# Does anyone know?

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**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [June 14, 2013, 1:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-anyone-know/55037 "2013-06-14T01:55:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rosariyoyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rosariyoyo/32/1397_2.png) [@Rosariyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rosariyoyo)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2013, 1:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-anyone-know/55037/1 "2013-06-14T01:55:34Z")

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I want to know if there is a way to clean a bearing from a protostar, as the bearing cannot be removed as far as I know

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**Author:** ![yuki\_onitsura](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yuki_onitsura/32/1162_2.png) [@yuki\_onitsura](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yuki_onitsura)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2013, 1:57am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-anyone-know/55037/2 "2013-06-14T01:57:17Z")

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The bearing is removable with a bit of effort.

Yuki

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**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2013, 2:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-anyone-know/55037/3 "2013-06-14T02:06:11Z")

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> [@Rosariyoyo](#):
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> I want to know if there is a way to clean a bearing from a protostar, as the bearing cannot be removed as far as I know

You have to pry the spacers off. Then you can access the bearing.

Like this:

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INyRFN49\_qc](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INyRFN49_qc)