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How to Adjust Skateboard Kingpins & Bushings

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Part of the video series: Skateboard Maintenance & Repair

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Summary: Get tips for locating, adjusting and replacing kingpins and bushings on a skateboard in this free skateboard maintenance and repair video lesson.

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How to Adjust Skateboard Kingpins & Bushings

We're talking about skateboarding parts and maintenance. I'm going to tell you a little bit about the anatomy of the truck, the king pin and the bushings. A truck is composed of an axle which runs length of the truck, the bolts which attach it on and most importantly the king pin which is a main strong bolt that runs from the bottom of the truck to the top of the axle. Around the king pin you'll find two rubber gaskets called bushings, a bottom bushing which is slightly larger than the top bushing. The bushing provides the necessary movement that the truck needs to change direction. This is a truck in which the king pin has broken a common truck era. The king pin simply snapped off at the bottom causing the axle part of the truck to separate this can cause series injury. To replace a king pin simply unscrew the truck from the deck, unscrew the top bolt that is used to loosen or tighten the truck and tap the king pin out the opposite way with a hammer or other hard object. To replace the bushings do the same thing but it's not necessary to completely take the king pin out. Simply remove the nut, take off the medal bushing cap, take off the top bushing, take out the axle part of the truck, take off the bottom bushing replace it, replace the axle part, replace the top bushing screw the nut back on. A harder bushing will give you more resistance to turning and make your trucks tighter. A softer bushing will cause your trucks to be looser and be more difficult to tightening. Finding a nice combination between where you like your trucks tightening and how hard you like your bushings is essential to having your skateboard turn and move the way you like it to.

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