From this post, I got the idea to remove and replace the wheels altogether using a hacksaw.

Here’s what it looks like right now. My problem now is that I can’t remove the leftover metal shaft from the caster wheel.

I’ve tried using some lubricant and hammering it with a screwdriver but it didn’t budge.

  • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 months ago

    go to a big box store. go to the metal bar stock section- usually they’re in the pick-and-choose nuts and bolts area. Alternatively, just ask. (I like local hardware stores, they’'ll have it too, somewhere. better selection of pick-and-choose hardware, too.)

    Get some smooth rod slightly smaller in diameter than the rod there. use the rod to knock it out- either in a press (if you have access to one) or by setting it in some kind of clamp and pounding on the rod with a hammer.

    if their only options for bar stock are expensive, you can get a bolt that’s also slightly undersized and use that.

    for the record, the wheel looks like it’s an absolute gonner, so you’re probably going to have to get more parts anyhow.