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Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 30 Location: Virginia

I own Reflex 9113, they came with wheels that are clear and say heelys on them. Those wheels are abec 7 688 bearings. When you roll them with your hands they spin and spin and spin for 10-15 seconds.

I got the replacement (wheel model 7003) wheels for $25 online. Package says Heelys but the wheel is all black. It says abec 7 688 bearings (just like original clear wheel), but when you spin them with your hands, they don't roll by themselves but for a seconds or two.

They are nothing like the original wheels!

Can anyone help me hunt down the original wheels? I'm willing to pay up to $40.

Edit: Maybe I'm wrong, maybe the wheels are the same -- ??

Pwned Joined: 10 Feb 2006 Posts: -1 Location: New Jersey

The wheels are only a diff color, the reason they dont spin long is because the bearings arent broken in yet, give them some time.

They ARE the same just havnt been worn in yet anyways remember the reflex fats are mini megas and the megas always have rolled freely while i still havnt crossed one pair of fats that roll freely WITHOUT wd-40

you might want to WD-40 them as long as theyre new nothing should happen you might hear a bit of like dirt grinding or something but its nothing really noise should be gone within a good while of use

Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 30 Location: Virginia

whoa thx for the tips. i just wore them in a little and even the abec 5 replacements are pretty slippery now!!

i was wayyy off.

Banned Joined: 11 Feb 2006 Posts: 28

wd-40 isnt a lubricant, dont use wd-40 to lube your bearings if you want them to last . . .

Banned Joined: 11 Feb 2006 Posts: 28

you can put some white lithium grease on them but it wont do much if you dont take off the rubber side covers that keep dirt from going inside the bearings