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more on spacers
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On 1/17/2000
jeff
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On the subject of spacers, does anyone have spacers snugly fitted in their Krypto Hawaii Ks or 76mm Nineballs? It looks like they need spacers about 8mm wide. Anyone have a mail order source for these?
Thanks
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spacers
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On 1/17/2000
Bob Loftin
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Once again, Herbn is right on target. Man Herb -- you really go the extra mile. And I though I was extra picky about my set ups.
Regarding the super hard shortboard wheels. I can't speak for all brands, but the Spitfire brand (which makes some great wheels for longboards too) DO seat bearing properly -- with some work.
You need to use the 9mm Lucky spacers. If you just grease the bearing seat of the wheel slightly with some butter (I know this sounds strange -- but the butter sort of evaporates), you can get the bearings in all the way much easier.
Over the weekend, I tried putting some Luckys bearings in some small spitfire wheels without the butter. With the axle nut snug, the wheel didn't roll. Then I used a little butter to help me pop the wheel in there real good -- it just popped right in, and the spacer worked perfectly.
I expect that the same trick might work with other non-hubbed wheels.
While I'm wasting time -- my buddy got some China Bones and set up up in Acme Street Sponge wheels, which appear to actually be 65mm blue Krypto Classic Ks. Anyway, the china bones come with very nice, precision made spacers, and worked perfectly with the Acme Sponges.
The wheels were pretty damn smooth and fast too.
Bob
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spacers
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On 1/17/2000 Herbn
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Spacers are probabely made from tubing,steel or aluminum,that has the correct o.d. and i.d. . You probabely got a left over piece from the end of the tube that was close enough to escape q.c. on a production line ,oh well, sht happens.I've even made spacers,and for you real precision freaks;I've even machined the back face of axle nuts by threading them onto 5/16 x24 thread bolts and clamping then bolt in my trustly lathe (once I have a tool I look for reasons to use it) you gotta cut lightly so the nylock in the nut doesn't slip, but the lightest first cut will show you that the nut probabely wasn't perfect, this doesn't really do that much,and its not something that I've done more than once or twice.
Some wheels,mostly hard,shortboard wheels don't seat the bearings correctly with spacers ,without spacers you over tighten the bearings to press them in real flat and then back off until they spin.Spacers don't let you overtighten enough,they would probabely seat after just a short ride,but that sounds like an excuse when a kid just plopped down 28 for wheels and 36 for swiss bearings,it sounds like "give me your money and leave" which is definitely not my style,so when this happens the spacers get the boot,to bad cause I know they're pretty important.
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FLOSS? WHO ME?
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On 1/17/2000
SHINEY TOOTHED FUZZ
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Me, floss DT?
Nah mate, I just swill out my mouth with paint thinners, that usually does the trick!!!
(Don't try that at home children... for experienced stunt persons only!)
WHHHOOOOSHHHHHH (lights breath with match - sparked on thumbnail, Clint Eastwood style)
lah-dee-dah-dee-dah...mah-nah-nah (spaghetti western music)
ROAR!
FUZZ
xxx
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Carburetor Cleaner
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On 1/16/2000 Matt
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I used some carburetor cleaner to clean my bearings. I soaked them for about a half an hour. Is that time enough to get all the crap out of them, or do i need to keep them in the cleaner over-night or something.
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Black Panther bearings and spacers
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On 1/15/2000
Bob
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Today I got some Black Panther bearings.
The bearings are very smooth -- really nice. They come in a little case, and include 8 speed washers and 4 spacers.
I set them up in 70mm Krypto Classic Ks.
Interesting problem.
I set up 3 of the wheels using the spacers and washers. I tightened the axle nut down as usual, and the wheels spun really well.
The forth wheel did not spin.
Upon examination, I discovered that the forth spacer was poorly machined. How to best explain this... the dimensions of the spacer were not uniform. If you measure across the length of the spacer, the length of the spacer is not quite the same on each side. The spacer does not to have been cut from the tube at precise 90 degree angles (or machined to that spec -- i don't know how they make 'em).
So it appears the what happens is that when I tightened the nut down, the inner race of the bearings contacted one side of the spacer first. By making it snug, it forced the bearing into a slightly -off alignment, which prevented proper bearing movement.
Anyway, I used on old extra 10mm spacer, which got all of the wheels working properly, but man -- its amazing what kind of little quality control issues can affect a skateboard's performance.
The old spacers I have from the 1980s, if you look at them, are all well machined little things.
