Polaris "wheel threads" came off. Repairable?

[John Rock]

Hi,

At the worst time of the year for me, a wheel came off from my Polaris 280 and was surprised by what happened: it's actually the brass threads of the cleaner body into which the wheels screw into that came out.

Has anyone experienced this? Can this be repaired? Given the cost of these cleaners now, I would really like to fix it!

Posting a picture

 

[JamesW]

Just use a nut and washer on the opposite side.

 

[John Rock]

That was an amazing suggestion! Why didn't I think of that? I didn't think of removing the bottom of the cleaner to see how it was made. Turns out that this particular wheel can easily have bolts going through, which doesn't appear to the case for the other wheels.

Thank you!