How to disassemble and clean your Rogue Fitness barbell

[@jasonjohnson5357]

Very nice, helpful tutorial. The overall process took around 20 minutes the first time cleaning my Rogue Bar 2.0 and it made the bar spin better than when it was new.

[@champagnepapi8500]

You just taught me how to convert my Olympic barbell to a standard now I can curl my standard plates

[@TiagoPereira-xf6dw]

Does it work?

[@bendtherules0]

That's what what i was thinking 💭

[@ElectricPhantasmagoria]

You’ll screw up your bar if you go back to the 2” sleeve. The surface the bushing needs to ride on needs to be vert smooth and sticking 1” weights on that can damage the surface. That will make the sleeves not rotate smooth if you use those again

[@bendtherules0]

Also, the resultant 1" bar will not have any flanges (no separation between bar and the weight-loading section to stop the weights from sliding)

[@someonethirsty1957]

Wow, horrible downgrade. I guess if it’s a cheap bar it can make sense. Standard plates and bars suck.

[@AMRAP]

Does this affect your warranty?

[@bluunttrauma3762]

As Many Reviews As Possible bump

[@michaelscott6880]

@rogue you need to answer this

[@ulfberthwar-bear154]

Brilliant question

[@josephrothermel7146]

Why would it affect the warranty if they are showing you how to do it?

[@theotheodorou1374]

It s a trap and the world is flat , Xaxa

[@jkctucker]

Very well explained and easy to follow. Thanks Rogue!

[@kejsarmakten]

Great video. Just followed the step and it is now spinning smooth again. (Bought wrong type of snap ring plier first (external snap ring instead of internal)).

[@alpav7897]

Yeah same happened to me

[@davel3616]

Many thanks for posting this. I have “The Rogue Bar”, purchased 2011, and this dramatically improved the spin. Spin is important for the Olympic lifts in particular. It would be really helpful if you could list the make and model of the snap ring pliers in the description. I purchased a pair of Knipex 5.75-inch internal straight retaining ring pliers. I was able to get them to work, but they were too small, which made it way more difficult than it needed to be, and I think I basically destroyed the tips of the pliers in the process. The snap rings are way trickier to deal with than the video suggests. Obviously this guy has a lot of experience. (I now have half an hour of experience.) One final note, be sure to get INTERNAL snap ring pliers. They make external ones too, which will not work at all.

[@voop]

I think the ones he is using are Knipex 4411J2.

[@BikerMiceOne]

the rag has the same pattern as one of my boxers

[@DannyAyriyan]

Nice

[@Pointlesshandle48]

Same pattern as one of my pitbulls

[@quatie]

How often should you use 3 in 1 oil on a Barbell . It's my own bar I use in my garage. I Train 6 days a week. I don't put chalk directly on the bar. So how often should you wipe the chalk off and put the oil down the collars? Thanks

[@tjultica]

Would lithium grease be appropriate for bushings make contact? Great video, thanks for sharing

[@greggeis918]

Any advice on what lubricant to use? The Teflon spray in the video is much thinner than the factory grease. I imagine the spray attracts less buildup but probably doesn’t last as long. I noticed a difference in the sound, the spray is more metal on metal but spins a little faster with the lower viscosity but the lube sounds quieter, a little more dampened and refined. I was thinking maybe some white lithium grease for a heavier lube? Maybe use the spray in a dusty environment but expect to re-oil sooner and grease in a cleaner set it and forget it environment?

[@alexguerra292]

Can't stress enough the importance of a set of durable snap ring pliers. Those snap rings are super hard to remove without a sturdy pair. Broke my first set of jaws and had to purchase a better set

[@garysellars8914]

I hear you Alex. Just bought a cheapo Chinese set off ebay to get them off my ATX Ram Bar Powerbar and they were flexing all over the place giving me no purchase. What a bloody joke. Now i need to buy a better set. Smh.

[@TurdFurgeson571]

Throw some rust buster on the ends around the snap rings. The snap ring can get stuck in place over time with even a little bit of rust or just general "gunk" around the ring's slot. This can make it way more difficult to compress the ring and get it out of the ends. A little lube usually does the trick, in every line of work. But yeah cheap-o tools are definitely going to make it worse.

