ShoulderMonkey
Member
Hello all, thanks for all the information and indirect help from this forum over the years.
I have an issue. We have a set of Wenger acoustic shells that is a custom design from 1988. Recently, two of the rear casters (steering) have broken so that the wheel has a flat side. I called Wenger, but they don't have the specs anymore and have no suggestions for how to go about changing out the caster.
I can get replacement parts from Albion through their local supplier, but I'm not sure how to safely do the replacement on a shell piece that is about 15' tall, 6' wide and 4' deep. The back portion only needs to raise up about an inch to get the caster past it's bolts, but tipping seems like asking for a half-ton lever to crash down on my stage. The other idea we had was rolling it to the stage lip, and moving the wheel off the edge, like a car service pit, but once it sits on the lock foot, I can't think of how to get it back onstage. This also poses serious risk of a fall-over.
With two wheels failing inside of four months, I'm worried about the other 52 wheels, many of which are showing some chipping or cracking.
Have any of you done this sort of thing before?
Thanks so much.
Flat wheel:
Front of shell open:
Rear of shell open:
Rear shell frame top:
Rear shell frame side:
Caster bolts:
I have an issue. We have a set of Wenger acoustic shells that is a custom design from 1988. Recently, two of the rear casters (steering) have broken so that the wheel has a flat side. I called Wenger, but they don't have the specs anymore and have no suggestions for how to go about changing out the caster.
I can get replacement parts from Albion through their local supplier, but I'm not sure how to safely do the replacement on a shell piece that is about 15' tall, 6' wide and 4' deep. The back portion only needs to raise up about an inch to get the caster past it's bolts, but tipping seems like asking for a half-ton lever to crash down on my stage. The other idea we had was rolling it to the stage lip, and moving the wheel off the edge, like a car service pit, but once it sits on the lock foot, I can't think of how to get it back onstage. This also poses serious risk of a fall-over.
With two wheels failing inside of four months, I'm worried about the other 52 wheels, many of which are showing some chipping or cracking.
Have any of you done this sort of thing before?
Thanks so much.
Flat wheel:
Front of shell open:
Rear of shell open:
Rear shell frame top:
Rear shell frame side:
Caster bolts: