Skateboard Maintenance & Repair : How to Tighten or Loosen Skateboard Trucks

[mineorcraft2001]

I cant loosen up 2 of my wheels D: Any advise?

[mattdabesst123]

a part of my trucks fell off and now my truck wont stay on what do i do

[smartalex34]

what do you do if your trucks are to tight

[FIERCEJOLT]

@smartalex34 turn it the other way

[FIERCEJOLT]

@smartalex34 i meant turn the other way from tight

[P3QU3ISCRUZ]

thanx

[Rehanandalex]

Can we just count how many turns we do that that nut thing?

[002Trance]

I NEED HELP!

Why does my skateboard go off to one side??? Someone please answer and tell me how I can fix it

[Windevxll]

@002Trance Maybe because you're leaning to one side to much?

[002Trance]

@Windevxll i think its just my board (its a cheap) im getting a new proper one around december how much will it cost? (custom made board)

[Windevxll]

@002Trance About 60$ depends on what make and i don't think it's your board i think it's your Trucks

[mikelalejandro]

my bushings on my skateboard are old and worn out that when i tighten it it's still loose rofl.

[SinnedGabriel]

My things you turn are fucking circle? XD Not like a bolt :/

[leighia1]

awesome.

[kayman7184]

can i use saw tera syapa pai

[kayman7184]

dude my skateboard trucks are not having the rubber thing in them

[XXGamerShotXX]

hahaha nut



[KimberMister]

thnks for the vid. i just got a new minilogo complete and it was very hard for me to turn left (ride regular).

[vjasfilms]

thanks for showing me how to do it without a skatetool

[rjsaywhhatf]

if you trucks turns left by itself siwtch it to the front so that way it turns right BLEH

[sanandreasdanieltosh]

@2cool2speak do you have a crappy set of trucks ie. op ,kryptonics,some Tony hawk huckjams,or any other off brand if so that's most likely your problem

[SBATHH]

What should I do if my skate turn left by itself?

[brianator145]

@makebank93: i thought hotsteeze was gay till i finally checked it out

[inda5club53]

@makebank93: hell yea man i just found hotsteeze too but its tight.

[makebank93]

@terminater3: yea hotsteeze is awesome i use it all the time to find new tricks

[2cool2speak]

my board turns on its own because the truck is a little slanted, i tried tightning my trucks but it doesn't make a difference, please help? :(

[wafiqsyed]

my skateboard turns when im riding it automaticly and i tightened the trucks but it wont work plz reply

[ElliotWestcarrTv]

I like my nuts how they are :)

[MrRCPeter]

Dewie?

[chocochoco12chocolat]

@chibi49 it depends on which way is comfortable for you that's just his style you can if you want it's an option

[chibi49]

are u suppose to loosen both trucks or only the front?

[1machi]

PeeWee?

[spiritstarkay]

Thank you this was very helpful

[Myles4554]

thanks!

[folkkiller00]

you look like the guiy from dumb and dummber

[Psyduck6400]

OMG I LOVE YOU!

[misprogram]

Good! Super!

[Weegi077]

ok so im trying to adjust my new thunder trucks i got em saturday(todays monday) and as many times asi turn it it just wont come loose and it kinda gets harder every time i turn it QHAT shud i do?

[Coolioman001]

hey i need help my trucks are like un even and one is off the ground while the other 3 are on the ground plz help

[1041990]

@Coolioman001 Loosen the truck with the wheel that is off the ground 1/2 a full turn to start and usually the front truck should be 1 full turn looser than the back truck... I'd recommend you get some bones bushings, blue are for loose trucks, yellow are for medium and black are for tight trucks.

[mexalkid]

guys help me out please my board wobbles at really slow speeds and i dont know what to do im a beginner but i can ride good

[1041990]

@mexalkid Stay centered over the trucks... keep your weight over the 4 bolts on each end. If needed call your local skateshop and they will help you for free.

[blazeshaheer]

@mexalkid me too it sucks!

[secretly23]

this was just the thing i wanted to find

[franleo32]

this dude is fucking gay

[secretly23]

@franleo32 you are f****** IDIOT GA*

[TAGHERO1010]

what if my bolt is stripped!?!?

[MrNevafade100]

Is there a limit of tightening the trucks

[DjB2Productions]

hey why does my skateboard like squeak when it turns..should i loosen or tighten?

[TehVexus]

@DjB2Productions I have the same problem to. idk what to do.