[@707SonomaComa]

If you see a parked Snap-On, Matco, or Mac tool truck better stop and get a pair of real professional ones.

[@bharatvemuri8374]

How often should I do this?

[@loveydovey4u]

Once a year

[@jas_remodeled4388]

I conditioned my raw-steel bar with a rust dissolver, then added the 3-in-1 oil. The next day my bar was already brown and rusty. I think its flash rust: do I just need to use more oil next time? Also: can you use rifle blue to recolor the barbell if it's patina is brown???

[@cranebeg]

So what about bearing bars? Got one here with stiff rotation..

[@X3RUBIM]

Nice, I will give this a try... my new Rogue Bar 2.0 spins pretty poorly on one side.

[@snapfest10]

What about the original Echo bars that have no snap rings? I can’t remove the sleeves. Seem to have made a bar that can’t be fixed or maintained?

[@agdrd7504]

can you made a video to disassemble and clean a bearing barbell ?? please?

[@abetterwheyoflife9237]

why is this so fucking interesting to me. like have i been lifting too long

[@TheWholeBodyTrainer]

no such thing lol

[@daltonramsey9585]

Is it normal for the snap ring to not be perfectly flat? The first time I removed mine I noticed that ends of the snap ring where you insert the pliers seemed like they weren’t in line with the rest of the snap ring. It still fits into the bar just fine but I’m the kind of person who worries about the tiny amount of wear created by the friction of it expanding into the groove when putting it back in there lol you can see where the cerakote has worn off around the groove that the ring goes into. I also want to encourage everyone to use quality pliers. I bought cheap ones with interchangeable heads the first time and the ring kept coming from off of them before it was completely removed and scratched some coating off of the sleeve. I like wear from actual use but stuff like this is just annoying.

[@markalanchan5045]

removed the first snap right but can't get the end cap out... any suggestions? thanks!

[@indianajonze]

a magnet

[@amolano74]

great video, but my sleeve doesn't move back in towards the bar, it is stuck, does anyone have any idea what solution to use to get it unstuck?

[@samgonzalez7302]

Is there a video for bearing barbells?

[@707SonomaComa]

Those bushings spin directly on the bar itself? Do you sell replacement bushings? What's the difference between those Bronze Bushings and Composit Bushings used on the Rogue 2.0 bar?

[@codymoore7390]

Is this the same for an older Texas power bar?

[@mtrancsulb]

I bought a used Ohio bar that is missing the outer snap ring and end cap. Where can I get replacement parts?

[@nickvictor7336]

Minh Tran I have the same problem. My half moon washer was missing and I can’t seem to find the piece. Let me know if you find a website you can buy the parts from.

[@mtrancsulb]

Nick Victor I contacted Rogue directly but apparently they don’t do spare parts.

[@adamchinn8475]

@@mtrancsulb , I recently ran into this problem too. I opened up a bar and the half moon washer was cracked and split into a few pieces. No spare parts? RIP to the Bar???

[@adamchinn8475]

@@nickvictor7336 Any luck on finding replacement parts?

[@mtrancsulb]

Adam Chinn if you can be more innovative and go to hardware store to find a similar object that can fit that part.

[@simonhumphries3747]

I've recently purchased the rouge c70s bar. It has up and down and side to side play and the more weight plates are added the less freely the bar spins I've come across two other people with the same issues (except its the Ohio bar) I didn't care at first until I realised that the bar rotation is affected by adding plates. I've only just received it in the mail, the most weight I've used on it is 150lbs because I have a tender elbow and I haven't dropped it, I've set it down gently after use. Do you sell replacement parts for this barbell ? The spin on mine is terrible compared with the one on this youtube. What is the problem with it ? It is supposed to be brand new

[@anthonykramer1749]

Can anyone tell me what size the first internal snap ring is? Thanks in advance.

[@baldeagleApiaries]

Great video, very helpful.

[@hwang1607]

Should I use the same oil for composite bushings

[@qua7771]

I used this to replace the cheep tubing bar in my smith machine with a real one. To do this, one sleeve has to come off. For anyone attempting this, know the dimensions first for proper fitment.

