How to Clean Your Inline Skate Bearings // Rollerblading Tips 

Very informative and to the point! This is exactly what I was looking for thank you!

Wowwww.. I didn’t realize how badly my bearings needed a cleaning until they got it. HUGE difference! Thanks for the video!

I just regularly blast the crap out of my bearings with GT85, the smell is amazing and makes me nostalgic for my mountain biking days.

Nice, simple, and oddly relaxing. Great stuff. I recently switched to isopropyl as well and it’s been working just fine.

I'm definitely doing my own bearing cleaner. Thank you sooo much!!

Great video. I like you made it a short video and explained everything so well. And the display you showed made it verry easy to understand. Thanks!

Again, you have the best content! Thanks buddy

Legit better than any other video I coulda clicked on ✨👌

Excellent vid! Thanks!

Thank you for this tutorial.

This was utterly great and you are my hero for the day-- maybe the week. Many thanks, M

Great video

Appreciate the thorough explanation and clear view, thank you! I just got my skates but fell in mud on the 2nd day & my wheels are SO stiff 😬 Good maintenance practice tho!

Great vid! This question is being asked a lot with all the new skaters we’re getting but we all know we ain’t cleaning our bearings! 😉

Very good!

Thank you 🥰💯💞 easy to understand 🇵🇭💯👌

Great video! +1 subscriber!

Yup! I l learned that my bearings are double shielded 😬 cant do much with them. Well, I cleaned them with a brush for now... Already doing a lot better. I know next time will be only with one shield, if I can afford them.

I bought new roller blades… I’m just learning and definitely I’m not an expert… but man, I soon notice that my friends wheels were spinning way better than my… I have been reviewing info about the bearings, and I was thinking that maybe they were dirty… but after going to a store and review it … I ended up changing all the bearings… the previous ones were sealed bearings, and they were garbage… they don’t spin at all, and you cannot even put oil on them… all the bearings they have different weird inconsistencies and noises … I’m super upset i didn’t informed my self better before buying the roller blades since i didn’t buy something cheap, in the store where I went actually I took almost the top quality they were having… With the new bearings the wheels they spin!! The old bearings not even in my fingers I cannot make them spin … is ridiculous … I haven’t try yet the new ones, today was a busy day… but thanks so much for the content, having a point of comparison it has been really useful . thanks mate

Thanks !

quality stuff

Thank you

Great video...Do we need to put spacers in anti rocker wheel? Thanks.

I used to always just take the lazy option and buy new bearings. Seems pretty wasteful in hindsight.. Think I'll start trying to service them.

Thanks for the video! Do you have a preference in the lubricant you use? I've seen some suggest Liberty Triple or Bones Speed Cream.

Which oil you use

I have a little question, yes. I've been skating for decades, but only yesterday I became aware of wheels slack, when I got my Aeon 80s out of the box. I cycle a lot during recent years and had a lot fiddling with all the bike parts, just for the joy of it, and now even the slightest slack in any mechanism catches my attention. So - does it have something with the skates being new? Some wheels didn't have it, and those which did - I took them off and played a little with a hex tool, pulling each bearing a few microns to the outer side of the tube they housed in. After assembling back there is no slack. I understand that it depends on the pressure between outer and inner disks, and now, when outer discs are aligned more to the sides, the inner discs are creating tension when tightened. The main concern - I mean I'm more curious than concerned - is it a fine way to go, or I should have pressed the outer discs instead of pulling the bearings? The bearings were in place, nothing was awry. And I've heavily pressed outer discs of the bearings on one wheel with a plastic tool, this worked as well (though no obvious movement could be seen). Maybe all this fuss was unnecessary and I just had to break in new wheels? I never bothered to check for the slack before

Quick question… ABEC-9 or SG9 bearings? I think SG bearings are proprietary to Rollerblade but I could be wrong. I’ve been out of the game for over 20yrs and I just bought Rollerblade Macroblade 80 with the ABT brake system because I couldn’t find Twister Edge X (or any hard shell boot) pair in my size. I’m gonna upgrade wheels to Hydrogen or Supremes. The aluminum frame supports up to 84mm and I was thinking about upgrading the bearings as well. Not sure the difference between SG-7 vs a ABEC-7 or the IQL bearings is. What bearings should I get?

I wash with dish soap and hot water four times. Then 70% alchohol thrice, the second and last cycle I let it sit for 1h each. I dry it. Then pure isopropil alcohol thrice, the last cycle i let it sit for 3 hours. I dry it and apply nitrile based synthetic grease, 2 pea sized globs.

If can we use Petrol or Diesel as cleaning purpose? After cleaning ceramic bearings oiling is necessary?

Can one use acetone as the solvent/cleaner?

I'm assuming it's not good to use isopropyl alcohol that is 50, 75, or even 90% because of the risk it might trap water and cause rust?

my bearings are completely rusted wont spin gonna try this, will update.

Will 50% isopropyl work, if 99% isn't present? Help another scoot booter out and hit back ASAP !!

My bearings have white grease on them. I tried to use regular degreaser called "Mean Green Super Strength Cleaner & Degreaser", then 70% alchohol, and neither of those would remove the white grease. I shook the bearings in the 2 solutions separately for about 5 min each but neither would dissolve the white grease. I finally got acetone and repeated the process and that finally worked. I didn't want to use acetone since it is so bad for the environment. Do you know what the white grease is made of and if there is a more environmentally friendly solution that would dissolve it?

I see what you’re doing, trying to slow down the competition lol

Is it really fine to not remove the shields before cleaning the bearings? I always remove mine, but the popping out process tends to damage the shields and that can lead to faster wear & tear of the bearings.

can i put bearings in boiling water?

Interesting. I though you were always supposed to remove the shield while cleaning

plss help me: i cleaned the barring as here and they still crunch but everything runs smooth, is that bad or just ok?

Can I use graphite power for lubricant?

It's so difficult for me to take the C rings out. Please help

Wow…i have removed all the wheels and bearings to find out I own the double shielded bearings and now I need to buy new ones cause I can’t give them maintenance?!….Im sad ☹️☹️☹️

Can I use other alcohol? Or just Isopropyl?

99% isopropyl alcohol must dry super quick. I have to use methylated spirits and that dries pretty damn quick as well. Great informative video! I love the studio setup. 👍

Have you ever used rollerbones?

Why should the wheels be replaced if the bearings fall out?

I accidentally cleaned my shielded bearings with metho :( tried to lubed them then saw your video. Anything I can do or are they busted now??? Help anyone 😅

Any way to get back the silence of brand new bearings? hahaha

So you don't use grease?

I saw someone use coffee filters to filter out the dirt and do 3 sessions of shaking. I suppose that’s not nessesary

Surely you'd be better popping the rubber seals off before bathing them...a new craft knife blade gets them out easily

Thank you

Thank you