Fix slow skateboard wheels
Q. The wheels on my skateboard aren’t spinning well anymore. Is there anything I can do to fix them or do I have to buy new wheels?
Slow Joe, Tampa, Fla.
A. We feel your pain, Slow. We have the same problem, so we asked our friend Andy Macdonald, eight-time world champion skateboarder, for the lowdown on your slow down:
“New wheels are not going to help in the least if your wheels aren’t spinning. Chances are you just have to clean and lubricate your bearings. Remove your wheel and pop out the bearings with the edge of your axle. Bones Bearings pretty much set the standard in the skateboarding world as far as bearings go. They recommend picking up a Bones Bearings Cleaner Unit at your local skate shop ($15), but a clean plastic yogurt cup and a few cotton swabs will work, too.
“You’ll need to remove the bearing shields if your bearings have them. Just poke them out with a paper clip. Then soak your bearings in acetone, nail-polish remover or rubbing alcohol. Spin them dry and make sure all the dust and dirt are out. Now you’ve removed all the dirt as well as all the lubricant from your bearings. It’s important to use a silicone-based lubricant. WD40 or others like it will dry out your bearings and attract dust and dirt. You can pick up a bottle of Bones Speed Cream at the skate shop, or try some Prolong from the auto parts store. It doesn’t take much, and the excess will just spin out when you replace your shields, pop your bearings back in your wheels and start shredding. Skate safe and enjoy your new-found speed.”
This helped a lot with my slow board thanks! 🙂
dude skate boreding is awsome
Does it matter which way I put back my bearings into the wheels? Or I can just put them whatever way?
It doesnt matter
i have had my Bord for like 2 years and my bearings are abec 1 but the worked good then i started using goo gone to lube up and now they slow down????
First off all goo gone is not for skateboard bearings! And get rid of those Abec 1’s and get some bones !
Don’t use wd-40 guys its a waterbase substance.
I’ve got all my wheels off my skate board except for one, and I can’t get it off, how can I get the wheel off? I’ve been using sunflower oils, Cyder vinigar and nail polish remover, nothing seems to be making it budge, what should I do?
use a hammer
Use a vice and a screwdriver
Wd40 is the worst lubricant for bearings, and silicone based sprays lose their lubrication properties very quickly. It is best you use liquid wrench to clean them properly and use something like tri flow to keep them spinning.
Thanks for the help my board works know
I have a cheap walmart board and my wheels stopped so i just sprayed wd40 on them. It works like a champ know.
WD40 works short term but it actually shortens your bearings life and wears away very quickly
get a longboard and play final fintasy >.>
i dont know if my wheels arereal or fake their rubber
How can i fix my skatewheel
Bone swiss ceramic bearings
ither you have a crappy wallmarnt sate bord or you need new berings
just put some wd_40 that works to
you cant put wd-40 it attracts dirt and dust
It works great
i bought a new blind board for 105$ and the wheels are really slow do i buy new ones or what?
Maybe you should just buy a new skateboard dude. I mean if tings aren’t working right with me i mean if i buy some new bearings or something and it doesn’t work, i would just buy a new one man.
not everybody gets the chance to buy a new skateboard and nor everyboady has money
just replace the bearings if you need faster bearings i recommend bones reds
you dont need new wheels its the bearings them self if you have some money hanging around you can get new ones or you can use liquid wrench
Do I Buy a new board?:)
how do i fix my board i have all my bearings but im missing the thing thats in the bearing its the thin round thing that holds the wheel
you need to buy some more baerings then
i recommend bones swiss bearings they set the standard the are fast u dont even have toclean them and alll the pros use bones swiis so get bones!!!
i want win a skateboard help me please
just get some abec 1 bearings, their cheap and work great if you clean them out
Apec7 yellow jackets are awesome they are like butter
i started skating about 2 months ago, I bought a cheap board (tony hawk huckjam series) and I want to get new bearings which is the best to start on? (abec 1, 2, 3, etc)
Does a lubricant called finish line wet bike lubricants good for bearings ?
Yea just place it in acetone for 5-10mins then just put some wd40 on it and it’ll work fine. I just did that with mine and it works like a charm. I polish my board bottom every time after use and clean the outside of the wheel everytime after use. There’s a saying,” take care of your board ad it’ll take care of you”
dont use wd 40 it attracts more dirt use a silicon based lubricant thats why they have skateboard specific bearing lube.
Yeah I’d say that too man. Use some silicon based lubricants for that type of situation man.
Why would you polish your skateboard and clean your wheels? That’s just weird..
good
I just stuck brand new wheels and bearings on my board and all but one of them have a decent spin. I have no idea why only 1 of the wheels goes slow! Any ideas?
Oil will make it worse if they get some dust from ground, they become slow and noisy