Check your Nuts
There’s not a lot to a mountain board so there’s no excuses for not giving it a quick check over before each ride. If you don’t check that your nuts are all tight you may end up damaging yourself and your board.
Most nuts on most mountain boards are Nylock nuts, this means they have a nylon sleeve inside them, while this helps stopping them coming loose they still need to be checked.
A fast way to check that your nuts are all tight is to drop your board on to its wheels and listen for any vibrations that come from it. It should sound reasonably solid.
The main nuts and bolts that you should look out for are any around your bindings. As they are not always loaded up they are prone to vibrate loose. If you use F’3 bindings there is a bolt under buckle holding it to the binding, make sure you always tighten this because over time it does vibrate loose.
It’s also a good idea to check your truck and wheel nuts. Just go over them with an allen key and spanner and take up any slack. Some trucks have a grub screw that tightens the axel to the truck. It is well worth keeping this tight because as soon as it comes loose it will strip the spline on the axel and loose the screw.
Keeping all screws, nuts and bolts tight on your board is a must do to protect you and others around you from avoidable crashes. It also extends your boards life and gives a more comfortable ride.
Simo
Most nuts on most mountain boards are Nylock nuts, this means they have a nylon sleeve inside them, while this helps stopping them coming loose they still need to be checked.
A fast way to check that your nuts are all tight is to drop your board on to its wheels and listen for any vibrations that come from it. It should sound reasonably solid.
The main nuts and bolts that you should look out for are any around your bindings. As they are not always loaded up they are prone to vibrate loose. If you use F’3 bindings there is a bolt under buckle holding it to the binding, make sure you always tighten this because over time it does vibrate loose.
It’s also a good idea to check your truck and wheel nuts. Just go over them with an allen key and spanner and take up any slack. Some trucks have a grub screw that tightens the axel to the truck. It is well worth keeping this tight because as soon as it comes loose it will strip the spline on the axel and loose the screw.
Keeping all screws, nuts and bolts tight on your board is a must do to protect you and others around you from avoidable crashes. It also extends your boards life and gives a more comfortable ride.
Simo
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