# Bearing seat damage **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [December 19, 2024, 10:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-seat-damage/415482 "2024-12-19T10:11:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Scoogy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/scoogy/32/292166_2.png) [@Scoogy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Scoogy)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 12:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-seat-damage/415482/22 "2024-12-20T12:53:28Z")
I feel like im worried about the gunk in the seat than the other part ---
**Author:** ![DrewMarshall](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/drewmarshall/32/645986_2.png) [@DrewMarshall](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DrewMarshall)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2024, 12:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-seat-damage/415482/23 "2024-12-20T12:56:37Z")
![1000001467](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/e/9/0/e90b20e6eb6793f37bc0abf45192a3687ad06127.jpeg) Cleaned ---
**Author:** ![DrewMarshall](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/drewmarshall/32/645986_2.png) [@DrewMarshall](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DrewMarshall)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2025, 3:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-seat-damage/415482/24 "2025-01-29T03:52:22Z")
I was just looking at yoyoexpert and noticed many of the yoyos have the same kind of damage on the bearing seat. ![Screenshot_20250129_144840_Chrome](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/4/d/64d53d5535c6392424b298afb5ec33831a3ecd55.jpeg) ![Screenshot_20250129_144536_Chrome](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/1/9/8/198c283d59f40e124f9a65b13bcb84e8472cabaf.jpeg) ![Screenshot_20250129_144425_Chrome](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/0/6/306ed41d90583dae1d1999b8cc775df9ea979328.jpeg) ![Screenshot_20250129_144358_Chrome](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/8/4/3/843fe6b91580e6912f4972d81d489409d30ea006.jpeg) ![Screenshot_20250129_144341_Chrome](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/8/5/3/8537e87e10aefc483c60466b73b16415827eccbe.jpeg) ![Screenshot_20250129_144323_Chrome](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/9/f/49f2efad5ee5cbcd4aaf3739ab092d2606689c7e.jpeg) Im fairly certain the folks at yoyoexpert are careful when unscrewing their yoyos but this is just what happens to modern bering seats beacuse of their size. I dont feel this is user error if anyone is wondering. I think this renders the majority of yoyos used and no longer perfectly mint. Wear and tear is intrinsic with using yoyos and maintaining them. ---
**Author:** ![Brixlair](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/brixlair/32/302615_2.png) [@Brixlair](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Brixlair)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2025, 4:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-seat-damage/415482/25 "2025-01-29T04:07:54Z")
Its kind of a catch 22 because of someone sells you a “mint” yoyo you’ll never truly know if the seat is damaged unless you take the bearing off… which in that case you’d be damaging the seat. I guess you can never really know lol ---
**Author:** ![fradiger](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fradiger/32/66850_2.png) [@fradiger](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fradiger)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2025, 4:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-seat-damage/415482/26 "2025-01-29T04:46:51Z")
schrodinger’s damage damned if you do, damned if you dont personally in my permanent collection I just take emory paper to all the bearing posts that aren’t releasing bearings easily (no tool required) ---
**Author:** ![yoyojones](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyojones/32/601268_2.png) [@yoyojones](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyojones)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2025, 6:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-seat-damage/415482/27 "2025-01-29T06:01:36Z")
yeah we should be listening to YAHOO(yahoo? really? lmao) AI ---
**Author:** ![Sven](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sven/32/604919_2.png) [@Sven](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sven)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2025, 6:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-seat-damage/415482/28 "2025-01-29T06:39:39Z")
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