How to clean bearings? - Best way to clean inline skating, skateboard and scooter bearings!
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- How to clean bearings? - Best way to clean inline skating, skateboard and scooter bearings!
After multiple requests, we put together this video guiding you through the best possible way to clean bearings after skating in the rain! Make sure to go through the process immediately after skating, and make sure to remember rubbing gloves for the sake of your hands! Let me know what you want to see next in the comment section below :)
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Hi Victor, You miss out on one essential part. Very fine sand, dust does not dissolve with the alcohol and will remain in the bearings. You actually need to have a (small is enough) compressor air nozzle to clean the bearings.Initially, open the bearings and blow every particle away and then put them in preferably diesel and let them soak for a while. Repeat twice. When that is done, back to the air nozzle and blow them dry again. Next step, add a few drops of sewing machine oil to the freshly assembled bearings and start blowing the spokes of the wheel to gain rotation. Use about 30 sec for each wheel. This also works if you put too much oil in the bearings on any regular day, get the air nozzle out and give it a a good 10 km blow and they will start rolling again like they should :0) Hope I see you in Sweden beginning of may but I corona doubt it. :0)
Hey Jerry! That would indeed be helpful! Wasn't sure if I should include it in the genreal guidelines, as not everyone might have access to such tools. I sure hope to come by Sweden once we're through this! :)
Isn’t it best to take off the shields as well?
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Man, now I know why some bearings went bad real fast - I didn't put them in a airtight plastic bag right after returning from a rainy/wet skating session.
woops... i didnt know the bearings would rust that QUICK!!!! so glad i watched this and subscribed to your channel i have learned so much from you sir! hehe and your pretty dang good to look at too
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I took it into practice and was very effective in cleaning my bearings, which became much smoother. Thanks for the video and regards from Brazil.
First cleaning ever. I realized my bearings don't spin correctly for a while ago, and I wanted to buy a new ones, cause those were wet and I thought that affected the quality. Hopefully this works, but I'll check it out tomorrow on the road! Hope you are doing great, Viktor.
Thank you very much for the instructions, they are very useful.
Greetings from Basque Country
Ciao Viktor,thank you for the video ,i was surprise you do this mainteinance to your bearings too!!I mean i thought you change bearings all the time because you are high professional skater .I will try too,best greetings from Rome,your video are always great!!
Hi Viktor, I know this is an older video post. But I gotta ask, aren't you supposed to remove the bearing casings first or are you yours already off for the video? The casing removal is the hard part for me. Thanks for sharing, good info.
thank you!
Posting this from another TH-cam user. Still need to try it.
@SoulTripChuck
2 years ago
Go high end with Bones Swiss or Ceramics and take care of them. Shields on the outside but raw shieldless on the inside. hit them with some speed cream every once in a while. Cleaning Tip: every 6-8 months remove them from the wheels, put them in a shallow dish and clean them with automobile (spray) brake cleaner (from any auto supply store), spin access fluid out of them - then hit them with some zippo lighter fluid, spin again then finally hit it with a few drops of speed cream. they will be better than new.
i have been riding the same set of ceramics for 3 years using this cleaning process and they are as good a new.
I did this with my bearings as recommended and it worked out just fine. I seem to have gotten new bearings.
Thank you for sharing with us !!!
Can you please make a video of your own skating set up?
On its way :D
good. I filmed it like this so that everyone can learn from it.
I got brand new K2 kinetic 80 with abec 5 bearings. It’s easy to skate, but would like the wheels to spin faster. Will abec 11 make a big difference?
Hello Viktor.I'm writing fom kazakhstan and have not found liquid lubricant for rollers(ABEC - 9),so can you tell detally about type of oil(motor oil maybe?)that easy to find .I read that litol 24 is not good choice to use for speed rollers,so what can I use?
Great video sir
did you take the shields off?
Hello Victor!!
Good video.
But, can I use this method for bearings with steel balls and bearings with ceramic balls indistinctly?
Do ceramic bearings need the same type of alcohol and oil?
Hi! Thank you for your video!!! I did the cleaning, the wheels look fine and they speen freely in my hands. Then when I put them in the frame only in few position the wheel doesn't spin so freely anymore. What is wrong? It only happens on the central position and back of the left skate...
Hello, Viktor. I have just watched your video and I think it was very helpful. I would like to ask you something. See, I have a pair or rollerblades that I bought in the US a very long time ago. I am from Chile and when I came back I had been using the blades for a long time but never really cleaned them. This is why I came to your video. But when I am over cleaning the bearings I would like to rotate the position of the wheels so they can wear off evenly. Problem is I just realized that the second wheel in my blades are of a smaller diameter than the rest, is not a mistake (it might but I mean that the company made that on purpose in order to get a frame closer to the ground they 'lowered' the diameter of the wheel on the part that the foot is also lower). Basically my question is... how to rotate these wheels?... it seems not possible to do the 1-3/2-4 method I've been seeing online a lot. Could you help me, please?
greetings from Coquimbo
Hi 👋 Such frames are called Hi-low frames. You’re totally right. For these you can’t change the position of the second wheel, and will have to settle for just flipping it in the same position.
