I had a set of wheels like this entrusted to me by a customer.
Both front and rear wheels had centering issues, and the front wheel likely had this problem since it was built.
As for runout, it was minimal—the kind of thing you'd expect after riding, practically nothing to worry about.
White hubs.
This isn't related, but I just remembered something.
I've been asked a few times about DT's Aerolite spokes with white or red paint finishes.
Unlike the black ones, the white and red versions come with a little slip of paper that says "AVOID!" on it with instructions not to use them in cross-lacing patterns, and I just don't want to use them because of that restriction.
The rear hub rotation was grinding, so I removed the freebody.
When I then rotated the hub axle by hand, it was still grinding, so the damaged bearing is on the hub shell side.
There was also contamination that looked like lithium-based grease had emulsified, so
I cleaned it.
(The timeline is all over the place, but)
When I pulled out the axle, the bearing on the non-freewheel side was rusted, and
there was rust bloom on the hub shell as well, so
I cleaned it up.
I replaced the bearings.
This job reinforced the lesson, and now I make sure to keep ball bearings in stock at our shop—the 6801, 6802, 6803, 6901, 6902, 6903 sizes and thereabouts.
Both front and rear wheels had centering issues, and the front wheel likely had this problem since it was built.
As for runout, it was minimal—the kind of thing you'd expect after riding, practically nothing to worry about.
White hubs.
This isn't related, but I just remembered something.
I've been asked a few times about DT's Aerolite spokes with white or red paint finishes.
Unlike the black ones, the white and red versions come with a little slip of paper that says "AVOID!" on it with instructions not to use them in cross-lacing patterns, and I just don't want to use them because of that restriction.
The rear hub rotation was grinding, so I removed the freebody.
When I then rotated the hub axle by hand, it was still grinding, so the damaged bearing is on the hub shell side.
There was also contamination that looked like lithium-based grease had emulsified, so
I cleaned it.
(The timeline is all over the place, but)
When I pulled out the axle, the bearing on the non-freewheel side was rusted, and
there was rust bloom on the hub shell as well, so
I cleaned it up.
I replaced the bearings.
This job reinforced the lesson, and now I make sure to keep ball bearings in stock at our shop—the 6801, 6802, 6803, 6901, 6902, 6903 sizes and thereabouts.