How to: Pelican Case Wheel Upgrade Tutorial 🔩🔘👍🏼

In this video, we swap out my Pelican case's old worn stock wheels for softer, quieter in-line skate-style wheels. A simple and cheap upgrade anyone can do at home. 2017-08-06

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[anythingVR]

Did this mod to my 1510, I ended up placing an included washer on the inside of the assembly as this reduced the wobble in the wheel, and allowed for both bearings to sit flush with the plastic, I also ended up making the hole on the inner part of the assembly slightly larger so the head of the screw could be flush with the assembly, after doing some testing on several different surfaces, I'm impressed on how it turned out especially outside when going over gaps in tiles and pavement

[owblj]

Shot well, informative & entertaining.. all around solid tutorial video. I wish the rest were like this

[TheJankyBertier]

I just did this mod to my 1510. I travel for work with common audio/staging gear. Nothing too sensitive like camera lenses or tube-electronics, so the stock Pelican wheels "roughness" wasn't an issue. After a few years though, the wheels definitely had flat spots and didn't roll nicely.

I ordered the exact wheels in this tutorial. The price was right and I trusted they fit, as shown in this video. They definitely roll better than my old "high-milage" wheels and the process wasn't too difficult.

A couple of issues I encountered:
-The hardware that comes with these wheels is NOT flush mount like the tapered Pelican pin that holds in the old wheels. On the inside edge of my case, this caused the wheel mount to not line up flat as the factory design. If you are handy with a drill, you need to bore out the inner pin hole ~3/8" to 1/2" to allow for the bolt head to sink into the wheel cover when you tighten it. Again, super easy if you have a steady hand.

-Even with lubricant, these wheels are pretty noisy. Not terrible, but definitely far from silent. I'm not a stickler for stuff like that, but if a silent roll is what you're going for, the wheels shown in the video are not for you. Remember, these wheels were 10 bucks, so this should not be a surprise. Just my forewarning.

As far as this video goes, I appreciate your advice and thorough explanations. You definitely helped me through it. Thanks!

[wayneskynet]

I made this modification because the original wheels are just way to loud. Definitely had heads turned in airports. I drilled new holes 8mm lower to give more floor clearance. Only downside of having a pelican is I got pulled over alot more by the TSA for "RANDOM" checks

[silvertonephotography]

Just did this wheel upgrade on my 20plus year old 1510 pelican. Easy as and now like new. Cheers mate.

[TooManyDreams]

I need to make this change. One of my Pelican wheels broke into crumbs a few days ago

[mailegirl]

Just did mines today, and it's so much smoother than the original🤙🤙🤙

[TheHipster]

I wish I could put wheels on my pelican air case that would swivel like rolling luggage

[JRotten]

My issue is with bearing failure.
I'm on my second set of factory wheels in three years. And these bearings are on their last legs.

[madsmix]

Have used a similar upgrade on my 1560. Vastly improved.

[chlongfei]

That bouncy intro screen is hilarious! Love it!

[GlobalAdventurer]

I'm in the process of buying a 1615 in the color orange. If you had to do it over again would you buy a yellow one or just get black to hide scuff marks. I want a orange one so I immediately notice it at baggage claim. Thank you 👍

[landsurfin]

Looking for replacement/upgraded wheels for my PELICAN STORM iM2975. Any suggestions?

[Charles-Robitaille]

You mention he size of the wheels, 64 by what is the axil size???? 30 or 35mm ?

[bleitefilms]

I plan on putting large wheels. Not only softer but bigger for city sidewalks.. any recommendations on how this might fit?

[kleinalex]

Worked but also didn't. I installed these on my 1510 with the provided link to get 68x18mm wheels, but the width 24mm with the bearings. Your wheels in the video did not have this extra width on the metal bearings, but I got them in with some hammering. HOWEVER, since the original axels don't fit in the new bearings, I'm using the included axel, which also works but doesn't... This is because the new axel on the inner side of the wheel in sticking out a few mm, which bumps into the wheel well of the 1510 when I try to screw the wheel housing back in. It does screw in, but the wheel housing is now at an angle and the wheel itself is really wedged in the housing, requiring a hammer to remove. Works well enough, I guess. We'll see how long it lasts...

[AndrewDasilvaPLT]

Did this about three years ago, the wheels were not of great enough diameter and the bottom of my case experienced significantly more damage from dragging on uneven ground, etc.

[mattnichols]

Planning on buying a 1510 for audio gigs soon, will have to keep this in mind! Keep up the great content.

[suryachataut]

Is the new wheel larger in diameter than the Pelican wheel? I think pelican wheels are too small for some surfaces.

[alm]

changed my wheels to skateboard wheels about 2 years ago. skateboard wheels cuts down on the vibrations the peli case used to have with the original peli wheels.