels were on the front, and drum brakes on our cars are on the back.

I'd take the car to another mechanic/shop, tell them you were told you need a drum brake change, and hope it fixes everything.

An easy way to tell if it is bent would be to take a wheel off the back, and visually eye it up or take a straight edge. Or place the car on jackstands and rotate the rear drums to see if they wobble.

Bent wheels = scrap.

[Flipper_1938]

Sounds like somebody used a 3/4" impact set on kill to tighten the lug nuts.

[angrygenerator]

Originally Posted by 33OH

I don't see how installing a wheel could bend a drum, but your whole story sounds pretty crazy to begin with.

I can't believe diagnosis was $90 to determine you had bent wheels, it takes literally seconds to throw them on a balancer.

Also, you said the bent wheels were on the front, and drum brakes on our cars are on the back.

I'd take the car to another mechanic/shop, tell them you were told you need a drum brake change, and hope it fixes everything.

An easy way to tell if it is bent would be to take a wheel off the back, and visually eye it up or take a straight edge. Or place the car on jackstands and rotate the rear drums to see if they wobble.

Bent wheels = scrap.

I am just back from the shop. It turns out that my car's drums are okay. Apparently when my wife had to brake to avoid something on the road, one of the rotors got damaged. The guy also told me that the weights on the rear wheel apparently had come loose and were causing to shake.