[1041990]

@DjB2Productions Nothing, the bushings have not broken in yet.. try bones bushings, they break in within 3 days. blue top is for loose, yellow top is for medium & black top is for tight truck skaters.. look up bones bushings on youtube for info..

[superscater]

wow im tryin to lean to skate and all but i can go around saitnd the nut or tighn the nut

[nojiko88]

thank you, good guide :)

[B3astMod313]

two of my wheels are off the ground how do i fix it to where sll wheels r on the ground

[jasonfan4lyfe]

@B3astMod313 are they the same size or are som bigger and others smaller

[B3astMod313]

@jasonfan4lyfe r u talkin about the trucks sizes cuz if u r then the answer is no they r not different sizes

[NickthunderFlip]

@B3astMod313 you can get differant size trucks, like 7.75 wide or 8 inch wide, also highs and lows.

[B3astMod313]

@NickthunderFlip is that supposed to balance the board out

[NickthunderFlip]

@B3astMod313 yeah basically :) like if you have a 7.5 board you wouldn't want really wide trucks, it all just depends on preference :)

[B3astMod313]

@NickthunderFlip ok thanks i have a 7.,5 board and i just lossened the trucks up a bit and it fixed it

[Yovillesmostwanted]

i need tightened trucks asap when i try to do a trick n motion i turn right

[shoesarecoole]

why do u put the back truck tighter than the nose. thats dumb as hell u what happens if u do a bigspin or shuv it

[kane1197]

@djbalus Do you put your foot the left of the deck when you push off?

[TheSkater20107]

can 145 thunder trucks fit a 7.5 skateboard

plzzzzzzzzzz answer back

[cpenguinable]

Thx Dude....

[SLRBskateBLOOPERS]

i put mine as tight as it will get but its still really loose ... any tips? and check out my skate videos 

[MiCk3Y201]

i just get new bushings

[dinopoo123456789]

when i asked mah skateboarding friends they say to use a soccer wrench or somsin is dat inproper or dorky or nerdy or nooby in anyway should i just by a skatetool or wat?

[Bluespartan258]

@dinopoo123456789 Socket wrench or Combination tool you can get at any skate shop

[jul7254]

@dinopoo123456789 yes i have the element survival sk8 tool it works awsome for 10 bucks

[djbalus]

dude my skateboard turn left by itself help man ;:::(((((

[DJDhananjayK]

@djbalus That's 'coz of your trucks. You need to either loosen them or get new trucks.

[sk820012]

@djbalus same thing happening to me

[BuellerBueller95]

@djbalus mine does that too!

[rocker161616]

@djbalus one of your trucks is on backwards

[legoracerpenguin12]

@djbalus My friend has exactly the same problem.We actually found out yesterday,that its because the left wheels rolled better,than the right wheels.It also might be,that youre leaning to left,without even noticing it.

[Psyduck6400]

@djbalus put your foot on the screws on the right side and it should go straight

[thearbiter23]

@djbalus It could be your bushings mashing out

[BODMG]

@djbalus maybe you had your trucks to tight and landed with to much weight on one of the sides to much. so you may want to loosen them up

[myzone98]

@djbalus LoL get a good board then ;]

[mikeeemike33]

@djbalus well its probably a walmart board or u jus need a new sk8board O-O

[keith644]

@djbalus is your axel bent 

[TheRabiclan]

@djbalus lossen ur trucks

[butaneq017]

@djbalus one of your trucks is off to the side not mounted straited get the truck straight and then tighten your hardware to where it stays for a long time

[teensj3]

@djbalus u need a skate tool or a rench and adjust the trucks so that its not turned at an angle by loosining the king pin dont forget to tighten it once ur done. have fun skating ;)

[ukrboii]

@djbalus buy new trucks

[TheWertMan1177]

@djbalus  I have the same problem and I dunno what to do

[iLoveSkateboardingz]

@djbalus lean to the right..

[CornSyrupSkate]

@djbalus Just don't lean left so much, try to keep your weight centered over the board.

[KillerRadar]

dude no offence but you dont look like a skater at all

[RonLarhz]

reccently i found that once the trucks have been broken in,it will be better.u jus have to keep ur feet parallel to the board when u push.

i think the prob wif my board is one of the wheel is too tight.i dont own a skate tool so i cant adjust it.

ps:my bad zeeekod for the accidental thumbs downs.lappy was kinda lag...