Bob
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Solvents
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On 1/15/2000 Herbn
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When my bearings get old and slow,I soak them in gasolene and then ceremonially float them out on to the hudson river on a little raft. Viking burial.
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china bones
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On 1/14/2000 Mr. T
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China bones, and smooth, cheap bearings. You can get them for like 15-16 bucks. I am completely happy with em
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you forgot to floss
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On 1/14/2000 DT
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dont forget to floss after you brush.
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Lucky Sevens
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On 1/14/2000 Drew
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Anyone got info on those? Cleaning, durability, blah blah blah? I heard toothpaste works great on bearings, along with a good soaking in mouthwash. Any objections?
keep on bombin'
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On 1/14/2000
Bob
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Rene, at Longskate.com, told me that the hub they use in the Super-G is actually a quad roller skate hub. As such, I think it probably needs a quad roller skate spacer. I think the correct width is 6mm.
Anyway, last year I orders some spacers from Skates On Haight, and they sent me these tiny little spacers. I measured them and they are 6mm, so I think they are for quad skates.
So you might give them a try.
Bob
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On 1/14/2000
Ali
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Hi,
I want to put spacers in my wheels - Envys, the ones they put on the Super GS, maybe they're called "Swirls"
or something - but the spacers I have are too wide. They make the first bearing pop out when I put the
second one in.
Does any one know of a company that makes spacers in different sizes?
Or how could I make 'em myself? I think the edges have to be smooth to prevent damage to the bearings,
so just an end of pipe and a saw isn't enough.
Thanks & ride on! (or any similar slogan)
Ali.
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water
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On 1/6/2000 cory
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yes brian you are exactly correct. That is exactly why i squirt it with oily stuff. It works for me, no rust yet.
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bevo
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On 1/5/2000
jens
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Ever heard of Bevo bearings?
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bearings
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On 1/5/2000
MASTER FUZZ
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Cleaning bearings? huh?
Give 'em a good lick, your toungue gets into all those nasty little gritty places. Give your bearings a good licking and they'll love ya forever!
Puuuurrrr pussycat!
FUZZ
xxx
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water
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On 1/4/2000 brian
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to cory: water + metal = rust
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paint thinner
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On 1/4/2000 cory
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paint thinner is a good idea if the bearings are soaked in oil. If the bearings are packed with grease this not a good idea. The grease will break down and will not leak out of the edges of the bearings. Once you break down grease you have no more lubricating qualities just a huge mess inside your wheels. The oil on the other hand is not dense enough to get stuck inside the bearings and will therefore, get the dirt out. Then once you are done you will have to soak them in wd 40 and then soak them in 3 in one. The reason for this is because if there is any paint thinner in the bearings while you are riding the paint thinner will thin down the oil and break the lubricating qualities down. I personally wipe off the the excees dirt, soak them in hot water then drench them in wd 40. After that I put a couple of drops of three in one on the bearings. sounds lengthy, but it works for me. (my opinion)
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Your Right
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On 1/3/2000 DT
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I'm sorry dont microwave your bearings, soak them in gasoline and C4 and light a match. hehehe.
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dangerous
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On 1/3/2000 A New Guy
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Metal in a microwave is not a good idea, that's my point. Some people might not realize this, and try it.
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Lazerbeams
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On 1/3/2000 Herbn
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I brought my bearings(minimizers) to Dr.Evil and he vaporized the dirt out of them from orbit with his deathray.
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dangerous?
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On 1/3/2000 DT
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I only tried this after spilling the boiling water all over me. now whos the dangerous one, mr smarty pants.
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microwave
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On 1/3/2000 A New Guy
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Please don't make dangerous jokes
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microwave
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On 1/2/2000
DT
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No no no, you guys are doing it all wrong, you're supposed to microwave your bearings. just throw your dirty bearings in your mothers microwave and nuke the hell out of it. all the evil impurities will be zapped away forever.
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paint thinner
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On 1/2/2000
Jonnieo
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I find that soaking bearings in paint thinner dissolves everything that's inside. The lubricant gets filled up with abrasives, so when you ride, it's like sanding down the bearings. I try to do this & re-lube at least once every two weeks, and there is always a large ammount of sand and crap at the bottom of the cup when I'm done. I've never tried boiling them, it seems to me that the heat would cause the metal to expand and get damaged, but i'm not an expert on it.
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boiling (don't do it)
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On 1/1/2000 franky
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oops, sorry! I WON'T boil those bearings cos you guys know what you're talking about! Cheers*
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