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My sister's vacuum cleaner: The wheel under the handle release catch had broken away, her (ex) boyfriend had wired it back in place but it kept falling off again. This area is subject to quite a lot of force when the catch is operated by the foot.

Part of the moulding was missing when she gave it it me. I cut out some thin aluminum sheet with the snips to cover the damaged area and Araldited it into position. Once set I back filled the other side with some P40 resin impregnated glass fiber to about 10mm depth, working it well into the recesses in the plastic. I reinforced it with a nut and bolt at the front. Redrilled the hole for the wheel and secured it with a nylock nut.

Good as new!