# I can't remove the bearing from my Loop 2020 **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [November 24, 2021, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-cant-remove-the-bearing-from-my-loop-2020/348153 "2021-11-24T12:58:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![anon14765792](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@anon14765792](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon14765792)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2021, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-cant-remove-the-bearing-from-my-loop-2020/348153/1 "2021-11-24T12:58:21Z")
I have a Loop 2020. It is my first time unscrewing it (i didn’t modify it at all) and I can’t remove the bearing from the axle. Here is a video of the problem. [http://imgur.com/a/iobJzie](http://imgur.com/a/iobJzie) How do I remove the bearing? ---
**Author:** ![anon14765792](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@anon14765792](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon14765792)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2021, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-cant-remove-the-bearing-from-my-loop-2020/348153/2 "2021-11-24T12:58:50Z")
@yyfben2.deactivated can you help me? ---
**Author:** ![piano\_man19](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/piano_man19/32/127975_2.png) [@piano\_man19](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/piano_man19)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2021, 1:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-cant-remove-the-bearing-from-my-loop-2020/348153/3 "2021-11-24T13:03:00Z")
I’m a little confused (not unusual for me🤪) by the video. Does the bearing come free until it reaches the threads of the axle, at which point it doesn’t move anymore? My recommendation would just be to use more force to try and pull the bearing off, but it doesn’t sound like a great idea. ---
**Author:** ![djinni\_cake](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/djinni_cake/32/113245_2.png) [@djinni\_cake](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/djinni_cake)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2021, 1:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-cant-remove-the-bearing-from-my-loop-2020/348153/4 "2021-11-24T13:37:41Z")
Have you tried unscrewing the axle from the other half, so it’s completely free of both yoyo halves? It looks like the bearing would just be free by slipping off the other end at that point. ---
**Author:** ![anon14765792](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@anon14765792](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon14765792)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2021, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-cant-remove-the-bearing-from-my-loop-2020/348153/5 "2021-11-24T13:39:31Z")
> [@piano\_man19](#): > > Does the bearing come free until it reaches the threads of the axle, at which point it doesn’t move anymore? Yes exactly! The bearing just stops moving at this point. > [@piano\_man19](#): > > My recommendation would just be to use more force to try and pull the bearing off, but it doesn’t sound like a great idea. I had the same idea but I’m worried I may break something haha ---
**Author:** ![anon14765792](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@anon14765792](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon14765792)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2021, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-cant-remove-the-bearing-from-my-loop-2020/348153/6 "2021-11-24T13:43:23Z")
> [@djinni\_cake](#): > > Have you tried unscrewing the axle from the other half, so it’s completely free of both yoyo halves? > It looks like the bearing would just be free by slipping off the other end at that point. That’s a good idea, thanks ---
**Author:** ![anon14765792](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@anon14765792](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon14765792)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2021, 1:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-cant-remove-the-bearing-from-my-loop-2020/348153/7 "2021-11-24T13:52:14Z")
I found the root of the problem. The axle is faulty. Maybe I can take a picture of it. ---
**Author:** ![anon14765792](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@anon14765792](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon14765792)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2021, 2:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-cant-remove-the-bearing-from-my-loop-2020/348153/8 "2021-11-24T14:24:13Z")
The axle is wider on one side. Where the axle reflects the orange light where the axle is too wide (i hope that makes sense) ![Loop 2020 faulty axle](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/1/3/0/130c72f2fdc34cafc6f5889f9fdec01d22899af0.jpeg) ![IMG_20211124_152253](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/e/e/9/ee90709c43f3390d8fc2f2e547b596fe340f3a82.jpeg) I’m gonna use a nailfile on this spot ---
**Author:** ![yyfben2.deactivated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ccd318/32.png) [@yyfben2.deactivated](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yyfben2.deactivated)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2021, 2:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-cant-remove-the-bearing-from-my-loop-2020/348153/9 "2021-11-24T14:38:44Z")
Great solution. It has been crushed causing the end to ‘mushroom’.