Brake drum clearance

Took off the driver's side drum, was pretty clean inside, not really rusty, not dusty, not blue (from heat), not scored. And the bonded linings were as thick as new. So I backed off the star adjuster some and that seemed to free up the drum to spin a little. Rotating, it still rubs when it comes around to a certain spot. It sounds like it is scraping a little in the area of the rear brake shoe (it sounds the same as the passenger side now, but the passenger side is just barely grazing the same spot).

It appears perhaps the drum is a little out of round. Not only that, but I seem to remember a local brake shop manually adjusting the brakes some time ago. It may have been they got the drivers side a little tight.

So I put it back together as is, tightened the spindle nut (hand tight only) and then the castle nut thing and new cotter pin. Decided to de-grease, apply Ophso, and then paint the drums (they will show through the rallye wheels so why not?) before I slap the tires back on.

During the next road test, I will see if it brakes straight or pulls to one side or the other.