How To Avoid Stripping Your Truck Holes

Stripped truck holes are annoying and can ruin a deck a set of trucks, but what does that mean? 

"Stripped" trucks or holes means the internal metal threads in a truck baseplate are damaged, worn, or flattened so screws no longer engage properly. The screw spins without tightening or quickly loosens.

Common causes:

• Over-torquing screws (too much force)
  
• Using the wrong screw size or coarse/incorrect threads
• Repeated removal and reinstallation that wears down the threads
• Corrosion, dirt, or debris in the threads
• Poor-quality or soft metal in cheap trucks

In this guide, we'll go over some helpful tips and tricks to avoid accidentally stripping the trucks holes on your baseplates.

Don’t over-tighten your trucks

• Tighten until snug, then stop.
• Tighten incrementally: snug the screw, then check truck movement and tighten a tiny bit more if needed.
• Don't force it. If a screw feels like it’s not moving, back it out and re-start (forcing it can strip the threads)

Use the correct screws and hardware

• Use the screws included with your trucks
  
• Replace worn or bent screws 

Don’t swap out trucks too often

• Repeated removal and reinstallation wears down the internal threads in your trucks
  
• Keep one “daily” setup and one for experimenting to reduce wear on your main setup.