[@nawfelmusic32]

Thing is I don’t want mine to spin, super hard to bench when the bar is spinning and shaking Where do I tighten to keep the bar one unit?

[@loveydovey4u]

WD Gel Lube works great, too!

[@LL-tz8lo]

Can i do this for the Rogue Ohio Cerakote bar with Cerakote sleeves and shaft?

[@sugapablo]

So 3-in-1 would be just as good as Tri-Flow?

[@UntakenNick]

What about oiling it before the first use? The manual says to apply oil but nothing about how to do it and I don't think I'm supposed to disassemble it..

[@MoenMe]

Should bench press barbells spin that much Rogue?

[@ChRis104]

more for like olympic lifts like cleans and snatch. but during benching probably doesnt affect as much

[@j.villarreal3865]

Ahmik Jones, why are you using Tri Flo Lubricant?

[@mggggg12345]

What pliers used?? It took me 1.30hrs just for one side…

[@indianajonze]

they're called snap ring pliers and you want "internal" ones. i personally have knipex (which i think is what's shown here) and they're perfect

[@BryanLeeRagon]

Any specific recommendations for a good snap ring tool?

[@evandaniels9659]

Bryan Lee Ragon any lowes or home depot version works fine, rings aren't under much load so quite easy to remove and reinstall.

[@ebi3141]

Gedore and knipex make good ones.

[@owezchippa7954]

Greetings Of the day! I hail from Mumbai in India and by profession I am a Cabin Crew.I have looked for the whole of KZbin and google however there is no video on the maintenance,replacement of the bushing or bearing which make the Barbell Spin and even if There is a barbell which has no bearing can a bushing be installed if yes the demonstration because I have recently purchased an affordable Olympic barbell with no ambushing or bearing and Like me there are many people I believe who may benefit. Since the Expertise that you have and the First video which I happen to see of yours is the Russian Rogue Barbell after which I started Following your Videos. So if You happen to Read this In Detail and possible at your end. Because as I said no one has done a video on this Detail. Thanks and Regards.

[@rafafreile2589]

Does anybody know what is the diameter or size of the snap ring used. I need to buy them in amazon

[@elil3381]

Anybody know the snap ring, Washer size?

[@armandoangulo4265]

Does anyone know how to do this with a rogue beater bar?

[@TheM2heavy]

What brand of snap ring pliers are you using ?

[@rothearl9375]

I picked up a pair of Channellock 927 8-Inch Retaining Ring Plier and the Tri-Flow TF20006 Superior Lubricant from Amazon. It was $30, but should last the lifetime of the bars. It was all just as easy as it looked except for the inner snap ring. The snap ring pliers come with various sizes to change out, so I may experiment with a different size next time, cause the snap ring kept slipping off the pliers. I chose those pliers based on reviews.

[@X3RUBIM]

Those are Knipex, German made.

[@DhercaBike]

how can i do It with the echo bar? thanks

[@jimbojimson]

Isn't it the same? I can see from the pictures that it at least uses an outer snap ring, I'm sure the rest of the assembly is the same

[@smurf217vti]

Very helpful.

[@brianjerszynski1338]

Is this recommended to do with an OPB as well?

[@tahntalus]

Probably not. As a powerlifter we dont want our bar to have alot of spin

[@realOjive]

@@tahntalus I'm not sure why you would have locked sleeves. If weights get some spin, that spin would transfer to the bar you're holding, and rip your hands. The bar shouldn't have any momentum applied to it, imho.

[@atlasbailly5439]

@@tahntalus its not that powerlifters dont want a lot of spin, its just that powerlifters dont need it so its not worth the extra cost on a power bar

[@enniemeanieminnie]

I don’t trust myself enough to successfully achieve this.

[@kekistani2373]

chances are you can't even do basic car maintainence

[@TempoDrift1480]

How do you tie your shoes? How could you not accomplish something this simple? What do you do for a living?

[@nolanledwith2039]

Same

[@Moreoverover]

@@TempoDrift1480 It's just a fear of failure. What if you permanently bend those snap rings? What if you break them? What if I don't have the right tools? What if I put too much lubricant? Does the lubricant smell? Will the lubricant leak out? Etcetera. Also why would you do car maintenance yourself when there are so many factors that can cause you to damage your car? I'm not talking about basic things like changing oil I'm talking about using tools.

