My employer threw this aluminium trolley out because one of the swivel castors had lost its ball bearings, making it wobbly and difficult to steer.
I couldn't see a way to take the casing apart so did a bit of research and found a suitable replacement castor (100x30mm wheel, rubber on steel centre, plate fixing with 80x60mm hole centres) for sale on eBay by A&L Castors. Because I wasn't sure that the new part would be an exact match, I replaced both swivel castors.
It turns out the bolt holes are not quite in the same place as the originals, but they're close enough. Now I have a working lightweight folding trolley for the cost of £17 in parts. These things cost about £150 to buy, so it was worth fixing.
I couldn't see a way to take the casing apart so did a bit of research and found a suitable replacement castor (100x30mm wheel, rubber on steel centre, plate fixing with 80x60mm hole centres) for sale on eBay by A&L Castors. Because I wasn't sure that the new part would be an exact match, I replaced both swivel castors.
It turns out the bolt holes are not quite in the same place as the originals, but they're close enough. Now I have a working lightweight folding trolley for the cost of £17 in parts. These things cost about £150 to buy, so it was worth fixing.
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