| If you think you need new bearings for your inline | | | | It takes a lot of effort to pick up and maintain speed |
| skates, it's best to check your bearings for wear using | | | | when you skate |
| the tests provided in this article. Your bearings are at | | | | Your bearings are hot to the touch after a roll |
| the core of your wheels and reduce friction so you | | | | You may also want to replace your inline skate |
| can skate smoothly and efficiently. Hence, they need | | | | bearings if you decide to switch to a different type of |
| to be maintained properly from season to | | | | bearing. You may want to change from shielded |
| season.Checking for Wear | | | | bearings to sealed or racing bearings.Learning the |
| The following are indications of major, bearing wear | | | | ABEC Scale |
| from a no-load, finger-flick, spin test: | | | | Bearings are rated on the Annular Bearing Engineering |
| One or more of your wheels stick(s) periodically | | | | Council (ABEC) scale. Ratings are numbered 1, 3, 5, 7, |
| One or more of your wheels (is) are seized | | | | and 9 on the ABEC scale. The higher the number is, |
| One or more or your wheels require(s) a lot of force | | | | the greater the manufactured precision of the |
| to spin | | | | bearing.However, there are no required materials to |
| One or more of your wheels spin(s) freely for only a | | | | meet the ABEC specifications. The bearings only have |
| second or two | | | | to be made to a certain precision. That's all!Servicing |
| In addition, the following are signs of major, bearing | | | | your Bearings |
| wear from a spin test with the skater as the load: | | | | Inline skate bearings usually come in sets of four to |
| While out skating you hear a loud, grinding noise from | | | | eight. |
| your bearings | | | | |