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None of my wheels spin for very long

None of my wheels spin for more than 10 seconds... Yesterday it was 1 wheel, then it was the 2nd and now it's all my wheels.

 

PLEASE HELP!

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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Skittles on May 9, 2011 at 9:10

Could you give details such as:
What wheels?

What bearings?

Do you have spacers?

How tight are your nuts?

 

It doesn't make too much differance really...

Permalink Reply by Michael English on May 9, 2011 at 12:05
sounds like you need to buy some ceramic bearings, some aeras and some precision spacers or your entire skateboard will explode
Permalink Reply by Davin Gemmell on May 9, 2011 at 12:20
let me guess michael.  you've probably got a spare set of each lying around that you could do a great deal on??

Michael English said:
sounds like you need to buy some ceramic bearings, some aeras and some precision spacers or your entire skateboard will explode

Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Connor Ferguson on May 9, 2011 at 12:43
sounds like some metal casing abec 5's thatve been riden in puddle a lot and not much cleaning... bit like my bearings haha

Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Jacko on May 9, 2011 at 13:10
Sounds like thats what happens to bearings when u use them.
Maybe you should stop skating, and hang the board on the wall. That way your wheels will spin forever!
Permalink Reply by Jack Wroe on May 9, 2011 at 17:32

Yes, I have been smashing it around alot though.

I'm getting some new ones tommorow.

 

Permalink Reply by frank on May 9, 2011 at 21:16

take your bearings out and clean them in petrol!

 

Permalink Reply by Bozac on May 9, 2011 at 22:59
just take off any rubber shields if you are gonna do that with petrol though, or else they will blister and die... it's better off using acetone after popping out the shields with a pin, a litre from bunnings cost me 10 bucks i think from the paint department. silverfish has shitloads of threads on how to clean bearings if you google it, just remember to lube them afterwards using sewing machine oil or bearing lube
Permalink Reply by Michael English on May 9, 2011 at 23:07
warm soapy water then some oil is the go ;) not as corrosive
Permalink Reply by Alex Gillis on May 9, 2011 at 23:08
Freespin of a bearing is meaningless, it behaves completely differently under load, eg when you're actually riding the board. If you don't notice it going slower, chances are your bearings are fine. Good idea to clean them every so often.
Permalink Reply by Joe Campbell on May 9, 2011 at 23:10

hahahah jacko, your an inspiration to us all! but yer,, clean them!

 

Permalink Reply by Robbie Atkin on May 10, 2011 at 11:02
haha joe you suck up

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