How to Rotate Rollerblade Wheels for Roller Hockey

Rotating the wheels on a pair of roller hockey skates is a regular necessity given the high amount of wear and tear they experience. Regular wheel rotation will improve the longevity of your wheels, bearings, wheel rail and even the boot. Rotating your wheels is an easy process that takes very little time and requires only basic hand tools and a clean well-lit place to work.

Things You'll Need

  • Screwdriver and wrench or 2 Allen wrenches, depending on your brand of skate.
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Instructions

  1. Rotating Roller Hockey Skate Wheels

    • 1

      Unscrew each wheel, one at a time. Pull each wheel out and away from the skate. Place them on the table without changing the order in which they came off the skate or flipping them over. Keep the mounting nuts and bolts in a small bowl or container so they don't get lost.

    • 2

      Rotate the wheels on the table. Move the two outside wheels to the inside and the inside wheels to the outside. Flip the wheels over so that the side that was formerly facing the inside of the boot will now face the outside.

      In the case of roller hockey goalie skates, which have five wheels, you'll want to move the toe wheel to the back and then move every wheel up one spot. Then flip the wheels over like normal.

    • 3

      Place the wheels back into the wheel rail just as they were on the table. The wheels should now be flipped around and moved from either the outside in or the inside out.

      Refasten the mounting nuts and bolts. Finger tighten them all first, then proceed to tighten each one a quarter turn at a time from one end to the other. This reduces strain on your wheel rail and can prevent bending and warping.