[@Jacobtaylor1775]

@@Moreoverover You can get new snap rings at the hardware store. You can't really apply too much lubricant and it will leak if you do and you wipe it off. If you don't have the right tools, buy the right tools. The lubricant will smell like like a petroleum based lubricant, but if you're sweating you will probably only smell yourself. You can't really hurt your car, everything can be fixed and replaced. It's just overthinking. Don't limit yourself by overthinking what could happen and then never do anything. If you fail, so what? You learned what not to do.

[@nickspringer4597]

I have the Rogue Olympic WL bar, which is a bearing bar. How would I clean this bar @roguefitness?

[@Fendermanpaul]

Nick Springer good point. it's the bearings that spin internally not the contact surface. you should never grease those bars like this. new bearings probably needed.

[@getagripjayhoo4190]

i bought second hand olympic power bar named barbell. it is pin lock type sleeves but spin is pretty poor i opened the other sleeve. and there is only bushing which shows sleeves inside end. ho should i service this bar. Thanks!!. and what pin use if the old pin is damaged in the operation

[@aaaaa-yv1zr]

no bearing inside?

[@loveydovey4u]

Bushings

[@teamhansgruber4567]

Hey, I have a question if anyone could answer, could wd-40 work?

[@RPK74m]

No. Use spray on Lithium Grease, silicon, or 3 in 1 oil (last resort). you can also use spreadable lithium grease which is available at auto parts stores. Also use a lint free cloth, like an old t-shirt, for wiping. And, if grime is caked on the contact surfaces (bar or bushing), you can use steel wool to clean it before wiping it and applying the lubricant.

[@kickblake]

WD40 isn't a lubricant, it's a solvent.

[@AB-vu3hc]

Best in Classs Vaseline mate

[@teamhansgruber4567]

Patrick Gonzalez thank you man!

[@davidt.2726]

@@RPK74m Couldn't you use it to clean the barbell though?

[@steveboutcher80]

Great video, but I must admit. It makes me feel pretty stupid lol! I have the same barbell as you... In fact I have about 20 of them at our gym. I cannot for the life of me get the snap ring off. I used a pair of snap ring pliers, but I squeezed them so hard they themselves snapped. Then, I bought a more expensive pair of internal snap ring pliers. Been trying for days now, sometimes 1-2 hours at a time with no luck. I had to stop because I was getting inflammation from all the squeezing... But for the love of God I still can't remove the snap ring! It's as though the pliers don't close quite far enough for the ring to loosen properly. If I try to pull or wiggle the pliers at all, they just pop straight off of the snap ring. I must be as dumb as a bag of bricks. Any ideas what I am doing wrong? It looks so simple for the videos. Thanks.

[@sidrow11]

Steve, did you ever get a resolution to your dilemma? And kudos to you for even admitting that you were having problems with this!

[@steveboutcher80]

@@sidrow11 It took me about a month of trying constantly. I went through several sets of pliers because I kept breaking them or they just wouldn't work. I asked several people that were used to using snap ring pliers and they couldn't get the snap rings out either. Anyway several forearm injuries and a lot of sweat and quite a few swear words later, I did manage to do it! The first time took me almost 3 hours to do 1 barbell. But I gradually got better and in the end, could do both ends of the barbell in about 20 minutes. One hell of a job when you have 30 barbells to maintain. Thanks.

[@Pau1ywog5]

@@steveboutcher80 I've found that some of the rings are bent and some aren't. One side of my bar took two seconds, the other side was a bear. I also found that switching my grip from overhand to underhand helped. Also, make sure to clean any 3-in-1 or other grease that may have contaminated the tip, else it'll slip right off.

[@ChrisNova777]

is this standard stuff that applies to any olympic bar? i thought mine was broken.. now it looks like im missing peices? because my peices are loose and fall off if i tip the bar

[@marblestrength]

I took the first snap ring off but I can't get the End cap out? Am I doing something wrong? Pendlay bars.

