How to re-attach the wheels on a Coleman or Igloo cooler for under $2

One of the wheels fell off my Coleman Xtreme cooler. The press-fit end cap which holds one of the wheels on fell off and I couldn’t find a direct replacement locally.

Coleman offers a full axle + wheels + end caps for around $11 + shipping, but I didn’t want to wait. My cooler was pretty new so I called them up, but they said their warranty claim process would take upwards of a month.

So off to the hardware store I went. My fix consists of a 5/16″ fender washer and a 3/32″ cotter pin and costs less than $2.

I have a Coleman but I know the Igloo wheeled coolers have a similar cap – the sizes may differ, but the general fix should be the same.