I picked up this 1974 18” faded black kettle to score the plastic wheels & ash catcher. I didn’t need the kettle and have been on the fence about getting rid of it. I’ve been wanting to cut an 18”er down for a midget sized cooker but haven’t found one with the newer style ash catcher yet.
I’ve had this set of high speed aluminum go-kart wheels but the axle size is much larger (5/8”) diameter than the stock Weber wheels. I had to really think just how I was going to install the kart racing slicks on my grill.
Using a drill press, I took a 5/8” diameter bolt x 2.5” long to use as my axle shaft for the kart aluminum wheels. To make it fit on the Weber triangle, I drilled out the bolt so I can slide the triangle shaft inside. The head of the bolt will act like a spacer do the wide rubber wheels won’t rub against the legs. Then I drilled out a 1/8” hole across the hexed bolt head also thru the triangle shaft so I can insert a 1/8” expansion steel pin securing my 5/8” bolt (axle) in place. Drill another 1/8” hole to the threaded area of my bolt so I can insert a cotter pin locking my axle nut in place. Now that this ‘74 Kettle has these wheels, I’m keeping it, named it “Fast Food”.
Chris
Topic: Aluminum Go-Kart wheel install (Read 2105 times)