I was riding inbetween classes and noticed my right motor (face up) started to click.
Did one of the magnets come loose?
What size metric hardware (M5, M6, M*) can be used to mount trucks to board?
M5x0.8 is a common replacement.
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Is it bad to still ride if one of the magnets is loose?
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I’ll help you work this out yourself:
magnet loose… what is the best that could happen?
nada tostada
magnet loose… what will probably happen?
magnet, stator core damage, iron filings in motor bearings
magnet loose… what is the worst that could happen?
motor damage, motor lock-up
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Yes
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Dont mess with perfection just let it happen.
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Yeah but with metric it means you wont be able to use your skatetool?
How do I keep my motor pulleys from rusting? They are just steel TB 18 tooth pulleys. I rode over a section road that was like a tiny bit moist with water and a little made its way onto my belt and now my motor pulley seems to have the faintest bit of brown spots in the pulley teeth and on the flanges of the pulley. I think its rust because the dirt on some other parts made of aluminum is a lighter brown.
this is likely surface rust. hit it with a wire brush to remove the rust
Nope. Have to carry metric skate tool 
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Is there any preventative measures I can use to stop it from happening again?
Anyone know how to get this thing off the hanger for these gear drives? Need to put the drives on larger hangers. Thankssss
Blow torch for at least 2 minutes was how I got mine off
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Fuck I had a feeling. Had to do the same for the gears lol. Welp thanks for the confirmation better get to it.
Yeah red loctite is no joke, as is the reading compound. Already dreading when I have to remove a motor
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Yeah there grub screws in there, that’s what you’re heating up. Make sure to direct heat there as much as possible. They take a 3mm driver I believe
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