How to change wheels on your inline skates

Change Wheels on Your Inline Skates

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It has been a few years since I changed my wheels!

It has been a few years since I changed my wheels!

I bought this pack of wheels from Amazon. It includes everything you need - wheels, bearings and spacers.

I bought this pack of wheels from Amazon. It includes everything you need - wheels, bearings and spacers.

Make sure you get the right parts as there are different sizes of wheels and different kinds of bearings and spacers. The wheels I bought came with the wrong spacers so I had to reuse my old ones.

Find an allen wrench that fits and unscrew the axel.

Find an allen wrench that fits and unscrew the axel.

Use the allen wrench to poke the axel out through the wheel.

Use the allen wrench to poke the axel out through the wheel.

Repeat this for the rest of the wheels. I like to screw the axel parts back together so they don't get mixed up and are harder to lose.

Repeat this for the rest of the wheels. I like to screw the axel parts back together so they don't get mixed up and are harder to lose.

Yeah, these needed to be changed badly.

Yeah, these needed to be changed badly.

Spacers have been liberated!

Spacers have been liberated!

Now repeat seven more times! Pro tip: keep the labels on the wheels all facing the same way - I keep them outward. This makes it easer to keep track of things when you rotate them later.

Now repeat seven more times! Pro tip: keep the labels on the wheels all facing the same way - I keep them outward. This makes it easer to keep track of things when you rotate them later.

And you are done! Have fun and be safe!

  • Pack of new wheels
  • Allen wrench
  • Screwdriver