what’s an easy way to check if my axles are bent? my bearings keep acting weird on my 44s, but seem fine on my ATGs
Take your trucks off the board, and take one wheel off of each truck.
Put a free wheel on a flat table, then put the wheel connected to the truck on top of the free wheel, so they are stacked.
Spin the truck, and see how much the axle wobbles.
A racing longboard designer showed me this technique, as downhill trucks need really, really straight axles for those high speeds.
The longboard guy told me that with most regular trucks as the aluminum cools around the axle, it warps a bit. It’s unavoidable, so most trucks will have a bit of wobble. But watch out for big wobbles.
It’s a good little trick to try before buying trucks.