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Feels like it’s verging on @gbj_tester territory BUT, I understand that 608 bearings on an imperial axle is a reason for this. You can shim the axle, or get it replaced with 8mm steel. And while you’re burning cash get the locknuts and hanger ends faced so that you don’t need washers?
Citation: I have a set of giant slalom trucks (based around an Indy 109 front and a 3dm split axle rear) - 8mm axles, everything faced, smooth fitting and running, it’s just the idiot driving that’s the cause of slop now : )
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Biltin bearings were proposed as a solution to the problem c.2000 and they're still being made/sold:
https://offsetskatesupply.co.uk/product/biltin-bearings/
Partial solution maaaybe.
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I remember reading a bit on spacers where a guy measured a whole load of wheels & a few were just enough out of tolerance that the bearing seat sat just slightly too deep / not quite deep enough, meaning that if spacers were used it caused a bit of slack / tightness when everything was nipped up... have you tried mounting the problem wheel without a spacer?
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Got a wheels/bearings technical question:
I always use spacers in between bearing, and washers (‘speed rings’!). I don’t really like having any slop, so I want to be able to tighten the axle nuts up and everything still spin nicely. I sometimes find, like with my setup at the moment, that 3 of the wheels will spin fine and one will feel like it’s binding just a little, so I have to loosen the nut off a bit.
What’s it binding on? I’ve tried swapping wheels around and it won’t make a difference to the position that binds - ie. It’s not the wheel or bearings, it’s that particular side of the truck.
Completely inconsequential of course, but it irritates me that I can’t troubleshoot it.