truck mounting hardware

[killerzombie163]

does anyone else have hardware that seems to loosen after a day of riding?

i bought the screws and lock-nuts at home depot, but it seems like they are loose enough that i can re-tighten them again. (they aren't washer rattling loose, but it does seem to make some noise down in the truck area, but still, my other board doesnt require me to retighten the truck's nuts.)

should i worry much or is that common?

[speshlspeclsteak]

are they nylock nuts?

like this



cus if they are that shouldnt be happening even to homedepot hardware. you might wanna get some legit skate hardware or pick up some locktite

[killerzombie163]

yeah. i'm sure the ones i got are nylocks because i saw that they have the rubber thingy inside. hopefully using loctite 242, (red bottle, blue solution) will help.

are they nylock nuts?

like this



cus if they are that shouldnt be happening even to homedepot hardware. you might wanna get some legit skate hardware or pick up some locktite

[roadrashed]

are you tightening the bolts until you can't anymore by hand? i've found that if i tighten them as tight as i can, then back them off even the slightest amount, they come loose really quickly where as, tightening them completely, i can go weeks without having to even worry about checking them.

[Wolfin]

hopefully using loctite 242, (red bottle, blue solution) will help.

242 is awesome stuff. I use shock pads/rubber washers, so my hardware is rarely fully tight, but with new nylocks I don't notice any loosening over long sessions.

[killerzombie163]

are you tightening the bolts until you can't anymore by hand? i've found that if i tighten them as tight as i can, then back them off even the slightest amount, they come loose really quickly where as, tightening them completely, i can go weeks without having to even worry about checking them.

I turn tighten them until i can barely turn it when i apply a small amount of pressure on the tool. i just don't want to over do it and possibly crack the board . i guess i'll probably have to get another type of nylock nut or something if it seems to get lose after a short ride out.

i am using shock pads on top (between base plate and deck), but i dont think that should affect the overall tightness of the bolt.

[boarderaholic]

Not the red!! The blue!!!!

[Questionable]

Hey, yeah, the same thing happens to me too. After I ride for a while the trucks become super loose and rattles a little if I jiggle it. I put some loctite on it too but it didn't help much, but maybe you'll have better luck than me.

[killerzombie163]

Not the red!! The blue!!!!

the bottle is red, liquid is blue o.O.

after a somewhat hard riding, repetitive downhill doing small scrubbing speed checks (if it can be considered speed checking ), it seems to be holding now (hopefully). although i still notice some rattling noise coming from my board somewhere it might be my bearings . its not very intense rattling, but it might just be the pavement and the vibration

[boarderaholic]

the bottle is red, liquid is blue o.O.

after a somewhat hard riding, repetitive downhill doing small scrubbing speed checks (if it can be considered speed checking ), it seems to be holding now (hopefully). although i still notice some rattling noise coming from my board somewhere it might be my bearings . its not very intense rattling, but it might just be the pavement and the vibration

Oh ok. Just making sure.

[bummerman]

how tight should be the mounting hardware on a drop-thru deck?

[Undying]

Not the red!! The blue!!!!

how tight should be the mounting hardware on a drop-thru deck?

YouTube - How to set-up a Drop Thru board

[Cann0n]

I've lost hardware plenty of times.

I just recently started using Prime Lok Type 245 Blue formula, which is a thread locking fluid you drop on your threads (to those that haven't figured it out yet)