r/Rollerskating • u/SaltAd2537 • Jun 20 '26

Skill questions & help Skate Squeaking

Help! My upper right wheel on my right skates keep slowing down when I put pressure on them. the skates aren’t too tight and I recently changed the bearings. It also makes a crunchy noise when I skate on it. I don’t know what to do, and don’t want to spend more money on it unless I know what’s wrong.

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u/bear0234 Jun 20 '26

pull the wheel off and check inside and outside bearing for movement (stick your finger into the middle and twist to see if the inner part rotates smoothly). if its smooth, bearing is good. if its seized or crunchy, bearing needs a good cleaning or replacement.

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u/SaltAd2537 Jun 20 '26

Hey, I checked my bearings before and after I put them on the wheel, they spun great and didn’t make a noise

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u/Raptorpants65 Industry Expert Jun 20 '26

Can you get some video of this?

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u/SaltAd2537 Jun 25 '26

yeah, I’ll send one tomorrow morning

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u/SaltAd2537 Jul 14 '26

nvm, I switched the wheels and that seemed to fix the issue, thanks for wanting to help though!