How to remove these garden cart wheels

I think as rusty and buggered as axle ends are getting, I too would just go buy a 5/8 plain rod at TSC or hardware store. Or possibly find such on ebay of all places. I'd forget the clips, and just drill small hole (mild steel drills easily) through and use cotter pin.

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That butterfly shaped thing is an end cap. There was one on the other end but I removed it to get at the wheel. The replacement wheels I am looking at come with their own cap that screws into the wheel and holds the wheel on that way.

WD-40 LOTS AND LOTS OF WD-40 ! ! ! Spray it liberally, and wait a few days for it to soak in well. Try it then. If it won't budge...spray, wait, and try again. Repete as needed. Eventually this will work.

I did that with Grandmas old garden cart recently, new 10" wheels and an axle, $15.

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I probably would have used a wire wheel on the rust to get oil under the metal parts needing removed, maybe even use the power blaster rust disolver that i cant stand the smell of!

great discussion though, perhaps in the future someone will benefit from this thread!

William
Idaho

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