Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

8

Time Required

                          25 minutes

Sections

2

  • Rear Wheels
  • 4 steps
  • Skateboard Bearings
  • 4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Rear Wheels
  • Loosen the two 16.74 mm motor mount hex nut screws with a 9/64" Allen wrench.
  • Do Not Remove the Screws.

Loosen the two 16.74 mm motor mount hex nut screws with a 9/64" Allen wrench.

Do Not Remove the Screws.

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Step 2

  • Compress the motor mount back towards the wheel.
  • While keeping the motor mount compressed, tighten one of the hex nuts that you loosened in the previous step.
  • The motor mounts are spring tensioned so it is necessary compress them to loosen the belts.

Compress the motor mount back towards the wheel.

While keeping the motor mount compressed, tighten one of the hex nuts that you loosened in the previous step.

The motor mounts are spring tensioned so it is necessary compress them to loosen the belts.

Step 3

  • Remove the axel nut with a 1/2" socket wrench

Remove the axel nut with a 1/2" socket wrench

Step 4

  • Rotate and pull counterclockwise until the wheel comes off the axle completely.
  • The front washer will come off with the wheel.
  • Remove the back washer from the axle.
  • Replacing the wheel requires the bearings to be switched into the new wheel.

Rotate and pull counterclockwise until the wheel comes off the axle completely.

The front washer will come off with the wheel.

Remove the back washer from the axle.

Replacing the wheel requires the bearings to be switched into the new wheel.

Step 5

              Skateboard Bearings
  • Use one finger to pull out the pulley bearing.
  • A good technique is to go around in a circle and lift from underneath the bearing in a carving motion.

Use one finger to pull out the pulley bearing.

A good technique is to go around in a circle and lift from underneath the bearing in a carving motion.

Step 6

  • Use an Allen wrench to apply pressure to the inside edge of the bearing until it pops out

Use an Allen wrench to apply pressure to the inside edge of the bearing until it pops out

Step 7

  • Replace bearing by dropping it in the center of the wheel and use a socket wrench to pop in back it place

Replace bearing by dropping it in the center of the wheel and use a socket wrench to pop in back it place

Step 8

  • Slide the bearing spacer on to an Allen wrench
  • Align the Allen wrench in the center of the bearing and drop the spacer directly in the middle
  • Repeat Step 7 for placing the bearing in this side of the wheel.

Slide the bearing spacer on to an Allen wrench

Align the Allen wrench in the center of the bearing and drop the spacer directly in the middle

Repeat Step 7 for placing the bearing in this side of the wheel.

To reassemble your device, follow these directions in reverse order.

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