# Bearing shield

**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-shield/18680
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [September 2, 2010, 2:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-shield/18680 "2010-09-02T02:52:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author: ![zippo074](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zippo074/32/572_2.png) [@zippo074](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zippo074)
#### Post date: [September 2, 2010, 2:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-shield/18680/1 "2010-09-02T02:52:40Z")

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Are shields on yoyo bearings important? The shield came off my fiesta, I’m guessing it’s no big deal because you have to de-shield it to clean it, but i’d like to know

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### Author: ![DG1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dg1/32/606_2.png) [@DG1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DG1)
#### Post date: [September 2, 2010, 2:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-shield/18680/2 "2010-09-02T02:54:37Z")

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keeps dirt and stuff out of the bearing, so, technically, yes. Important.

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### Author: ![zippo074](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zippo074/32/572_2.png) [@zippo074](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zippo074)
#### Post date: [September 2, 2010, 3:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-shield/18680/3 "2010-09-02T03:05:29Z")

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> [@DG1](#):
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> keeps dirt and stuff out of the bearing, so, technically, yes. Important.

I see that but when you clean it you have to de-shield it and there’s no way to re-shield it.

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### Author: ![crazyoyow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@crazyoyow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/crazyoyow)
#### Post date: [September 2, 2010, 3:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-shield/18680/4 "2010-09-02T03:07:21Z")

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to reshield it, you put the shield back on, put the c-clip on and you’re ready to go.

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### Author: ![AFrozenYetiBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ab992/32.png) [@AFrozenYetiBaby](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AFrozenYetiBaby)
#### Post date: [September 2, 2010, 3:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-shield/18680/5 "2010-09-02T03:09:58Z")

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I would reshield it just because it an offstring yoyo and will hit the ground alot

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### Author: ![zippo074](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zippo074/32/572_2.png) [@zippo074](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zippo074)
#### Post date: [September 2, 2010, 3:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-shield/18680/6 "2010-09-02T03:11:20Z")

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Well crap. I lost the c clip. 😕

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### Author: ![AFrozenYetiBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ab992/32.png) [@AFrozenYetiBaby](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AFrozenYetiBaby)
#### Post date: [September 2, 2010, 3:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-shield/18680/7 "2010-09-02T03:16:28Z")

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Its really not too important though yyj bearings arent very expenseive