# broken bearing **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [April 7, 2014, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-bearing/65258 "2014-04-07T18:46:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![shortbus145](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@shortbus145](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/shortbus145)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-bearing/65258/1 "2014-04-07T18:46:00Z")
i just got my yoyo a few weeks ago (the sage from yoyofactory) off of yoyo tricks. this morning i was just warming up and i heard a rattling sound. i opened it up and saw that the bearing was completely destroyed. is this a common thing or did i get a defective bearing? ---
**Author:** ![stuarttw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@stuarttw](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/stuarttw)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 6:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-bearing/65258/2 "2014-04-07T18:47:18Z")
Destroyed? What’s that supposed to mean? If you mean broken to pieces, that’s a new one ---
**Author:** ![shortbus145](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@shortbus145](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/shortbus145)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 6:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-bearing/65258/3 "2014-04-07T18:48:51Z")
the metal cover fell off and all the little balls inside fell out. ive only had to for about 2 weeks as well. ---
**Author:** ![stuarttw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@stuarttw](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/stuarttw)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-bearing/65258/4 "2014-04-07T18:50:01Z")
> [@shortbus145](#): > > the metal cover fell off and all the little balls inside fell out. ive only had to for about 2 weeks as well. What in the world? That is a new one to me… maybe some more experienced players… ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 6:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-bearing/65258/5 "2014-04-07T18:52:48Z")
Bearings don’t just fall apart in the yoyo. You had to do something to cause it. Your best bet is to contact the place you bought it from to see what they say. ---
**Author:** ![shortbus145](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@shortbus145](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/shortbus145)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-bearing/65258/6 "2014-04-07T18:54:34Z")
i wasnt doing anything out of the ordinary. i was just practicing barrel rolls and then it craped out on me ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 6:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-bearing/65258/7 "2014-04-07T18:58:26Z")
Contact the store you bought it from. It was their store exclusive. ---
**Author:** ![Erik\_kerber](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/erik_kerber/32/7939_2.png) [@Erik\_kerber](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Erik_kerber)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 8:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-bearing/65258/8 "2014-04-07T20:04:17Z")
I had that happen to one of my bearings once it was awhile ago now. but yeds you definatly got a defective bearing. Contact the store like Jhb says or you can just buy another bearing for it. ---
**Author:** ![isnortcomet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@isnortcomet](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/isnortcomet)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2014, 5:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-bearing/65258/9 "2014-04-08T05:37:29Z")
Get a new yoyo. I started with the sage and was not very pleased with it’s performance. Hard to learn tricks on a yoyo that only sleeps for 30 seconds. Maybe it’s a sign to go unresponsive? My sage is still fully functioning, I take it to work for other people to mess with while I use my new Benchmark, which is much much nicer.