How do you make bearings super smooth?!?!?

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ktmfmx

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Help! i have district bearings but then i was caught out in the rain n didnt wana go home so i had to clean the bearings once i got home and they arnt smooth anymore :(
 
Jeremy Dalgliesh

Jeremy Dalgliesh

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put them in a solvent take seals off and wash them around. Then you get bones speed cream and put that in wholla!!!!! smooth and fast bearing. not to be mean but search next time this question has been said hundreds of times.
 
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Jacek

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Ok you can put rubbing alcohol in a bottle, put teh bearings in, and shake the bottle for 5 mins. then dry them off with a paper towel. spin them in ur hands for a bit too. (This is the same as the gasoline method just incase u dont have gasoline lying around)

Or u can get a container and soak hte bearings overnight in WD-40 or something similar. It WONT make them rust or anything. the new bottles are like boss.
 
DJ Lee

DJ Lee

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well when i fix up old bearings, i take the whole thing apart and put each part in alcohol, then rub them off with a paper towel (obviously) and if theres still some rust, i wet sand the inner and outer races a little bit. then put it back together. lube it somehow and itll spin fine
 
short_bus_Scooter

short_bus_Scooter

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dont use wd-40. it will eat your bearings
iSnapYerBrake said:
Ok you can put rubbing alcohol in a bottle, put teh bearings in, and shake the bottle for 5 mins. then dry them off with a paper towel. spin them in ur hands for a bit too. (This is the same as the gasoline method just incase u dont have gasoline lying around)

Or u can get a container and soak hte bearings overnight in WD-40 or something similar. It WONT make them rust or anything. the new bottles are like boss.
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ktmfmx

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i Used gasoline and then spun em then let em Dry then oiled with 3n 1 and it would just ooze out da side wen i ride
 
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cj_sic

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fucked up bearings hmm..
its probably because they're district! xD
hahaha
I'm kidding my Protos did the same thing,
then I went to Academy and bought some wheels that come with smooth ass abec 5's and spacers and wheels for 5.99 :)
they work for about two weeks for me.
 
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Jacek

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short_bus_Scooter said:
dont use wd-40. it will eat your bearings
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no it doesnt. try it. if it eats ur bearings ill send u 50 bucks.
dont listen to everyone, the new wd40 solution is improved to break apart rust. I had a stuck rusted on locknut, sprayed wd40 on it, left it for a day and it loosened.
 
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