Power Wheels Jeep Re-Tread

Background

This is a printable tread I create for the popular Power Wheels Jeep ride-on toy (specifically the Minnie Mouse jeep, but others have used the same wheel design).  Over the years, the plastic wheels wear (especially if your child rides on concrete/asphalt) and your child is left spinning their wheels.  Turns out all you need to do is print some treads to return the neck snapping fun into your child's life.

I first started by taking a picture, directly above one of the treads, and importing it as a canvas into Fusion 360.  I scaled it appropriately and started to manually sketch the tread profile.  I added a radius cut to match the original wheel's diameter and give a solid surface to attach to.

Printing Instructions

• Print out of ABS or ASA (needed to bond to original wheel)
• Printed Solid @ 100% infill
• Print it on textured plate for extra traction

Required Supplies

• #6 x ½" flat head screws
• Dawn Dish Soap
• Isopropyl Alcohol
• SciGrip 16 Solvent Adhesive 
  https://www.scigripadhesives.com/scigrip-16-low-voc-acrylic-plastic-cement/

Assembly Instructions

1. Prop up the Power Wheels in a position where you have access to the wheels and can rotate the wheel freely
2. Clean the surface of the original wheel thoroughly using Dawn dish soap and then followed by rubbing alcohol (this is very important so the adhesive bonds properly)
3. Apply some SciGrip 16 to the radius'd surface of the tread, ensuring the whole surface is covered, and place the tread onto the wheel.
4. While holding the tread in place, screw in QTY: 2 #6 x ½" flat head screws into the tread.  This will help hold/clamp the tread onto the wheel while the adhesive sets.
5. Repeat until all the entire wheel is re-treaded.