section of the squealer band to correct the imbalance application_number US 69732803 A description referring to fig1 3 of the drawings a brake drum in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention is shown generally at 10 it is seen that brake drum 10 is a generally cylindrical structure having a circular open end 12 and a nearly cylindrical braking section 14 extending from open end 12 to hub end 16 hub end 16 is seen to comprise a generally flat inner surface 21 that terminates by forming circular hub opening 20 a plurality of wheel lug openings 22 are spaced around inner surface 21 of hub end 16 transition section 18 is seen to extend from braking section 14 to inner surface 21 of hub end 16 braking section 14 itself is a generally cylindrical section extending at a nearly normal relation to open end 12 however it is also understood that a preferred embodiment of the present invention could have the outer surface of braking section 14 extending at a slightly less than normal angle to open end 12 it should be understood that brake drum 10 is typically made of cast iron in a foundry operation accordingly finishing machining operations are necessary prior to the final balancing of brake drum 10 such machining would include the finishing of an inner surface 25 of braking section 14 to assure a nearly perfect inner cylindrical surface such surfaces necessary to accommodate the brake pads from the braking structure that brake drum 10 would surround further the edges of open end 12 and squealer band 24 are machined brake drum 10 is then final balanced using the method of the present invention referring to fig1 3 it is seen that a section of squealer band 24.