Front Wheel fell off

[Dutch Horse Fan 0]

I was taking my wheel horse c160 today , and the front wheel came off. When i was putting it back on a noticed that the groove for the retaining ring is guite worn. Does anyone know a good way to fix this?

[rickv1957 72]

You can drill and tap end of axle for a 3/8" bolt as that is how the older models were setup,Rick

[rmaynard 15,421]

Another way is to drill a 1/8" diameter hole through the spindle, using the groove as your guide. Replace the "E" ring with a cotter pin.

Bob

[Save Old Iron 1,566]

I had the same problem last year- this worked for me.

Just have her sit as far back as she can.

[rmaynard 15,421]

:thumbs:

Bob

[d180man 5]

Hi the two will work but i like the cotter pin! i hate tapping ! but good luck on it ! :WRS:

[tarcoleo 119]

That happened to me 16 years ago. Actually, the wheel didn't fall off,

I lost the snap ring and had to get the C-111 back on the lawn right

away. So I had some 16 gage annealed wire (sold commonly in hardwares)

and took a turn with it around the snap ring groove and twisted the ends.

Been there ever since.

Tom in RI :thumbs:

[Dutch Horse Fan 0]

Thanks guys ,

I Drilled a hole in the groove and put a cutterpin in it, it worked out very well .

Apreciate your help!

Diederik

[rmaynard 15,421]

Glad my suggestion worked out for you. The trickiest part is getting the hole straight.

Did this fix to my B-100 in 2002, and it was still holding strong until this fall when I replaced the spindle.

Bob

[bitten 134]

Chuck that is some funny chit.

[rickv1957 72]

Chuck, Rick