I just got new skateboarding trucks is this supposed to happen?
- November 29th, 2008
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Alright i just bought new trucks, and i tried the out for the first time and after i did like my third ollie i noticed something weird. The skateboard became unbalance. However, b4 i did n e of my tricks the board was fine. I figured it was the trucks, it seems to get stuck on one side and i have to manually move it so it can balance. Is this supposed to happen? And what do people mean by "breaking in new trucks" im prettty new to skateboarding soo n e tips would help thanks.
First of all what truck do you have? Looks like a pretty bad problem there. If there is nothing wrong with the trucks, then you should do this: look at the rubber pieces on the truck. Are they ripped or damaged somehow? If not, then okay. Look at the screws on the trucks. Are any missing? There's one more thing that you can do. check to see if the wheels all spin the same. If they do then its your main trucks that are the problem.
If you checked all of the above, the it is the trucks. The axle might have bent or misplaced. That you cannot fix.
When people say "breaking in new trucks," they mean riding it a lot to loosen up the bushings, the rubber parts of the truck. This allows better control and menuvering of the board. Newer bushings feel stiffer. Good luck!
First of all what truck do you have? Looks like a pretty bad problem there. If there is nothing wrong with the trucks, then you should do this: look at the rubber pieces on the truck. Are they ripped or damaged somehow? If not, then okay. Look at the screws on the trucks. Are any missing? There's one more thing that you can do. check to see if the wheels all spin the same. If they do then its your main trucks that are the problem.
If you checked all of the above, the it is the trucks. The axle might have bent or misplaced. That you cannot fix.
When people say "breaking in new trucks," they mean riding it a lot to loosen up the bushings, the rubber parts of the truck. This allows better control and menuvering of the board. Newer bushings feel stiffer. Good luck!
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Sounds like you blew your bushings. It happens when you tighten up the trucks too much at first. Indy trucks are known to do this. Take off the kingpin nut and take the bushings off and check them to see if they have cracked or distorted. If they have, you need to get new ones.
Breaking in the trucks simply means you ride the board for a few days without tightening up the trucks. They will get harder as you ride. Once they are broken in, you can tighten them up to your liking.
If you tighten up tricks too much, they can stick to one side or another and won't return to a center position. The kingpin is also more likely to snap as well. If you have to tighten up your trucks all the way, it's better to get harder bushings so you don;t have to tighten them as much.
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What I did is rode around since Early this month with my new board and did tricks today
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i hate new trucks
just ride around and lean on your board alot and the rubber will losen up and it should be right