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How To Remove Skateboard Bearings

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How To Remove Skateboard Bearings - Equipment and Setup

How To Remove Skateboard Bearings - Equipment and Setup

Skateboard Maintenance - How To Remove Skateboard Bearings

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Removing your skateboard bearings is fairly easy, if you know the secret pro method for removing skateboard bearings! There are several reasons to remove your bearings, for cleaning your skateboard bearings, or to replace your skateboard bearings. If your bearings don't spin quite as freely as they used to, or if they feel choppy or chunky, it might be time to perform some skateboard maintenance.

Read through these instructions before beginning. Many skateboarding shops have special tools for taking out skateboard bearings, and they usually provide this service for free. However, removing your own skateboard bearings is simple. Just be careful - while taking the bearings out of the skateboard wheels is easy, it's also easy to accidentally damage your wheels if you aren't careful.

As for special tools, all you need are the tools to remove your wheels - any skate tool or set of screw drivers and wrenches will do.

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