Description
This is the front caster and its leg for the Drive NRS185006 aluminum rehab shower commode chair, sold on its own as a spare part. It is the wheel that carries the chair over a threshold and around a bathroom doorway, and it is often the first part to wear out.
The caster on this chair locks. When it stops rolling smoothly, or the brake no longer holds, the chair should come out of use; a new caster and leg costs far less than a new chair.
Which version does your chair take?
Drive lists three versions of this part, and your chair's serial number decides which one fits. Our part is NRS185006-08N, for chairs numbered 29S250801516 and before.
Chairs numbered 29S250801517 and later take NRS185006-08BA instead. The serial number is stamped on the chair's frame, and we confirm the version from it before your order ships.
Fitting the new caster
Drive's instruction sheet sets out the order of work: push the front caster into the frame, then secure it with the maker's E clips. Drive asks that each clip protrudes through the hole in the leg extension, and that all bolts are tight before the chair goes back into use.
The retaining clips are a separate item on Drive's parts list, so check yours and tell us if they are missing or bent.
How does it compare?
- The NRS185007 rehab shower commode chair: the four-rear-locking-caster version of this chair.
- Shower commodes: the full range, if the chair is being replaced rather than repaired.
- Commode chairs: wheeled, tilt and bedside commodes in one place.
Frequently asked questions
How do I know which caster my chair takes?
By the serial number on the chair's frame, not the model number alone. Read it to us or send a photo, and we match it against Drive's parts sheet.
Does the caster arrive with the clips?
Drive's parts list carries the frame clips separately, so look at yours first. Tell us if they are missing and we price them in with the caster.
Can I fit the caster myself?
Yes. It pushes into the frame and is held by clips, with no welding and no special tools.
Is the caster covered by the chair's warranty?
No. Drive's lifetime limited warranty on the chair excludes non-durable parts such as casters and grips, which wear with use.
We deliver across Toronto and the GTA. Bathroom safety items are non-returnable under our return policy, so please confirm the version first; delivery is in our shipping policy. Send your serial number through contact us, or book a free home assessment.
Funding may help: see who may help pay.
Specifications
- Caster size
- 5 in (12.7 cm) front caster with a locking brake, the size the chair's specification sheet gives
- Material
- Light-coloured leg tube with a grey caster wheel and a dark tyre, as shown in the maker's parts diagram
- Fitting
- Pushes into the frame and is held by the maker's E clips, with no welding; Drive asks that the clips protrude through the hole in the leg
- Maker
- Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare (Medical Depot, Inc., Port Washington, New York); the chair's sheet names UDEM International, Ankara, Turkey
- Fits
- Drive NRS185006 Aluminum Rehab Shower Commode Chair, serial number 29S250801516 and before
- Other versions of this part
- NRS185006-08, which carries no serial number note, and NRS185006-08BA for chairs numbered 29S250801517 and later
- Frame clips
- Listed separately by Drive as item 9, Frame Clips (4 ea.) NRS185006-09, so they are not part of this item
- Chair weight capacity
- 275 lbs, the rated capacity of the chair this part fits
- Country of origin
- China, as printed on the chair's instruction sheet
- Warranty
- The chair's lifetime limited warranty excludes non-durable parts such as casters, grips and rubber accessories, which wear and are replaced periodically
- Product type
- Replacement front caster with its leg for a shower commode chair
- Part number
- NRS185006-08N, item 8 Caster with Leg on Drive's spare parts sheet for the NRS185006 chair
Figures from the manufacturer. Options and seat sizes can change them; we confirm yours before ordering.
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Delivery and service
Delivery and setup
We deliver and set up equipment across Toronto and the GTA, and show you how everything works. Custom and special-order products can take longer; we confirm timing with you before delivery.
Service and repairs
Our technicians service what we sell, at home or in our shop.
Try before you buy
Visit a showroom in Etobicoke or Brampton to try products first, or book a free home assessment.
Questions about this product?
Talk to our team, try it in a showroom, or book a free home assessment. We help with sizing and funding.
