# Broken Protostar ! **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [February 12, 2011, 9:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/23703 "2011-02-12T21:49:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ItzChris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/itzchris/32/540_2.png) [@ItzChris](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ItzChris)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 9:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/23703/1 "2011-02-12T21:49:55Z")
Whats wrong with my protostar ? Well, the side cap cracked open and now I cant take apart the yoyo, use it, or anything. UPDATE 2/19/11 I’ve contacted YoYoFactory and they are sending me a brand new one. Thankyou all for the great help. Check out page 2 for more pics of the screwed up p.s. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/0/f/d0f9f680be4fa684b93010ef6f84ce4d40448f6d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![CodyJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f19dbf/32.png) [@CodyJam](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CodyJam)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 10:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/23703/2 "2011-02-12T22:27:16Z")
Dont you Notice it has No Bearing? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ItzChris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/itzchris/32/540_2.png) [@ItzChris](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ItzChris)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 10:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/23703/3 "2011-02-12T22:35:54Z")
> [@CodyJam](#): > > Dont you Notice it has No Bearing? 😃 ready to be proved wrong ? [http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/6399/img9760h.jpg](http://img821.imageshack.us/i/img9760h.jpg/) [http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/5120/img9765.jpg](http://img189.imageshack.us/i/img9765.jpg/) ---
**Author:** ![CodyJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f19dbf/32.png) [@CodyJam](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CodyJam)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 10:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/23703/4 "2011-02-12T22:43:16Z")
Okay… But that doesnt prove me wrong. There is still no Bearing in your Protostar. ---
**Author:** ![ItzChris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/itzchris/32/540_2.png) [@ItzChris](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ItzChris)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 10:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/23703/5 "2011-02-12T22:52:39Z")
Anything else you would like to add ? [http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/5092/img9766q.jpg](http://img27.imageshack.us/i/img9766q.jpg/) ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_oyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/troy_oyo/32/340_2.png) [@Troy\_oyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Troy_oyo)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 10:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/23703/6 "2011-02-12T22:57:10Z")
It looks like the cap is attached to the axle and the halves have slid together. I don’t know how you would go about fixing it. But thats what happened. ---
**Author:** ![ItzChris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/itzchris/32/540_2.png) [@ItzChris](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ItzChris)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 11:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/23703/7 "2011-02-12T23:00:18Z")
> [@Troy\_oyo](#): > > It looks like the cap is attached to the axle and the halves have slid together. I don’t know how you would go about fixing it. But thats what happened. Yea. The cap just like, cracked and broke the whole yoyo. ---
**Author:** ![Vivo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/vivo/32/419_2.png) [@Vivo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Vivo)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 11:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/23703/8 "2011-02-12T23:04:39Z")
Woah. Haha ---
**Author:** ![Rika-chan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rika-chan/32/767_2.png) [@Rika-chan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rika-chan)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 11:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/23703/9 "2011-02-12T23:04:56Z")
Thats why i dont like plastics 😛 ---
**Author:** ![fady](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fady/32/303_2.png) [@fady](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fady)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 11:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/23703/10 "2011-02-12T23:08:42Z")
> [@ItzChris](#): > > > [@Troy\_oyo](#): > > > > It looks like the cap is attached to the axle and the halves have slid together. I don’t know how you would go about fixing it. But thats what happened. > > Yea. The cap just like, cracked and broke the whole yoyo. contact yoyofactory :wink: ---
**Author:** ![CodyJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f19dbf/32.png) [@CodyJam](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CodyJam)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 11:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/23703/11 "2011-02-12T23:11:10Z")
Yes I see another difference. Your Caps are popped out. Haha ---
**Author:** ![yoyoFRReeak](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyofrreeak/32/621_2.png) [@yoyoFRReeak](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoFRReeak)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 11:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/23703/12 "2011-02-12T23:15:38Z")
> [@Rika-chan](#): > > Thats why i dont like plastics 😛 Whats not to like about plastics ;D Dont limit yourself to only metals haha :wink: ---
**Author:** ![Kristiawan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kristiawan/32/366_2.png) [@Kristiawan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Kristiawan)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 1:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/23703/13 "2011-02-13T01:31:18Z")
I dont think you could do anything about it. > [@yoyoFRReeak](#): > > > [@Rika-chan](#): > > > > Thats why i dont like plastics 😛 > > Whats not to like about plastics ;D > > Dont limit yourself to only metals haha :wink: Plastic crack, metal bent. both can be broken. you can say metal is stronger, yes, but has higher price. ---
**Author:** ![ItzChris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/itzchris/32/540_2.png) [@ItzChris](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ItzChris)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2011, 1:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/23703/14 "2011-02-19T01:04:56Z")
how can I break open the yoyo ? I want to get the bearing and spacers out. ---
**Author:** ![ItzChris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/itzchris/32/540_2.png) [@ItzChris](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ItzChris)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2011, 3:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/23703/15 "2011-02-19T03:40:08Z")
bump ---
**Author:** ![x52](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/3bc359/32.png) [@x52](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/x52)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2011, 3:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/23703/16 "2011-02-19T03:43:10Z")
> [@fady](#): > > > [@ItzChris](#): > > > > > [@Troy\_oyo](#): > > > > > > It looks like the cap is attached to the axle and the halves have slid together. I don’t know how you would go about fixing it. But thats what happened. > > > > Yea. The cap just like, cracked and broke the whole yoyo. > > contact yoyofactory :wink: Do this. Just click this link, and make contact with them: [http://www.yoyofactory.com/contact/index.php](http://www.yoyofactory.com/contact/index.php) ---
**Author:** ![Camjameron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/camjameron/32/775_2.png) [@Camjameron](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Camjameron)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2011, 4:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/23703/17 "2011-02-19T04:05:31Z")
> [@ItzChris](#): > > bump see if you can like maybe somehow pry the caps off and the axle may go off with it but thats all i can come up with so good luck unco sam ---
**Author:** ![Vivo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/vivo/32/419_2.png) [@Vivo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Vivo)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2011, 7:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/23703/18 "2011-02-19T07:43:16Z")
Lol. If they don’t reply within the next month, just take a hammer, and SMASH it. Don’t smash it too hard you’ll ruin the bearing. Haha. So you can say that you just wasted $5, instead of $10. HAHAHA. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2011, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/23703/19 "2011-02-19T12:20:51Z")
I would like to say that Codyjam was right in the very first place. You forgot to put the bearing in and tightened it up which is what popped the cap off. That is the only way that could have happened. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2011, 5:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/23703/20 "2011-02-19T17:52:00Z")
Happened to my protostar (original release from worlds :(( ) AND my starlight (got like 3 throws with it). Total bummers. Still love yyf though. [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/23703.md?page=2)