You can replace the bearings.
Did you Loctite the motor pulley on? It is easy to accidentally get some Loctite onto the motor bearing if you aren’t very careful about it.
It is very much doable to change the bearings yourself.
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Yes, but applied loctite to the pinion itself. Doubled checked that I didn’t get any on the bearing or even further up the shaft.
I know the bearing can be replaced but I shouldn’t have to when it’s this new. (Also I don’t know how 
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nope, but makes less sense to replace the whole motor. Get an arbor press, it’s dead simple. Probably could use a drill press too. For removing the bearings you need to make a tool to push the bearings out with the press. A folded paper clip works combined with a push rod through the bearing
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When did you buy those 6384’s from flipsky china? I bought some that said battle hardened (whatever tf that means) Are yours like that?
Yeah these are battle hardened. I bought them around October.
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So battle hardened and they are still shit? Wtf is battle hardening meant to do. Or are these flipsky cunts just flogging off some shit and saying its ‘battle’ hardened?
I still think that term is fucked. Why not just say reinforced, or strengthened internally.
Battle hardened has become a marketing bullet point.
The truth is, there are a thousand different ways you can battle harden and many are far better or far worse than others. There can also be tradeoffs between cooling and ruggedness if the coils are sealed. I seriously doubt flipsky epoxies the coils though. I’d love to be proven wrong.
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Hell okay. Thanks man. Well. Flipsky had 2 types of 6384 190kv motors for sale. Battle hardened, and not battle hardened. Both were the same price. I chose battle hardened. Because the word hardened made it seem like it was more durable and would last longer or could be thrashed harder and not break as fast as the non hardened one.
All of these mixed bag responses has me confused what is good or not. So I guess, I’ll go back to your default of what you said re flipsky ware. You either get lucky and have no issues, or you get fucked over, get shit components and lose your money.
Man thats a shitty gamble…
That’s exactly right, all this shit is made in China (which isn’t always bad) and is a gamble. Some people get lucky and never have a problem with anything at all and other have issues with EVERYTHING.
My flipsky motors (6384 BH) are still working but the bearings are shot. They have between 50/75 miles on them. And my maytech 6396 motors have hundreds of miles on them and they’re running great with no issues. But some people have massive overheating issues with the maytech and bearing issues as well.
I guess it’s luck of the draw… you have to remember too though that most of this stuff is still in its infancy stages and it’s literally evolving daily. Parts are getting better and better and will continue to do so.
My recommendation is to get familiar with tools and DONT EXPECT to buy parts and not have to service or maintain them. Everything needs proper maintenance in this sport
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16 years ago Metroboard started making electronic skateboards. I feel like the chinese have had ample time to get their motors right. And I guess they do at a price. But when they offer these low costs that we have become accustomed to, and too many people are expecting bugatti performance at hyundai prices.
Maybe too many people are fishing through the discounted parts bins of the esk8 stores. I guess the you get what you pay for thing still sits true.
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Yes, it’s because most people buy based mostly on cost. The end result is you get products based mostly on low cost: cheap shit designed only to sell, not work well.
If you leave that unforgiving market and look elsewhere, there is good stuff to be had.
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If you’re replacing bearings all the ceramic bearings I’ve ever known, owned, and still own are loud. Do people oil them or something to quiet them or that’s just how it goes?
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I stopped using ceramic bearings after a couple exploding balls. I feel like the gradually-getting-squeaky-and-stiff like the steel ones is a much preferred failure mode for me over a single catastrophic failure.
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i also prefer a slow death of something, instead of reliable until it suddenly die
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Where do you recommend to get motors from
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Every fucking time.
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Hy guys!!
May i ask you a question regarding a inrunner setup from a friend of mine which isnt running and we want to figure out why.
I thought youre all pretty good in knowledge on those setups maybe you can give us a hint. The setup is the following:
Mamba xlx
Sss340kv 56114 inrunner
8s2p 12000mah 30c lipo
10/30 gear ratio
160mm wheels
The motor is spinning well with no load on it but it cuts out when you stand on the board.
So my guess is tht the low kv inrunner needs much more Volts to run and thts just not delivered/possible by the battery and esc.
this is the motor:
thank you all very much!!
I just want to add that ceramic bearings suck. I’ve destroyed lots of hybrid ceramic bearings, including expensive ones after less than 200km. Also I’ve only ever had 1 motor bearing die so far, and it was a hybrid ceramic bearing that was installed by mistake.
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