I have a cabin baggage sized 4 wheel case. One of the wheels is broken.
I see it is possible to buy replacement wheels or replacement castors from >the bay of the flea.
Fitting replacement a wheel(s) seems simple, but I wonder how easy it would >be to remove the axle from the existing wheel? I was thinking to drill it >out, but as I’m writing, I wonder if cutting through the centre of the
wheel and axle and extracting the two halves would be the way to go?
Alternatively, has anyone successfully replaced a castor(s)? And if so,
how.
On Fri, 23 May 2025 06:00:11 -0000 (UTC), Chris Holmes <chrispvholmes@gmail.com> wrote:
I have a cabin baggage sized 4 wheel case. One of the wheels is broken.
I see it is possible to buy replacement wheels or replacement castors from >> the bay of the flea.
Fitting replacement a wheel(s) seems simple, but I wonder how easy it would >> be to remove the axle from the existing wheel? I was thinking to drill it
out, but as I’m writing, I wonder if cutting through the centre of the
wheel and axle and extracting the two halves would be the way to go?
Alternatively, has anyone successfully replaced a castor(s)? And if so,
how.
FWIW I've just returned from forn pars with a three-wheeled piece of
luggage. The repair videos that I've seen on YouTube seem to presume a
really nicely engineered castor from which the axle may be extracted
but that is decidedly not what I've got.
If you have in mind some way of replacing the dud wheel on its own
then yes, sawing the axle in half and forcing the broken pieces out of
the plastic shell ought to do it. Just be aware that the remaining
plastic might not be up to holding a replacement axle very securely.
Perhaps you could insert bushes into the plastic before you put the
new axle in place? In my case (sorry!) the whole assembly was ripped
off and has stripped the threads of the mounting points. I'm planning
to drill right through the plastic shell and replace the old mounting
screws with threaded rod, washers and nuts.
On 24/05/2025 16:59, Nick Odell wrote:
On Fri, 23 May 2025 06:00:11 -0000 (UTC), Chris HolmesYou might find roofing screws/bolts a better option because the heads
<chrispvholmes@gmail.com> wrote:
I have a cabin baggage sized 4 wheel case. One of the wheels is broken. >>>
I see it is possible to buy replacement wheels or replacement castors from >>> the bay of the flea.
Fitting replacement a wheel(s) seems simple, but I wonder how easy it would >>> be to remove the axle from the existing wheel? I was thinking to drill it >>> out, but as I’m writing, I wonder if cutting through the centre of the
wheel and axle and extracting the two halves would be the way to go?
Alternatively, has anyone successfully replaced a castor(s)? And if so,
how.
FWIW I've just returned from forn pars with a three-wheeled piece of
luggage. The repair videos that I've seen on YouTube seem to presume a
really nicely engineered castor from which the axle may be extracted
but that is decidedly not what I've got.
If you have in mind some way of replacing the dud wheel on its own
then yes, sawing the axle in half and forcing the broken pieces out of
the plastic shell ought to do it. Just be aware that the remaining
plastic might not be up to holding a replacement axle very securely.
Perhaps you could insert bushes into the plastic before you put the
new axle in place? In my case (sorry!) the whole assembly was ripped
off and has stripped the threads of the mounting points. I'm planning
to drill right through the plastic shell and replace the old mounting
screws with threaded rod, washers and nuts.
being slightly domed won't snag on items inside the case.
On Sun, 25 May 2025 10:32:10 +0100, wasbit <wasbit@REMOVEhotmail.com>
wrote:
On 24/05/2025 16:59, Nick Odell wrote:
On Fri, 23 May 2025 06:00:11 -0000 (UTC), Chris HolmesYou might find roofing screws/bolts a better option because the heads
<chrispvholmes@gmail.com> wrote:
I have a cabin baggage sized 4 wheel case. One of the wheels is broken. >>>>
I see it is possible to buy replacement wheels or replacement castors from >>>> the bay of the flea.
Fitting replacement a wheel(s) seems simple, but I wonder how easy it would
be to remove the axle from the existing wheel? I was thinking to drill it >>>> out, but as I’m writing, I wonder if cutting through the centre of the >>>> wheel and axle and extracting the two halves would be the way to go?
Alternatively, has anyone successfully replaced a castor(s)? And if so, >>>> how.
FWIW I've just returned from forn pars with a three-wheeled piece of
luggage. The repair videos that I've seen on YouTube seem to presume a
really nicely engineered castor from which the axle may be extracted
but that is decidedly not what I've got.
If you have in mind some way of replacing the dud wheel on its own
then yes, sawing the axle in half and forcing the broken pieces out of
the plastic shell ought to do it. Just be aware that the remaining
plastic might not be up to holding a replacement axle very securely.
Perhaps you could insert bushes into the plastic before you put the
new axle in place? In my case (sorry!) the whole assembly was ripped
off and has stripped the threads of the mounting points. I'm planning
to drill right through the plastic shell and replace the old mounting
screws with threaded rod, washers and nuts.
being slightly domed won't snag on items inside the case.
Good point! I was going to tighten everything down then use the
abrasive wheel on my not-a-Dremel to grind everything down but your suggestion looks easier.
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