[@marblestrength]

evan daniels I tried tapping it with my hand it did nothing. I'll try a rubber mallet I guess. It was just weird that it wouldn't come off very easily. Thanks

[@evandaniels9659]

CrossFit Dark Athletics yea sometimes if the barbell is dropped a lot under its own weight on the ground it will get flat spots and prevent the cap from coming out, mallet worked for me but also have had to get a thin flat head and pry it out after revealing an edge ...members know not to drop empty bars now. I service our barbells every 6 months or so with new grease since oil doesnt do anything.

[@marblestrength]

evan daniels it's only the pendlay bars. The rogue and again faster bars came apart much easier and I'm pretty sure I'm way more abusive with those than I am with the pendlay. It's really weird. Thanks. Will give it a shot.

[@paulrose765]

Use a magnet.

[@danielpintjuk]

lol, we have barbells from the 70s that have never been maintained, and they work just fine.

[@tuckerbenjamin7175]

Fine being the operative word

[@alxmnslv]

That's because they've not been subjected to crossfit.

[@bloodiaper]

love it. I have an old Operator bar, it needs this.

[@andreaprogolf]

ty brown is it correct to put a little disc inside when I load the barbell to stabilize the load?

[@andreaprogolf]

?

[@fullmetallifter474]

would this work for bearing bars as well such as the rogue euro?

[@evandaniels9659]

FullMetal Lifter yes you just line the bearings like you do the bushing bars and pack the bearings with bearing grease or moly disulfide grease.

[@Matias-yg3mr]

Muy bueno!!!

[@bmstylee]

I need to strip my Ohio Bar. It spins but not as good as it used to.

[@LordQuiche]

Nice one 😍

[@Altimis]

Just stupid and probably way too simple question. Can't you just . . . . spray oil it through the gap and let it flow through it?? its will make it to other end anyway if you leave it vertical up for like 5-10 mins. Then wipe the excess that leaked at other end. And then work on another side the same way. Make sure you point the tip of bar to the ground.

[@Bigbodybennz]

Altimis Nuel that will work! That’s pretty much what I do with my barbells and they spin and work great, not a dumb question 👍

[@callsofscv]

That is effective. This is just a clean way to do it effectively.

[@MrInzombia]

I had no idea one even has to lube and clean a barbell. Gosh what next? We have to lube the weight plates too?

[@chaosarmada]

Can't for the love of god remove the goddamn snap ring with the snapping pliers

[@stevenhinkle6957]

As an auto mechanic who has a very good understanding of mechanical failure, I believe that this is completely unnecessary unless you fling your chalk in a festive manner.

[@stevenhinkle6957]

@Shawn Spencer ... Take a step back sporty shorts. I never said that the bar would experience a mechanical failure. I was implying that my understanding of mechanical failure influenced my opinion of this maintenance. So since you made that conclusion so well, I don't care to convince you otherwise from a Physics / Biological standpoint.

[@stevenhinkle6957]

@Shawn Spencer Man, you've got a track record of forgetting the last thing you read. Peace !!

[@walterjunovich6180]

Easier to change the wheel hub bearing on a Jeep.

[@loerider6429]

I like easily those snap rings came out lllolllllll anybody who has ever done this knows its not that easy llloll

[@IrishPat82]

Video is bullshit. Snap rings don’t come off just like that especially the inner ring. If you have more than one bar I’d say just clean the bar and let lube roll into the collar so you don’t have to fuck with the snap ring

[@cesarinho22584]

I rather buy a new barbell

[@johnnylira3312]

"These are only for the bearing bars. The bushing bars you won't be able to do because you're an idiot. Thanks for watching" - Rogue.

[@fedguy9182]

Other way around. This was a bushing bar. Roller bearing bars are sealed

[@bigdaddytrips6197]

Gloves are for sissies

[@thesnailshow8004]

I can't get the snap rings off for the life of me. I even bent my pliers so bad I need new ones.....should be a good thing actually but I'm peeved as I damaged my end caps and rogue refuses to sell end caps.

[@curt9]

Nice video straight to the point no bullshit thanks.

[@qua7771]

I used this to replace the cheep tubing bar in my smith machine with a real one. To do this, one sleeve has to come off. For anyone attempting this, know the dimensions first for proper fitment.

[@teosdytoast2462]

How often should one do this?

[@5065ca]

every 10 years😁