One would think it sensible to make luggage wheels really robust, but apparently they are only good for the smooth flooring inside the airport. These Samsonite wheels started to disintegrate already after half a dozen trips and instead of trying to get equally bad ones as replacements I opted for sturdy roller hockey wheels, replacing both at the same time.
Mounting the new wheels meant drilling out the rivets in the original axles and drilling and tapping an M3 thread inside it so that they are now secured with a screw and a large washer. Not pictured is securing the two feet opposite the wheels with M4 screws instead of the tiny plastic standoffs that were starting to break as well.
le sigh.
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