# Help with a bearing **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [January 18, 2012, 3:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-a-bearing/33974 "2012-01-18T03:42:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![jrodriguez](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jrodriguez/32/7914_2.png) [@jrodriguez](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jrodriguez)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 7:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-a-bearing/33974/21 "2012-01-18T07:02:12Z")
No video?!! Pshhh. šŸ™‚ Iā€™ll have to try that the next time I get a stuck bearing. ---
**Author:** ![vegabomb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/vegabomb/32/199_2.png) [@vegabomb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/vegabomb)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2012, 7:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-a-bearing/33974/22 "2012-01-19T07:13:01Z")
> [@Studio42](#): > > Hereā€™s how: > > I unscrew the yoyo, remove one half. I put in a cotton string ā€œremnantā€ that I saved from when I cut my kidā€™s string to fit a yoyo of his. I wrap that OVER the bearing. I then screw down tight the ONE again. I think the pressure of the bearing recess, the bearing and the string is enough to make it stick on the side I laid the string on. I unscrew, the bearing is on the string half now. Pull the string hard(Up on both sides, but take my time so as not to jerk it) and itā€™s done. > > Maybe my description sucks. Iā€™m not shooting a video. Sorry. Iā€™d really like to see a video of this. šŸ™‚ So, you lay a yo-yo string across the bearing and then reassemble it? Tight? Iā€™m fairly certain that will destroy the integrity of the bearing seat on a plastic or aluminum yo-yo. Again, please show. ---
**Author:** ![jrodriguez](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jrodriguez/32/7914_2.png) [@jrodriguez](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jrodriguez)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 3:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-a-bearing/33974/23 "2012-01-20T03:31:42Z")
Soooo, I tried this on a Dingo that had a tight bearing just to see how it would work. The method did get the bearing off the side it was stuck on, but it also cut through the string when I tried to pull the bearing off, which left the bearing stuck on the other half of the yoyo. I then had to use pliers to get the bearing off of that half. I rather expected the string to snap prior to trying it. Anyway, just thought Iā€™d share my mileage with this technique. And perhaps I missed something ā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 4:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-a-bearing/33974/24 "2012-01-20T04:53:24Z")
Here: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/7/4/f745172c2dcb01e27026907cf0689b087937883b.jpeg "The String Trick") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ9lAP_pVxQ) ---
**Author:** ![vegabomb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/vegabomb/32/199_2.png) [@vegabomb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/vegabomb)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 5:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-a-bearing/33974/25 "2012-01-20T05:01:16Z")
> [@Studio42](#): > > Here: > > [Great ā€œLive and learnā€ video] Thanks for that man. I always heard ā€œstring trickā€ and had no idea it applied to anything other than a hubstack. Much appreciation for this tutorial. Iā€™ll be referencing it often when I see those "my bearing is stuck in ā€œXā€ yo-yo. You da man. šŸ™‚ [/quote] ---
**Author:** ![jrodriguez](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jrodriguez/32/7914_2.png) [@jrodriguez](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jrodriguez)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 5:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-a-bearing/33974/26 "2012-01-20T05:12:05Z")
I guess itā€™s just a matter of not overtightening. Nicely done. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-a-bearing/33974/27 "2012-01-20T07:24:18Z")
If I can help even just one person a day or make one person happy for a few minutes a day, Iā€™ve had a great day. Thank you, the humble yoyo, for making many great days, not just for myself, but for many others. Iā€™m glad I can share information Iā€™ve found. Sometimes, a video can help fill in the blanks when the words arenā€™t adequate. ---
**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:** [January 24, 2012, 4:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-a-bearing/33974/28 "2012-01-24T16:51:41Z")
This has been added to the [List of useful modification and maintenance guides](http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,17792.msg178026.html) ---
**Author:** ![PlasticWhip](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/plasticwhip/32/896_2.png) [@PlasticWhip](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PlasticWhip)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 9:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-a-bearing/33974/29 "2012-01-24T21:36:00Z")
Thatā€™s weird, all my solid spin yyjs have had a tight bearing seat on one side and loose on the other. ---
**Author:** ![Skred300](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5e9695/32.png) [@Skred300](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Skred300)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2012, 4:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-a-bearing/33974/30 "2012-03-18T16:23:00Z")
Arrgh! Every time I try this, my string comes apart which is extremely frustrating. Any help on that would be appreciated. Thanks šŸ˜ƒ [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-a-bearing/33974.md?page=1)