I got myself a Skullboard S2 about a month ago. This one:
A few days ago one of the hub motors started making a clicking sound and I was wondering if anybody knows about this or has seen anything similar.
Here’s the video I recorded:
I know the communication with the company is tedious and confusing so I’m willing to take it a part and look inside. Any guidelines/thoughts on that?
Thanks in advance for your wisdom!
Did you find any solution? Same hubs, same problem! Thanks…
Nope, not yet. The Skullboard people haven’t responded to me (I wasn’t expecting anything) and I haven’t had time to open the hubs. I keep on using the board everyday and to be honest, it’s getting worse.
Question for you: is it both hubs or just one? For me it’s just one of the hubs.
More info: When I start the ride no sound comes up. It start after a 2-3 kilometers so I assume it has to do with the hubs heating up. After I let them cool down the sounds disappears. Same thing for you?
I’m going to try to open the hub motor this weekend and I’ll let you know what I find out.
Solved the problem!
I took out both motor hub wheels. On the inner part of the wheel there’s a thin round metal piece that covers the ball bearings. Carefully take it off. It’s a very flimsy piece and can be easily bent and then it’s useless. I put some lube right on the bearings. I had some bike chain lube that works pretty good. Don’t put WD40, it’s not a lubricant.
When I put the motor hubs back on the trucks, the noise had totally disappeared. I’ve been using it for the last 3 days and ZERO noise has come out. Not sure exactly what was the problem but that seemed to fix it.
And one other advice: tighten every screw of the board. I do it once every 2 weeks or even once a week.
I hope it helps.Le me know if this solves your problem. Cheers!
Did the same and it seems to work.
It’s called a bearing shield.
Also it’s actually plastic.
Pues te deseo suerte hermano. Tedioso es poco. Yo les compre uno y viendo que no llegaba ni me contestaban, reclame a paypal. Fue entonces cuando me contestaron, me pidieron perdón y que porfavor retirara la reclamación y que me lo volverían a enviar. A día de hoy no contestan mis mensajes, su pg parece haber desaparecido, de esto hace ya dos años y sigo sin recibir nada. Me muevo por las redes denunciando mi caso, intentando hacer presión o que al menos se sepa lo que hace esta empresa.