Wardy Posted September 17, 2004 Report Posted September 17, 2004 My air-s board stubbonly refuse to run straight - it steers slightly to one side, meaning when riding it, having to permantly steer t'other way - is there any way I can sort this? Quote
windy Posted September 17, 2004 Report Posted September 17, 2004 My air-s board stubbonly refuse to run straight - it steers slightly to one side, meaning when riding it, having to permantly steer t'other way - is there any way I can sort this? hi wardy, i bet the board is turning towards the heelside (upwind) most skate type trucks do this after a while. its down to the fact that landboarders are most of the time leaning heel side. this means that the truck rubbers get softer/compressed on that side than the toe side. what you can do is, loosen the king pin right off, then swivel the two rubbers 180 degrees, so that the side of the rubber that was on the heel side is now on the toe side. that should help some. also, i would check the pivot cup, to see if it has worn down too much. if so replace them. cheers from windy. Quote
Adrena1in Posted September 17, 2004 Report Posted September 17, 2004 Windy's right, same thing happens with my Air-S. All I did was take the trucks off and swap them round, end for end. And I replaced the pivot cups, as they were shot to pieces. Quote
Natz Posted September 17, 2004 Report Posted September 17, 2004 also, i would check the pivot cup, to see if it has worn down too much. if so replace them. This is what was wrong with mine... they'd almost completely deteriorated; could hardly tell what it was I needed to replace!! Wasn't able to find any replacements for ages, but UFO in Weston Super Mare had them in the end! Get yer spanners out!! Luv Natz xxx Quote
Adrena1in Posted September 17, 2004 Report Posted September 17, 2004 Standard pivot cups on Air-S's seem to be a bit naff then. I'd assumed mine had wasted away from me getting salt-water on them and not cleaning it off. They'd almost worn to nothing in the space of only a few months of minimal use. Skytigerer kindly sent me two sets of replacements...for FREE! Quote
Natz Posted September 17, 2004 Report Posted September 17, 2004 Standard pivot cups on Air-S's seem to be a bit naff then. Hmmm... reckon we're on to something! Mine lasted 6 months, but that was only when I realised... they'd probably been dead from about 4 months! Quote
Adrena1in Posted September 17, 2004 Report Posted September 17, 2004 Mine lasted 6 monthsBoard still ran okay, but the trucks were ultra-loose. Quote
Mookster Posted September 17, 2004 Report Posted September 17, 2004 Cool, I was wondering about this one myself. I'll get me tool out and give her a good seeing to. Quote
the_lone_wolf Posted September 17, 2004 Report Posted September 17, 2004 how can you tell when a skte truck is knackered then (i never had a skateboard as a child:() Quote
Wardy Posted September 17, 2004 Author Report Posted September 17, 2004 could well be then - the boards not had a great deal of use - I spend more time on my arse then the board, however I did spend a fair bit of time a while back whizzing up and down in the surf ( I say whizzing - the usual falling off a lot bit still aplies) whilst I was on holiday - I'll strip then down when I get home... cheers all Quote
Lofty Posted September 17, 2004 Report Posted September 17, 2004 Anyone know where to get Pivot Cups ? i tried my local skate shop and got nothing but Blank facial Expressions . and advised that they cant be bought separately i need new trucks !?! Either the skate shop is run by a bunch of morons , or sk8 ers call pivot cups by another name . anyhow any links gratefully accepted ! Quote
Adrena1in Posted September 17, 2004 Report Posted September 17, 2004 Anyone know where to get Pivot Cups ?Natz said she got hers from UFO in Weston-Super-Mare. My local skate shops couldn't help me either...as I said, Skytigerer sent me some FOC. Ask him, he may be able to get his hands on some more, and they're normally only a pound or two a pair. Quote
