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HOW TO REPLACE A BROKEN SKATEBOARD TRUCK KINGPIN

Matt Hines2 skaters recommend it · 2 mentions, 2018 to 2019
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20K views · 12 years ago · Tutorial · Intermediate

Matt Hines of Monument Skateboards shows how to knock out a broken kingpin and press in a new one on Independent trucks. Filmed in Stavanger, Norway in 2014.

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Gets linked when someone snaps a kingpin and wonders if the truck is toast. Commenters say pressed-in kingpins can be swapped, so the truck is still usable.

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“They way they are designed the kingpin is pressed in which is why they are hard to remove but people have been replacing them for as long as I can remember …”

u/Forest_Ghost · Full comment

What skaters said on Reddit

u/9inety9ine2019 · 3 points

Kingpins can be hard to fit, I used a piece of wood with a hole in it and smack it in with a hammer and another kingpin. I learned how to do it from this video: [VIDEO] Maybe it helps.

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u/Forest_Ghost2018 · 1 points

They way they are designed the kingpin is pressed in which is why they are hard to remove but people have been replacing them for as long as I can remember, either way you are not really losing anything since the truck is useless unless you replace the kingpin. Check out this [video] ([VIDEO]) and [this] ([VIDEO]) they might make you feel more confident about doing it. Good luck.

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