# Do any of you get this ¨problem¨ on your protostar?

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**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [June 17, 2010, 10:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-any-of-you-get-this-problem-on-your-protostar/15718 "2010-06-17T22:54:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![yoyoz1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoz1/32/388_2.png) [@yoyoz1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoz1)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 10:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-any-of-you-get-this-problem-on-your-protostar/15718/1 "2010-06-17T22:54:00Z")

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When I am screwing back my protostar it makes a screeching noise.

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**Author:** ![YOALEX](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoalex/32/509_2.png) [@YOALEX](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YOALEX)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 11:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-any-of-you-get-this-problem-on-your-protostar/15718/2 "2010-06-17T23:03:04Z")

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yup that happens to my protostar too. i think its normal though. i dont worry about it much. lol

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**Author:** ![SuperPokenerd](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/superpokenerd/32/297_2.png) [@SuperPokenerd](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SuperPokenerd)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 11:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-any-of-you-get-this-problem-on-your-protostar/15718/3 "2010-06-17T23:38:30Z")

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just put some lube on the spacers and it’ll go away.

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**Author:** ![yoyojamben](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyojamben/32/289780_2.png) [@yoyojamben](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyojamben)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 12:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-any-of-you-get-this-problem-on-your-protostar/15718/4 "2010-06-18T00:03:12Z")

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Lol, i actually put a small layer of teflon tape on my axle, but thats not neccasary. Do what ^^^  
SuperPokeNerd said.

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**Author:** ![XaGoNiX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/e9a140/32.png) [@XaGoNiX](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/XaGoNiX)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 1:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-any-of-you-get-this-problem-on-your-protostar/15718/5 "2010-06-18T01:03:33Z")

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It’s due to your spacers being stuck to your bearing.  
It’s fine but if you don’t lube it (or take it off of the bearing) it’ll scrape your bearing against the plastic where it’s supposed to be, leaving tiny metal particles and black streaks.

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**Author:** ![yoyoz1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoz1/32/388_2.png) [@yoyoz1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoz1)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 2:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-any-of-you-get-this-problem-on-your-protostar/15718/6 "2010-06-18T02:37:47Z")

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> leaving tiny metal particles

It has those, on the plastic neer the axle.

I applied a small drop of thin lube on the spacer and the squeaking stoped.

Thanks for the help.

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**Author:** ![x52](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/3bc359/32.png) [@x52](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/x52)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2010, 4:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-any-of-you-get-this-problem-on-your-protostar/15718/7 "2010-06-19T16:49:39Z")

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It is normal though for Yoyofactory yoyos. I never dare to lube a Yoyofactory yoyo. Whenever I lube it somewhere like the axle, it just messes up the playability. So I don’t lube it, and also Yoyofactory yoyos don’t come with lube, so yeah. 🙂