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Help: Squeaky bushings driving me insane.

Hey guys!

I've got this issue with my board and thought the most gear-head longboarding community might be able to provide some help.

I've got this squeaky issue with my bushings for weeks already. I'm 100% sure it is the bushings, as I tested the pivot cups a few times (added paraffin to it and the bushings kept the squeak). The sound is utterly disgusting and I don't know what else to do to fix it. At this point I'm not sure if it is the trucks or the bushings themselves.

What I've done:

  1. First I obviously thought it was the pivot cups, so I added some paraffin to them. Did not help.

  2. I saw some black tar-like coat on the bushings, and thought that might be the case. I used the grip tape of the board to sand them a bit. The issue was fixed but after a couple of sessions it came back. Did this probably 4 times.

  3. Found out the bushings were sliding against the washers which were covered also in that tar-like thingy. I sanded them. Solved the issue for a bit, but it came back.

Everytime after a session, the squeaking is back and it is driving me insane.

Do you guys know anything I could do to fix it definitely or at least so I don't have to come up with a solution every night before a session?

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u/ironkb57 — 4 days ago
▲ 2 r/OldSkaters

Squeaky bushings [32YO]

So I've got this issue with my bushings for months. I'm sure it is the bushings, as I tested the pivot cups a few times. The sound is utterly disgusting and I don't know what to do to fix it.

What I've done:

  1. First I obviously thought it was the pivot cups, so I added some paraffin to them. Did not help.

  2. I saw some black tar-like coat on the bushings, and thought that might be the case. I used the grip tape of the board to sand them a bit. The issue was fixed but not for long.

  3. Found out the bushings were sliding against the washers which were covered also in that tar-like thingy. I sanded them. Solved the issue for a bit.

Everytime after a session, the squeaking is back and it is driving me insane.

Do you guys know anything I could do to fix it definitely or at least so I don't have to come up with a solution every night before a session?

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u/ironkb57 — 4 days ago
▲ 57 r/fruit

Sharing with you a delicacy from Latam: the soursop

u/ironkb57 — 1 month ago
▲ 12 r/longboarding

DIY manual-training board

So I found this Mc Cruiser that I got as a kid. Not gonna lie, the thing was ugly af (now it's just less ugly xD).

The why: in short, I like to complicate myself doing random stuff. I suck at manuals and wanted to get a balance board. Decided not to as balance boards rotate only on axis and move back and forth, movements that would be pretty awkward to replicate on any kind of skateboard. In addition to that, due to bushing system skateboards and longboards rotate on 2 axis and due to the wheels it obviously can move forwards or fakie. Plus the floor at home is clean and using my boards inside brings all the dust from the street.

- I sanded the old graphics and paint.

- Used some wood glue to fill in some delamination.

- Applied a layer of primer and painted it with metallic teal and metallic blue.

- Used some griptape I found at my dad's workshop to keep the feet in place, and used some underneath so that the board does not slide.

- Used the only ugly plastic truck I had from the McCruiser. Works well, I'll see if I can get some cheap old skateboard on FB marketplace.

- It lacks the front truck to give more space to train manuals (once I saw a video of a skater doing crazy manual tricks on a skatepark only using the back trucks.

I know it's probably not the best job, but it gets the job done. I'm open to any feedback and criticism, be it positive or negative, if you guys have any.

u/ironkb57 — 1 month ago
▲ 186 r/longboarding

DIY footstops

As in my country there no longboard shops whatsoever, finding dedicated footstops here is basically impossible so I decided to improvise a couple of them. I'm not bombing super steep heels to require a dedicated one. Just wanted to try how helpful they would be to secure my stance.

For my Low Tide: I cut a wine cork in half. Do not need it to be extra rigid. It is mostly as a landmark for my feet.

For my surfskate: I used a champagne cork screwed through its vertical axis for more rigidity and stability.

u/ironkb57 — 1 month ago
▲ 21 r/longboarding

Backside hand slide progression.

Accidentally unlocked a handslide while trying to learn a Bert slide on my surfskate. Still having trouble with the exit.

I'm open to feedback and would really appreciate it!

u/ironkb57 — 1 month ago