Top of the spindle is no doubt bent. It is easily bent. One low and one high spot per revolution. Seen it too many times when the TT is shipped with the platter attached.
garrard 301 and its' restorations
i was looking at a recent you tube video of a restored garrard 301 in action. the platter motions while playing an lp were very "wobbly" and bouncy ,like it was tracking a warped record or a spring in the suspension was "detuned" is this an optical illusion or is this normal to the idlers ?. i've never seen this on a vpi ,acoustic signature ,technics 1200 direct drive , kronos ultra high end etc .