Introduction
This guide will show you how to replace a Bullseye toe stop.
What is a "Bullseye" toe stop?
There are two type of roller skate toe stops. The Adjustable and the Bolt-on toe stop. The type of toe stop we'll be replacing today is a Bolt-on Bullseye toe stop (A specific type of large bolt-on toe stop.)
The skate used to demostrate this process is a Candi Grl Carlin Quad Roller Skate, but this process can be used for any rollerskate that uses a Bullseye toe stop.
Why do I need to replace my toe stop?
After a while of skating, especially if you rely heavily on your toe stops, your toe stops will begin to wear down. Skating on worn down toe stops can be dangerous! Worn down toe stops have less braking power and can cause the user to lean further into the braking motion than normal causing them to lose their balance at high speeds.
Please pay close attention to the instructions and happy skating!!!
What you need
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Position your rollerskate so the heel is touching the table and the toe stop is facing you.
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Insert a 5 mm Allen wrench/hex key into the bolt located within the toe stop hole.
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Loosen the bolt by turning the hex key to the left.
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Once you've loosened the bolt with the hex key, untwist the toe stop with your hand.
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Hold the toe stop with one hand, and the Allen wrench with the other.
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Insert the 5mm Allen wrench into the bolt at the center of the toe stop hole.
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Use one finger from the hand holding the toe stop to apply gentle pressure against the point of the bolt.
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Unscrew the bolt from the toe stop by turning the Allen wrench to the left.
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Continue to apply pressure to the point of your toe stop as you unscrew the bolt from the toe stop.
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Continue to unscrew until the bolt and washer are removed from the toe stop.
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Use your 5mm Allen wrench to screw in the bolt and washer into a new toe stop.
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Test the toe stop's tightness by trying to unscrew the toe stop by hand. If you cannot unscrew the toe stop, you know it's tight enough.
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