Problem with casters falling out everytime i move my table

[jamesdhatch]

There’s another thread about this - started seeing reports a week or so ago.

Seat the insert with a deadblow hammer. Then use a ballpeen hammer and give it a couple of solid smacks in the center. That preloads the insert to keep it tight.

Caster wheel fell off

I saw this post and became curious about this issue. I tested it for myself by installing a caster insert and caster into a leg tube and clamping on the caster in a vise, then leveraging the leg tube to see if I could get the insert to pop out. As can be seen in the picture, the caster stud bent and the insert is still in place. [image] When i installed the insert, I used a deadblow hammer to first seat it. Then I used a ballpeen hammer directly over the female threaded insert to further driv…