Toyota Repair: 2003 corolla hub run-out, rotor position, brake lathe


Question
I installed new pads and rotors on our 03 Corolla about 8 mos and 11k miles ago. The car now has 117k miles on it. I has developed some pedal pulsation and low speed grinding, especially in reverse. I found .005 run-out on the right front rotor, so I tried clocking it on the studs. It went as high as .007 and no lower than .005 rotating the rotor position on the hub. I got a brand new rotor (not cheapest) and found .005 with that one too. There is no discernible play in the bearing with the wheel attached. I was unable to accurately measure hub run-out with the tools I have.Is it possible for the hub to be bent or knocked out of alignment from an impact, etc.? Is my best bet to replace the hub/bearing assembly? I was planning to replace the front struts and strut mounts at the same time.

Answer
Axle hubs do not get bent unless there is a hard impact to the wheel, enough to damage the wheel, so if that didn't happen the problem is not the hub, I would try to have the rotors resurfaced using an on car brake lathe, most toyota dealers have them, the brake pedal pulsation could also be coming from the rear brakes, I would recommend having the rear brakes checked, one way to check if the problem is at the rear is to drive the car about 50mph and pulling the e- brake