# Duncan raptor yoyo bearing problem

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**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [May 16, 2013, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-raptor-yoyo-bearing-problem/53671 "2013-05-16T13:54:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sempijosh85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5e9695/32.png) [@Sempijosh85](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sempijosh85)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2013, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-raptor-yoyo-bearing-problem/53671/1 "2013-05-16T13:54:57Z")

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Just bought a raptor, worked great at first then it went silent and got super responsive. Tried cleaning the bearing and saw the balls weren’t spread out, or some was missing. Ordered a trifecta bearing today- anybody have a similar problem?

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**Author:** ![TheYoYoist101](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/theyoyoist101/32/842_2.png) [@TheYoYoist101](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheYoYoist101)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2013, 2:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-raptor-yoyo-bearing-problem/53671/2 "2013-05-16T14:09:58Z")

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Nope. If anything I found a clean Duncan stock bearing to be better then YYF Stock Bearings and Yoyojam Stock Bearings.

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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:** [May 17, 2013, 3:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-raptor-yoyo-bearing-problem/53671/3 "2013-05-17T03:07:58Z")

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> [@Sempijosh85](#):
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> Just bought a raptor, worked great at first then it went silent and got super responsive. Tried cleaning the bearing and saw the balls weren’t spread out, or some was missing. Ordered a trifecta bearing today- anybody have a similar problem?

My Raptor bearing had too much lube in it when I got it. I cleaned it and put it back. No more problems and dead unresponsive.

It sounds like you got a bad bearing. It happens. Sorry. That Trifecta is one heck of an amazing upgrade, isn’t it? The Raptor plays pretty good with a flat too.

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**Author:** ![Sempijosh85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5e9695/32.png) [@Sempijosh85](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sempijosh85)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2013, 5:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-raptor-yoyo-bearing-problem/53671/4 "2013-05-17T05:42:10Z")

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I am waiting to receive the new bearing. Should be sunday, now im stuck with my yomega til then. What a tease it was using a 1a yoyo. I am back to trying to do string tricks on a raider like a tool.

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**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2013, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-raptor-yoyo-bearing-problem/53671/5 "2013-05-17T06:17:22Z")

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Learning string tricks on a raider makes your throw more accurate.