Natz Posted September 17, 2004 Report Posted September 17, 2004 Yeah, my local skate shop were clueless too!! As Adrena1in said, I got mine from UFO, Weston Super Mare (http://www.blacksalamander.com/UFO.html), but you could also contact http://www.jsurf.co.uk/ there are none on the site, but I'm sure they've got some in stock if you call them, they seem to be pretty good for everything else...! Good luck! TLW - nor me mate! I just took them apart and the rubber bit that pushes up into the bit that is screwed onto the board was obviously disintigrated! Just get a spanner out and undo the trucks, any perished rubber bits you see are a sign!! ...but remember how they came off so you dont have trouble putting them back on - it's simple enough, I can do it and I'm a GIRL!! Happy boarding!! Luv Natz xxx Quote
Dav Posted September 17, 2004 Report Posted September 17, 2004 Scrub do a repair kit which has new bushes,pivot cups and wheel nuts.Normally about £5 and worth it.I always keep a spare kit now Quote
Lofty Posted September 17, 2004 Report Posted September 17, 2004 yeah looks like that is the best solution but apparently ATB pivot cups are larger , but putting skate ones inside the ATB ones supposedly makes the truck a lot smoother ! Quote
Dav Posted September 17, 2004 Report Posted September 17, 2004 Thats all well and good but when i went to change my pivot cups one side of them were worn away to nothing.Most shops can get the scrub kits which are an exact fit for the air-s so there's really no need to try and squeeze skateboard cups in there Quote
Wardy Posted September 17, 2004 Author Report Posted September 17, 2004 well, had the beasty in bits - no obviouse wear - but then the things had minimal use - the white plasticy bits - (guess there the pivots cups?) did look a bit squished on on side - so I've rotated those so the squished bit is in the middle... lets see what that does just waiting for the wind to calm dowm a bit now, so I can try it with my new kite thanx for the help folks Quote
Luffin out Loud Posted September 17, 2004 Report Posted September 17, 2004 Powerkiteshop sells kits for about a £5er which includes the cups. Had to replace mine the other day too! Quote
SkintMonkey Posted September 17, 2004 Report Posted September 17, 2004 My pivot cups have started to split;) ....there gonna have to wait awhile before replacement though... i guess i tighten my trucks up very tight and a few heavy landings, aswell as exposure to the elements have led to their demise:( Quote
Adrena1in Posted September 20, 2004 Report Posted September 20, 2004 The pivot cups that Skytigerer gave me have undergone a lot more use than the standard AIR-S ones, and from what I can tell they're still 100%. They seemed much more pliable. Perhaps it's because I've been rinsing the sand and salt-water off after each session. Cleaned the bearings at the weekend...couldn't believe how some still seemed as new, but others had really suffered - dark brown grease, like ear wax!! Urrgh! No wonder they were almost stuck fast! Quote
trebor Posted September 20, 2004 Report Posted September 20, 2004 well, had the beasty in bits - no obviouse wear - but then the things had minimal use - the white plasticy bits - (guess there the pivots cups?) did look a bit squished on on side - so I've rotated those so the squished bit is in the middle... lets see what that does just waiting for the wind to calm dowm a bit now, so I can try it with my new kite thanx for the help folks The white bits are more likely to be your bushes ( doh-dohs are a common trademark in sk8 shops - different colours for different hardness compounds - most people seem to go for white ) - two round squat discs of rubber with a hole in the middle that sit either side of the axle frame itself. The pivot cups sit at the end of the protrusion from the axle that nestles into the front of the base-plate, and are usually in grey or black plastic. Skate pivot cups seem to be a little smaller and as a consequence will probably only last half an hour of hard riding before of getting badly out of shape .A symptom of pivot cup wear is if you hold your board horizontally and move it about the trucks will wobble, even if the trucks have been tightened to a fair degree ( like mine Vince is also sorting me out ). Skate shops rarely relate to whats going on as normal skate trucks dont come under the same kind of pressure therefore pivot cup wear is uncommon. Hope that helps Quote
Wardy Posted September 20, 2004 Author Report Posted September 20, 2004 ah... nice one. the pivot cups then, are cracked, and my bushes squashed. Have to see about getting them replaced... Cheers trebor... Quote
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