[ZeeeKod]

@RonLarhz thanks i hope to find a way to fix it. and you dont need that Y tool from a skateshop you can use any wrench that fits the nut/bolt and its okay for thumb down i dont really care bout that stuff

[RonLarhz]

@ZeeeKod

i.ve combed my house long ago but no wrench that fits =(

[ZeeeKod]

@RonLarhz crap well if you have a local skateshop you could go there and buy a y tool they come with everything you need (not trying sound like im trying to tell you to buy one) but it would be good for you if you want to tighten/loosen trucks

[ZeeeKod]

my trucks are screwed up i can tighten or loosen them as much as i want and they still will make my board go to the right (i ride goofy) annoying as hell for tre flips and frontside flips ESPECIALLY any kind of nollie flip

[stupidbutfunnylol1]

nice wally world board

[ArcadeGamer10]

where should I buy my boards?where can i get good boards?

[r45tapasta]

dont be a faggot and your board should be good

[graffitibomber56]

im trying to fix my friends skateboard because the piece that holds the trucks from turning all the way

[LimitlessTheBand]

Okay I need help

If I wanna do tricks like Rock To Fakie, blunt, 50-50 on a halfpipe etc

I can't do any yet but the skaters at my park said if I tighten the trucks it will be easier to learn them, is this true? Please Comment Back :D

[stupidbutfunnylol1]

@LimitlessTheBand yes all grinds are easier with tightened trucks if your going for stairs and ground tricks loosen them but all bowls and halfpipes basicly vert is for tighter trucks but i ride street and have mine tightened because i hate turning so much cause it puts me off balance

[yoyogoust]

Why the hell don't you have a skate tool

[disturbedeleven]

@yoyogoust because then it wouldn't be expert village.

[mcshanksta]

wow... the rubber peeled completely off when i tightened it... THEY ARE VENTURE TRUCKS!, that is not supposed to happen! can someone PLEASE help me? This kind of pisses me off that the trucks are ruined and i bought them TODAY for $40!!

[SpLongboarder]

@mcshanksta the bushing probably suck that rubber thing is a bushing and how tight did you have them?

[mcshanksta]

@SpLongboarder Well, normally i have my trucks pretty tight.. and I didn't tighten them that much at all before the bushings started peeling.

[SpLongboarder]

@mcshanksta

um its probably just the bushing i have had bushings that peel within day even no i dont really ride tight were your trucks new

[mcshanksta]

@SpLongboarder yeah, I bought them from my local Zumiez.

[SpLongboarder]

@mcshanksta ya thats was probably y they were new they gotta break in so dont really tighten a lot

[Longi452]

@mcshanksta Overtightening trucks causes bushings to compress, and sometimes just break. It can also cause your kingpin to snap in rare cases. You'd be better off just riding at a medium to loose setting, just so the bushing does not break. Or you can buy hard bushings.

[ZeeeKod]

@mcshanksta 40 FREAKING DOLARS holy shizz dude you got a good sale i got my tensor magnesiums for 60 and my independent chris haslam for 50

[mcshanksta]

@ZeeeKod it's called Zumiez bro! haha. I went back and returned the Ventures for Thunders.. because they're lighter. and I got 5 dollars back!

[ZeeeKod]

@mcshanksta lol ya thunders are good trucks and weird to because one of my friends was grinding and then a peice of his truck graphic thing came off (the picture/writing on the truck) and there was another graphic under it it looked sick

[waffl3mania]

Put on captions lol!

[12ockAnd5ooth]

What if you have to use an allen wrench? :x

[MrSk8trdude]

try seeing if ur trucks are on right

[kilmon3]

I would like to be the first one to say tee hee he said "Nut"

[The101202]

the same my skatew board is leaning to the right can some tell me how to fix it

[nick10chav]

i ride so loose that my bolt comes off sometimes, but i dont wanna ride any tighter, can somebody help me w/ my issue, i use ventures

[ZeeeKod]

@nick10chav dude you have to tighten it atleast a bit riding that loose could wreck your trucks or board and imgaine if you grinding a hand rail or ollieing a set and your trucks came off you could brake something. LIVE TO SKATE SKATE TO LIVE

[yoyaya007]

GO LONGBOARD !!!

[swan1471]

thank u so much im so happy now omg. that helped so a lot

[swan1471]

thank u so much i so happy now omg. that helped do much

[ThirteenthDeam]

Thanks buddy!

[SKATEorDIE13100]

It says he's

Been skating for 20 yrs but it looks like he's not even 20 he skates like

Me

When I started

[plainoldstickfight]

lol

[BBoyMerciless]

How do you stop your board from leaning to 1 side while pushing?

