28 Raith User Guide
RAITH DRIVE
Your Raith Midnight is powered by a compact, yet powerful
precision direct-drivetrain.
Due to the nature of the drive, some regular maintenance will
be required, depending on how often you ride.
Maintenance has been designed to be quite simple,
requiring a general clean and applying new grease to the
bearings after every 500km. Please see the maintenance
section for more details.
SWAPPING WHEELS
The Raith Precision Direct Drive has been designed to
enable quick and easy wheel swaps, allowing you to switch
between wheels (use only Raith designated fitment wheels
with the correct marking for fitting as drive wheels):
1. Use your skate tool (included) to undo the wheel nut
and set it aside.
2. Remove the wheel, drive collar and motor assembly
from the axle.
3. Remove the inner drive collar/motor assembly off the
wheel by removing the outer drive collar and the 5
wheel spoke screws and washers first, then slide out
the inner drive collar. It will require an amount of pulling
force. Wiggle back and forward to loosen.
4. Align the new wheel (with bearings and spacer installed)
with the drive collar pins and push on until its seated all
the way. Then re-install the outer drive collar and spoke
screws, making sure the screws are all finger tight.
(Retighten these screws hand tight after your first ride).
Carry out a motor/wheel balance if you believe your
motor is spinning too far out of alignment (see youtube
channel for reference).
5. Take the wheel nut you set aside and use your skate
tool to tighten the nut until it’s hand tight.
BEARINGS
Your Raith Midnight includes a set of high quality RAITH
steel bearings that are long lasting and have a tight fit on the
axle. When changing wheels, swap the bearings from your
previous wheels into the new wheels. Use only designated
wheels with the correct marking that fit the type of drive
collar being utilised on your board. Other standard
aftermarket skateboard bearings can also work but are not
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