# Dont put a responsive bearing in a unresponsive yoyo that doesnt come with a responsive bearing **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [February 11, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dont-put-a-responsive-bearing-in-a-unresponsive-yoyo-that-doesnt-come-with-a-responsive-bearing/352401 "2022-02-11T19:14:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![yoyoworkshop\_wayne](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoworkshop_wayne/32/1433_2.png) [@yoyoworkshop\_wayne](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoworkshop_wayne)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 7:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dont-put-a-responsive-bearing-in-a-unresponsive-yoyo-that-doesnt-come-with-a-responsive-bearing/352401/21 "2022-02-11T19:51:45Z")
google “chamfer” ---
**Author:** ![Yoyoium](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoium/32/157626_2.png) [@Yoyoium](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyoium)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 7:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dont-put-a-responsive-bearing-in-a-unresponsive-yoyo-that-doesnt-come-with-a-responsive-bearing/352401/22 "2022-02-11T19:52:56Z")
Oh is that bad? I think screwed the seat ---
**Author:** ![yoyoworkshop\_wayne](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoworkshop_wayne/32/1433_2.png) [@yoyoworkshop\_wayne](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoworkshop_wayne)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 7:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dont-put-a-responsive-bearing-in-a-unresponsive-yoyo-that-doesnt-come-with-a-responsive-bearing/352401/23 "2022-02-11T19:54:24Z")
I certainly looks…exaggerated, that’s for sure. Either way, bearings have different inner diameters man. If the designer of that yoyo didn’t account for that, plus the .0007" or so that anodizing adds…then a bearing not designed to fit that yoyo’s bearing post will not work. Just put the regular bearing back on and leave it be. ---
**Author:** ![Yoyoium](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoium/32/157626_2.png) [@Yoyoium](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyoium)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 7:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dont-put-a-responsive-bearing-in-a-unresponsive-yoyo-that-doesnt-come-with-a-responsive-bearing/352401/24 "2022-02-11T19:55:05Z")
I did but when i unscrew the yoyo the bearing is on the other side ---
**Author:** ![yoyoworkshop\_wayne](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoworkshop_wayne/32/1433_2.png) [@yoyoworkshop\_wayne](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoworkshop_wayne)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 7:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dont-put-a-responsive-bearing-in-a-unresponsive-yoyo-that-doesnt-come-with-a-responsive-bearing/352401/25 "2022-02-11T19:55:44Z")
In a Mr. Wonderful/Mark Cuban tone: “and for this reason, I’m out” Good luck. ---
**Author:** ![Yoyoium](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoium/32/157626_2.png) [@Yoyoium](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyoium)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dont-put-a-responsive-bearing-in-a-unresponsive-yoyo-that-doesnt-come-with-a-responsive-bearing/352401/26 "2022-02-11T19:56:06Z")
Ok thanks for your help 😆 ---
**Author:** ![Malachi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/malachi/32/14039_2.png) [@Malachi](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Malachi)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dont-put-a-responsive-bearing-in-a-unresponsive-yoyo-that-doesnt-come-with-a-responsive-bearing/352401/27 "2022-02-11T19:56:32Z")
Eh, it’s just a bearing. You don’t learn if you don’t try stuff. The two biggest concerns I have seen are the bearing seat being too tall (i.e. the bearing seat is more than half the width of the half-spec [e.g. Yoyo Factory Pop Star]) or the yoyo needing a shorter axle in order to fully seat the bearing without damaging the body (and shorter axles are more prone to stripping). Lots of C bearing yoyos that ship with both a full size and a half-spec either have an axle that is already short enough to accommodate either, or they come with an extra axle to compensate f or the difference needed. If it didn’t come with a half-spec you might need to find a shorter axle to test with and/or be super careful when tightening it down with the original axle. If the bearing seat is too tall, some maniacs have been known to grind them down a little to accommodate the half-spec. I have a clear mental image of a bearing seat someone (@codinghorror ?) ground down to accept a half-spec, and that can work. I think if the bearing seat is too tall, you can certainly run into this problem of it being hard to remove just because there isn’t much left of the inner race exposed. ---
**Author:** ![Yoyoium](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoium/32/157626_2.png) [@Yoyoium](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyoium)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dont-put-a-responsive-bearing-in-a-unresponsive-yoyo-that-doesnt-come-with-a-responsive-bearing/352401/28 "2022-02-11T19:57:38Z")
Ok but why is it going to the other half of the yoyo? I can send a video if that helps ---
**Author:** ![Shapapy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shapapy/32/141199_2.png) [@Shapapy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shapapy)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 7:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dont-put-a-responsive-bearing-in-a-unresponsive-yoyo-that-doesnt-come-with-a-responsive-bearing/352401/29 "2022-02-11T19:59:05Z")
You’re saying when you put the bearing on the side without the axle, when you unscrew it the next time, the bearing is on the side with the axle, right? This happens to me all the time and has never been a problem. ---
