Reattach wheels and axle to a plastic garbage container?
 

Anyone,

I know this seems so dumb... I have three large plastic Rubbermaid outdoor
garbage containers with wheels. Over about a year, the axle/wheels have
become separated from the containers. I tried hammering them back into the
groove in the container and I just can't seem to be able to do it.

Can anyone offer any suggestions? It doesn't appear to me that the wheels
are designed to be removed from the axle, or else I would take one wheel off
and try to slide the axle into the groove, then reattach the wheel.

Thanks...

David

Reattach wheels and axle to a plastic garbage container?
 

Speaking from experience:
There is a little end cap on the axle (one at each end). At least one has to
be removed in order to reinstall the axle. You can't pound the axle into the
groove. Having done it several times, there are several ways to remove one.
I usually just grab it with a vicegrips and twist and pull. or you can
loosely put it in a vise and do a quick yank down on the axle, or you can
knock it off with a hammer. Don't worry about damaging it, you can buy a new
one at Ace hardware. Now here is the tip: get a tube of flowable urathane
caulk and after the axle is back in, fill the groove up with the caulk and
let it flow around the axle. If you dont do this, the axle will continue to
pop out and you will continue to curse the gorilla that does this to you.
Once repaired, you can than contemplate your next repair. Because once the
Gorilla finds out he can no longer remove the axle, he will start to work on
the handle. So far, that just pops back in.

"David E." wrote in message
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Anyone,

I know this seems so dumb... I have three large plastic Rubbermaid outdoor
garbage containers with wheels. Over about a year, the axle/wheels have
become separated from the containers. I tried hammering them back into the
groove in the container and I just can't seem to be able to do it.

Can anyone offer any suggestions? It doesn't appear to me that the wheels
are designed to be removed from the axle, or else I would take one wheel
off and try to slide the axle into the groove, then reattach the wheel.

Thanks...

David

Reattach wheels and axle to a plastic garbage container?
 

I should add that you hammer the end cap back on

"jmagerl" wrote in message
. net...
Speaking from experience:
There is a little end cap on the axle (one at each end). At least one has
to be removed in order to reinstall the axle. You can't pound the axle
into the groove. Having done it several times, there are several ways to
remove one. I usually just grab it with a vicegrips and twist and pull. or
you can loosely put it in a vise and do a quick yank down on the axle, or
you can knock it off with a hammer. Don't worry about damaging it, you can
buy a new one at Ace hardware. Now here is the tip: get a tube of flowable
urathane caulk and after the axle is back in, fill the groove up with the
caulk and let it flow around the axle. If you dont do this, the axle will
continue to pop out and you will continue to curse the gorilla that does
this to you. Once repaired, you can than contemplate your next repair.
Because once the Gorilla finds out he can no longer remove the axle, he
will start to work on the handle. So far, that just pops back in.

"David E." wrote in message
...
Anyone,

I know this seems so dumb... I have three large plastic Rubbermaid
outdoor garbage containers with wheels. Over about a year, the
axle/wheels have become separated from the containers. I tried hammering
them back into the groove in the container and I just can't seem to be
able to do it.

Can anyone offer any suggestions? It doesn't appear to me that the wheels
are designed to be removed from the axle, or else I would take one wheel
off and try to slide the axle into the groove, then reattach the wheel.

Thanks...

David

Reattach wheels and axle to a plastic garbage container?
 

"David E." wrote in message
...

I know this seems so dumb... I have three large plastic Rubbermaid outdoor
garbage containers with wheels. Over about a year, the axle/wheels have
become separated from the containers. I tried hammering them back into the
groove in the container and I just can't seem to be able to do it.

You can't do it: You need new end caps on the axle.

When it happened to me, I noticed that the wheels were pretty worn also. I
phoned Rubbermaid and they sent me new wheels, end caps, and axle for free.

Reattach wheels and axle to a plastic garbage container?
 

Thanks so much to both of you for this information!

David

"Andrew Koenig" wrote in message
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"David E." wrote in message
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I know this seems so dumb... I have three large plastic Rubbermaid
outdoor garbage containers with wheels. Over about a year, the
axle/wheels have become separated from the containers. I tried hammering
them back into the groove in the container and I just can't seem to be
able to do it.

You can't do it: You need new end caps on the axle.

When it happened to me, I noticed that the wheels were pretty worn also.
I phoned Rubbermaid and they sent me new wheels, end caps, and axle for
free.

Reattach wheels and axle to a plastic garbage container?
 

On Jul 28, 12:15 am, "Andrew Koenig" wrote:
"David E." wrote in message

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I know this seems so dumb... I have three large plastic Rubbermaid outdoor
garbage containers with wheels. Over about a year, the axle/wheels have
become separated from the containers. I tried hammering them back into the
groove in the container and I just can't seem to be able to do it.

You can't do it: You need new end caps on the axle.

When it happened to me, I noticed that the wheels were pretty worn also. I
phoned Rubbermaid and they sent me new wheels, end caps, and axle for free.

I thought I was the only one. But this is definitely cool news.