@@thorupviktor Thanks so much, I will look into that. Bummer is I realized that my bearing are "sellados" that might translate to sealed. Apparently I am not going to be able to clean them. I hope they are cheap to find.
@@waldoperezsalinas1929 sometimes sealed bearings can be opened with a needle or similar. If not, you can check out our range at topskate.dk/en 🙂
Awesome!! I just subscribed to your channel, The best bearing cleaning video I have seen!! Quick question: Do you remove the bearing covers exposing the bearing balls? Or Do you leave the covers on? Also how often do you clean the bearings?
I always leave the covers on. I have found that if you spin the enough, most dust will fly out, and oil will go in :) I always clean them after a rainy session, but besides that about once every 6 months.
Hi Viktor! Is this system worth to most bearing types? I mean, I have ILQ9 pro and classic.
Which alcohol do you use to clean your bearings
I just use classic rubbing alcohol, and then some very fine skating bearings specific oil. This one is the best I’ve tried: topskate.dk/en/collections/accessories/products/simmons-rana-magic-oil
Thanku so much
Good afternoon, Victor!!! Thanks to you, I got up on roller skates, I am engaged and train according to your methods, according to your video training. There is a difficulty only in English))) I bought Rollerblade TWISTER EDGE 110 3WD roller skates. Wheels are installed: HYDROGEN 3*110 mm/85A, MADE IN USA. Bearings: TWINCAM ILQ 9 CLASSIC PLUS. I am very happy with the choice. I ride only in dry weather, for 2 months of skiing (May-June) I drove 520 kilometers. I have a question: what was at the beginning of the purchase of rollers that now, the bearings and wheels are turning properly, I did not disassemble them, did not clean or lubricate them. They spin as well as you do after lubrication. If I don't ride in the rain, does it make sense to lubricate them at all, or are the bearings designed for the entire service life. Thank you in advance for the answer. Sincerely, Roman. Russia, Moscow.
His reply is below. And it means that most of us will be fine with no bearings maintenance when skating on dry.
Viktor Thorup
1 year ago
I always leave the covers on. I have found that if you spin the enough, most dust will fly out, and oil will go in :) I always clean them after a rainy session, but besides that about once every 6 months.
Can I use fishing reel oil?
I’m not certain about that. I only use speed oil specifically designed for inline bearings. I sell them in my online store as well :) here you go: topskate.dk/en/collections/accessories/products/simmons-rana-magic-oil
Hi Victor! What about the type of oil you recommend? The previous links "simmons rana magic oil" from your shop don't work.
Hi! Any sort of really fine oil such as sewing machine oil or similar. Avoid the thicker ones like WD40 :)
@@thorupviktor
Ok I see. Thanks :)
So no need to open the bearing? Coz some of my bearings like abec 7, u can remove the cap, but other like, twin cam, and sg9 they are non removable cap...ty...
I have had good results cleaning bearings this way. It will be faster if you open the bearings, but taking off the "lock-ring" will also take a bit of time...
@@thorupviktor thank you sir:) always wtching your vlog, still working on my push,,,thanks...tke care everyone;)
Hi Victor, sorry what saying for you that, which ex. can I do for faster going from short-trak in speed skater? Передавай привет Соне!!! Translate: say hello to Sofia from me. Я из Нижнего Новгорода.
I will tell her you said hi! ;) First of all you would want to spend a ton of hours on the inlines to get used to and comfortable on the wheels. Further, you will have to adapt for a higher stroke cadence, and adapt for a "lighter" skating, where you really focus on developing force right as the skate touches the ground, and less at the end of the push due to the fact that wheels don't grip into the surface, unlike ice blades. Have good fun!
Hi Vik, What is the brand and model of your skates?
Hey :) These are Sierra hand made boots. Luigino pilot-51 frames and Boom magic XFirm 110mm wheels. You can get it in my store www.topskate.com :)
@@thorupviktor can you send to México?
Jaimerga we sure can! Send me an email on info@topskate.dk and we can figure things out :)
@@thorupviktor FYI I just clicked the www.topskate.com/ link and it's showing a placeholder page from the host. Not sure if you're aware. www.topskate.dk/ still works, but not English.
OC PhotoPro my mistake. The correct site is Topskate.dk :)
I though rubbing alcohol disolves something that is used to keep the bearings rolling smooth.
Hey viktor can you put video how to set frames for 110mm wheels
I sure will :) Thx