# How often do you replace response pads?

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**Created:** [June 30, 2019, 6:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-often-do-you-replace-response-pads/304783 "2019-06-30T06:21:55Z")\
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They last a looooooooooooong time. A long _long_ time. You can visually tell when silicone response pads are wearing out when they start to curve inward toward the bearing, I posted a pic of it here:

> [@When to replace silicone response pads?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-to-replace-silicone-response-pads/65980/7):
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> Aha that is exactly what happened on that CLYW Canvas! Hard to take a pic of the phenomenon but I tried [image]

From a play perspective, I guess if you’ve replaced the string and the bearing and the binds are still weird… it’s gotta be pad replacement time.

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