drum turns stiff

AND NOW YET ANOTHER annoying story from the old days.
Sometime in the '80's, working at the big parts store in town, somehow, a customer talked me into looking at his old pre-69 Dodge PU. Seems like this was a 3/4T but dont remember. Something about a bad wheel bearing. So he ferried it down to my place, and I pulled the front wheels off and had a look. I don't remember, anymore, might have needed brakes, but SOMEONE ELSE had been into it. Expecting no problems other than something worn, "things" SOON STARTED TO GO WRONG

Anyhow what happened sort of, is that SOMEONE had replaced a spindle, with either one from a lighter duty truck or 1/2T for a 3/4T. AND THEN PUT the thing back together with the LARGER ID bearings on the SMALLER OD spindle!!!!

When the spindle nut was "fairly tight," the accidental "fit" of the bearings on the spindle taper gave you the idea that it fit, but after a mile or two, that wheel wobbled like a groceriea store cart caster !!!.

This turned out to not be a great deal of fun, for one, simply locating the correct spindle!!!!