# Duncan Bearing/Spacer Help

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-bearing-spacer-help/23420>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [February 3, 2011, 2:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-bearing-spacer-help/23420 "2011-02-03T02:42:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![XLazyThrowerX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/b5e925/32.png) [@XLazyThrowerX](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/XLazyThrowerX)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 2:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-bearing-spacer-help/23420/1 "2011-02-03T02:42:13Z")

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My bearing is stuck to a Duncan spacer with string smashed inbetween them and I have tried everything I can think of to get them apart. Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![Batryn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/batryn/32/78_2.png) [@Batryn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Batryn)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 2:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-bearing-spacer-help/23420/2 "2011-02-03T02:56:40Z")

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Pliers, cut the string, take it out thread by thread? Or take two pliers, grip the spacer, grip the bearing, pull.

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**Author:** ![catorameus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/catorameus/32/175_2.png) [@catorameus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/catorameus)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 1:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-bearing-spacer-help/23420/3 "2011-02-04T01:28:40Z")

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Is it a FH spacer? Whenever I get string stuck between the bearing and those spacers, I just take the two, stick the spacer on the axle and pry the two apart. Just make sure the axle doesn’t touch the bearing.

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**Author:** ![Schnayke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@Schnayke](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Schnayke)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 1:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-bearing-spacer-help/23420/4 "2011-02-04T01:30:52Z")

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Try this.

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/9/1/991c77d1c6c089a65d21b9b197fd78fece27b398.jpeg "YoYoFactory Spacer Removal instructional") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INyRFN49_qc)

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**Author:** ![XLazyThrowerX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/b5e925/32.png) [@XLazyThrowerX](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/XLazyThrowerX)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 1:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-bearing-spacer-help/23420/5 "2011-02-04T01:32:22Z")

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Thanks everyone. I got them apart. 🙂 Topic locked.