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In the case of the car I worked on it was definitely a drum issue. The installed drum went on so far as to completely expose the hole for the cotter key well past the castellated nut. Measurement of axle showed no signs of wear. Installation of 1 shim put drum out to proper location and installation of the nut and cotter key after 100 ftlbs of torque. Car had steel drums and being loose opened the up a bit. I still recommended that he do a brake job and replace all drums. As an aside he put 5000 miles on the car last year.