[ScrewCevo]

well i just got tensor magnesiums along with girl deck yesterday and the guy said it has to stay lose a bit before tightening or itll bust, i road my board for about good 2 hours and it was really uncomfortable since it was too loose, i tightened it today, is it fine?

[cheeseskater123]

dude me too. exact same board. Mine's Mike Caroll.

[Mincherino]

Skate loose. It makes correcting landings so much easier.

It also helps develop your overall balance.

Keep pushing! :)

[Xbox360GtisGaruda747]

i loosen my back trucks so i can turn easier and make the front trucks stiff so when i push of it goes straight

[omninick1]

u can get new trucks and nuts.

[demonic346]

@omninick1 haha sounds wrong when you say nuts

[PivotPro51]

i havnt touched mine since i got the board (1 week ago) it turns but not alot should i loosen it a btit more so my board turns better? cos i dont know how much to loosen em

[omninick1]

you should loosen them at the front to get used to turning. dont kickturn but just lean forwards and back wth ur feet.

[dragvon123]

my board only 3 wheelstouch the ground and when i turn 1 wheels in the front lift up

[bluecow22334]

i did that and now when i steer right the left wheels go complettly off the ground nd vice versa, i tried tightening and loosining them again but no resultss.

[ZeeeKod]

@bluecow22334 same i freaking hate it its so annoying

[remyloverboy]

i bet that is the cheapest board i ever seen

[bluecow22334]

th otha day i saw a 10 dolla one

[MrCheeser124]

no the tony hawk boards are the cheapest i'm guessing

[Teamskydragon]

my trucks they only turn left ny help

[xXshermanaterXx]

bolts always go in

[omninick1]

find out how to remove them and put them back on. once u know u should take em off and place them on again. it might be the way they were originally built.

[Teamskydragon]

umm my trucks the shift when u losen them

[pivotmaster641]

my skateboard complete was 149

[09204418448]

fck. my trucks are near the deck it scred up the graphics under it

[freesixo]

the back truck is that one that does most of the turning.. what is he on about?

[Kewdaysk8]

how come when i got a new truck, only 3 wheels touch the ground

[xXshermanaterXx]

just uneven, no big deal bro

[jokerkid602]

how come only 3 of my wheels touch the ground?

[davidmaged1998]

I LOVE HIS SKATEBOARD BUT I HATE HIM!

[nataliaisuglyandfea]

when he skates in that clothes makes me feel wierd but hes a great skater thou keep the goodwork

[rocketboy361]

go to a mall and find a skateshop there and ask for some advice on what board is good for u.for me my board is deathwish from baker

[RonLarhz]

i think my board tends to lean to one side...any advice?

i tried tightening both side but doesnt seem to help...

[whenindoubtCfo]

thats what happend to me so just take the trucks of yer board then tight each bolt as equal as possible

[TheWarrior14]

have any1 gave u advice about ur board...cuz my boards leans to the side too...n its way to tight i let my friend tighten it 4 me n now its killin me...let me kno what advice u got so i can fix it from turning

[RonLarhz]

i tried tighten my board with a spanner thingy?and it turn less...i think another problem comes with one of my wheel...i think it was on too tight that it hardly makes a complete spin =.=lll

it was a complete bought by mi frds =P

maybe like what whenidoubtCfo said..tried doing the same number of turns for both side?

[JShamw0w]

Yeah same here, its like it turns by itself cause of that

[RonLarhz]

yea i hope i got e chance to get my hands on a skate tool so tt i could try out is it works...lols...

screwed up wheel....=.=lll

[JShamw0w]

I tightened that shit last time and its still like that for some reason. Maybe its the board cause its just some cheap ass 20 dollar board I bought downtown. The trucks broke yesterday. I don't mean like just loosened and came off. I mean when I tried a kickflip and finally landed it, that shit snapped in half

[RonLarhz]

wow,at least u landed the trick!

im planning to get parts if its ever screwed...

i got mine as a gift,think its ard 35dollars?

[ekaphoon]

hahahahha

[wonderbreaddd123]

hahahahahahaha lol my skateboard cost 50bucks and its still shitty

[shockDesigns]

@RonLarhz happens to me, keep on going to the bloody left

[XxahjenxX]

@RonLarhz I need the same help

[pivotkid85]

@RonLarhz

that is exactly what happens to me bro, i need help