Bearing SUPER THREAD!
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R-Dubya
Steel Member
Yes. Abec 1 bearings have one ball in them. Seems reasonable.
Why don't you read my last post in here?
heyhey
Member
sorry bro ive never heard of abec 1 and i was told it was the number of balls inside.Sorry i dont search a whole thread for R-dubya's post
Victor Saldarriaga
Member
i take off my seal and say F it and that shit works !
Chris Picone
Member
Here's how I clean out bearings. It may not be the best method and it requires extreme care to get right as it uses parts that if you leave in bearings for too long can quickly ruin them, but it works very well if done carefully.
You need:
Screwdriver to remove seals
Plastic cup
WD-40
Water
COMPRESSED AIR CAN (important)
Bones Speed Cream or other similar oily lubricant, not grease
1. Pry off the seal.
2. Spray WD-40 in the bearing. A lot. A nice little pool of it in the cup is cool. Shake the cup. Spin the bearing around in your fingers a bit. Be sure you get it everywhere for optimal cleanliness.
3. Rinse the bearings thoroughly in water. Spin them while they're being rinsed.
4. IMMEDIATELY DRY THEM. Towel off the outside, then take your compressed air can and go to town. Blow every last drop out of them. Not one drop left. Must be perfect or they will rust, but when it's perfect, it's worth it.
5. Add 3 drops of lube and reseal the bearing. You're good for another few months!
You need:
Screwdriver to remove seals
Plastic cup
WD-40
Water
COMPRESSED AIR CAN (important)
Bones Speed Cream or other similar oily lubricant, not grease
1. Pry off the seal.
2. Spray WD-40 in the bearing. A lot. A nice little pool of it in the cup is cool. Shake the cup. Spin the bearing around in your fingers a bit. Be sure you get it everywhere for optimal cleanliness.
3. Rinse the bearings thoroughly in water. Spin them while they're being rinsed.
4. IMMEDIATELY DRY THEM. Towel off the outside, then take your compressed air can and go to town. Blow every last drop out of them. Not one drop left. Must be perfect or they will rust, but when it's perfect, it's worth it.
5. Add 3 drops of lube and reseal the bearing. You're good for another few months!
FIVEO
Member
WRONG____________________________________________________
Don't use Wd40 or water......
Use acetone or mineral spirits for cleaning... then wipe off and blow out with air to dry.. If using bones cream 1 drop for bones swiss all other bearings 2 drops.....and for the $10 the bones cleaning bottle is sweet..I love mine..makes it easy as hell to clean
http://www.blackholeboards.com/bones-bearing-cleaning-unit-19019
R-Dubya
Steel Member
Chris Picone
Member
The reason it works is because you get the shit out of there VERY quickly. The whole process should be maybe 5 minutes. The problem with WD40 is when it's left on bearings. It's a good solvent but it doesn't end well if you leave it on things. So you rinse it with water and then thoroughly and immediately air dry it - every last drop - in order to get the bearing clean and good as new.
It's just what's worked for me - if you guys prefer a different method, go ahead, but my Bones Reds lasted a good year and a half this way.
Victor Saldarriaga
Member
or we can all do this and ride like big boys and push hard lol you little girls.
scootmadood
Member
That would be pretty cool/sick/awesome if you did that, i would highly reccomend doing that and like take down some data because so many people think that bad bearings with good wheels are better than good bearings with bad wheels.
rudyvargas
Member
I also did this with my FSA pig headset and my bars were scary fast. I recommend doin this
Scott Freibaum
Steel Member
^^ i liked mine. Bearing types really don't matter unless you start spending $40 and up. The main thing with bearings is you get them installed correctly with a spacer. As long as they are even and pushed all the way in you're fine.
DavidBryson
Steel Member
wats the actual difference between bone reds and super reds?
Aidan Burns
Steel Member
I would participate in this, depending on location.
-_-white chocolate-_-
Member
now from what i have found from inline skating (which i recently abandoned to try and join the scootering world) the bearings and the wheel are both pretty equal factors, the fastest setup would be rock hard wheels with super fast bearings. the slowest setup would be wheels made of teddy bears with crappy bearings inside the "my first skateboard" kits at walmart. the best would be a wheel of about 87a hardness (a nice balance for street and park) and bones super swiss six bearings that are maintained well.
side note: NEVER GET CERAMIC BEARINGS!!!!! they may be as fast as flying fuck but the break WAY to easy. if you bomb a hill your gonna shatter your balls! (and not just the ones in your bearings)
side note: NEVER GET CERAMIC BEARINGS!!!!! they may be as fast as flying fuck but the break WAY to easy. if you bomb a hill your gonna shatter your balls! (and not just the ones in your bearings)