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I’m trying to fix the front casters on a cart for a Craftsman 16 gallon wet/dry vacuum. The vacuum is model #113179930. Sears has a very helpful exploded view diagram for the product: http://www.searspartsdirect.com/model-nu… The casters I need are #23, Parts #: 73237. However, it seems they’re no longer available, at least from Sears: http://www.searspartsdirect.com/part-num… Sears no-so-helpfully suggests: “The manufacturer no long makes this part, and there’s no substitute part. If you choose to purchase a new product, please visit www.sears.com” The current casters I believe have a completely missing roller bearing and therefore no longer will stay upright:

The casters slide into these attachments on the front of the vacuum cart:

Any advice to:

  1. Find the exact replacement part
  2. Find a suitable replacement I can install with the existing mounts
  3. Come up with an entirely new wheel and mount system to pull wheels back on the front of the cart. Thanks!

@luke , Luke Soules , If you have an old caster assy. take it with you to hardware/surplus store to compare with what they have in stock as they may have a replacement. Posted a few links below for replacement stem casters. Good luck. I hope this helped you out, if so let me know by pressing the helpful button. http://www.homedepot.com/b/Search/N-5yc1… https://casterconnection.com/casters/ste… http://www.faultlesscaster.com/page.php?…

Hey luke, the cheapest casters I have found are from source 4, and they also have a guide for measuring them to know you’re getting the right one: https://source4industries.com/blog/how-t…

Hey Luke, Checkout this link to CasterHQ, they have a huge selection of 7/16” grip ring casters available with different wheel materials. https://www.casterhq.com/Grip-Ring-Stem-…

Hi Luke, I guess this is an old post, but I rebuilt my vacuum with wheels from www.castercity.com Better than amazon, but a little more expensive.