**Author:** ![Yoyoium](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoium/32/157626_2.png) [@Yoyoium](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyoium)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 7:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dont-put-a-responsive-bearing-in-a-unresponsive-yoyo-that-doesnt-come-with-a-responsive-bearing/352401/30 "2022-02-11T19:59:45Z")
Yes, ok thank you verry much, i was concerned because thats never happened to me ---
**Author:** ![Shapapy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shapapy/32/141199_2.png) [@Shapapy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shapapy)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dont-put-a-responsive-bearing-in-a-unresponsive-yoyo-that-doesnt-come-with-a-responsive-bearing/352401/31 "2022-02-11T20:00:38Z")
No worries. I assume it’s because one side is slightly tighter than the other, so the bearing might naturally stick to that side. It won’t affect anything. ---
**Author:** ![Malachi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/malachi/32/14039_2.png) [@Malachi](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Malachi)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dont-put-a-responsive-bearing-in-a-unresponsive-yoyo-that-doesnt-come-with-a-responsive-bearing/352401/32 "2022-02-11T20:01:14Z")
It’s probably going to “stick” to whichever side is a tighter fit. But it should also be noted that the axle usually isn’t fixed to one side or the other, it’s going to come free from whichever side it’s not as tight in, either, so it’s entirely possible to put a yoyo together, immediately unscrew it, and have the axle be in the other half. The thing to check for, if the two halves aren’t distinct, is which end of the axle is visible before and after. ---
**Author:** ![Yoyoium](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoium/32/157626_2.png) [@Yoyoium](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyoium)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dont-put-a-responsive-bearing-in-a-unresponsive-yoyo-that-doesnt-come-with-a-responsive-bearing/352401/33 "2022-02-11T20:01:22Z")
Thank you, yoyos are so much more complicated than they seem 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Shapapy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shapapy/32/141199_2.png) [@Shapapy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shapapy)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dont-put-a-responsive-bearing-in-a-unresponsive-yoyo-that-doesnt-come-with-a-responsive-bearing/352401/34 "2022-02-11T20:01:47Z")
Most definitely :joy: ---
**Author:** ![Myk\_Myk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/myk_myk/32/63087_2.png) [@Myk\_Myk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Myk_Myk)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 8:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dont-put-a-responsive-bearing-in-a-unresponsive-yoyo-that-doesnt-come-with-a-responsive-bearing/352401/35 "2022-02-11T20:02:06Z")
“Dont put a responsive bearing in a unresponsive yoyo that doesnt come with a responsive bearing” Maybe just be careful trying it. Don’t do it if the bearing seats are too tall and tight. ---
**Author:** ![Yoyoium](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoium/32/157626_2.png) [@Yoyoium](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyoium)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dont-put-a-responsive-bearing-in-a-unresponsive-yoyo-that-doesnt-come-with-a-responsive-bearing/352401/36 "2022-02-11T20:03:06Z")
I think i definitely did something to the seat becase i can get the bearing off with my fingers if i try but it still works so who cares lol ---
**Author:** ![Yoyoium](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoium/32/157626_2.png) [@Yoyoium](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyoium)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dont-put-a-responsive-bearing-in-a-unresponsive-yoyo-that-doesnt-come-with-a-responsive-bearing/352401/37 "2022-02-11T20:03:31Z")
Yeah i didnt realize that, but now i know 😆 ---
**Author:** ![Yoyoium](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoium/32/157626_2.png) [@Yoyoium](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyoium)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 8:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dont-put-a-responsive-bearing-in-a-unresponsive-yoyo-that-doesnt-come-with-a-responsive-bearing/352401/38 "2022-02-11T20:05:54Z")
I got to go but thank you all for your help ---
**Author:** ![Myk\_Myk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/myk_myk/32/63087_2.png) [@Myk\_Myk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Myk_Myk)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 8:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dont-put-a-responsive-bearing-in-a-unresponsive-yoyo-that-doesnt-come-with-a-responsive-bearing/352401/39 "2022-02-11T20:07:10Z")
At first, I didn’t know what you were talking about until I figured out responsive bearing = 1/2 spec. Yeah, that sounds like it was frustrating! > [@Yoyoium](#): > > I think i definitely did something to the seat becase i can get the bearing off with my fingers if i try but it still works so who cares lol Now you can put another 1/2 spec in it! 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Yoyoium](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoium/32/157626_2.png) [@Yoyoium](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyoium)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 8:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dont-put-a-responsive-bearing-in-a-unresponsive-yoyo-that-doesnt-come-with-a-responsive-bearing/352401/40 "2022-02-11T20:10:15Z")
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