Clicking Skates

[BruinsFanRI 0]

Hi all,

When I walk from the locker room to the rink, one of my skates "clicks" with every step. Any idea why it's doing this?

Thanks!

Chris

BTW....I have 852 Tacks.

[PH_Hockey2 4]

Check your screws on your skates, they might be loose.

[Brandonov22 0]

the blade is probably loose. you need to tighten the screws on the sides on the prolite holders.

[BruinsFanRI 0]

Thanks guys! One of the screws was pretty loose. That should do the trick. I appreciate the help.

[kosydar 0]

The other day I was in talking with the skate sharpener and he was fixing a guys skate with the same problem. Turns out there was a pretty sizeable drill bit stuck inside the hollow part of his Tuuk. Its like when surgeons leave their tools inside patients, but not as life threatening.

[joshy207 15]

Sometimes on Prolites, there's a tiny bit of extra room between the top of the blade and the groove where it fits inside the holder. Even if your screws are tight, there's a possibility that you could still have some clicking. I have 952s, and sometimes they click, even with the screws tight.

[enukis 0]

Sometimes on Prolites, there's a tiny bit of extra room between the top of the blade and the groove where it fits inside the holder. Even if your screws are tight, there's a possibility that you could still have some clicking. I have 952s, and sometimes they click, even with the screws tight.

yet another reason why, IMO, the prolites are terrible holders...

[twistedwrister 0]

i got 652 tacks recently and they used to click but now it just went away. The guy at the store said this is common with tacks

[JR Boucicaut 3760]

CCM screws come quite loose from the factory. The LHS employee must tighten them after the first sharpening.

[kovalchuk71 212]

JR would something like loctite/threadlock work on them?I think someone already said this though but it was with the razor blades...

[Chadd 916]

The front bolts in my S500s click every time I walk or skate in them.

[RadioGaGa 162]

i got 652 tacks recently and they used to click but now it just went away. The guy at the store said this is common with tacks

I have 600's (the SMU for Sportchek...the same as 652's). They click, but as far as I can tell the screws are tight....the blade doesn't move at all, but they click...(mostly in the heel of my right foot).

Hasn't affected my skating (that I can tell), so I tend to ignore it in the room...can't hear once I'm on the ice...

[JR Boucicaut 3760]

CCM bolts already come loctite'd.

Chadd's PITCH thing is a different problem altogether.

[Edge 0]

On a lot of Vapor XX Lightspeed holders, no matter how tight the screw on them is, the steel still clicks.

[JR Boucicaut 3760]

Because Bauer did not put Loctite on the first batch. Once you do that, you'll be fine.

[jeffv 0]

What is this PITCH problem you speak of? I've got play on the front ends of my blades, will it cause me grief?

[Edge 0]

But should they click RIGHT after you tighten them, JR?

[Chadd 916]

What is this PITCH problem you speak of? I've got play on the front ends of my blades, will it cause me grief?

It was a problem with the front bolt, Mission is replacing it. They may have the best customer service of any company I have ever dealt with, in any industry.