# Is there a difference between speed bearings and standard yoyojam bearings?

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**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [April 6, 2011, 11:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-speed-bearings-and-standard-yoyojam-bearings/25347 "2011-04-06T11:32:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![nobody](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nobody/32/845_2.png) [@nobody](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nobody)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 11:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-speed-bearings-and-standard-yoyojam-bearings/25347/1 "2011-04-06T11:32:25Z")

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Title says it all

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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:** [April 6, 2011, 11:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-speed-bearings-and-standard-yoyojam-bearings/25347/2 "2011-04-06T11:36:56Z")

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yes.

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**Author:** ![Yummy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yummy/32/14065_2.png) [@Yummy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yummy)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-speed-bearings-and-standard-yoyojam-bearings/25347/3 "2011-04-06T12:10:43Z")

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The Speed bearings are stainless steel while the standard ones are not.

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**Author:** ![Domin123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@Domin123](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Domin123)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 1:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-speed-bearings-and-standard-yoyojam-bearings/25347/4 "2011-04-06T13:36:47Z")

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Also, that means that the standard ones turn brownish with time, but the speed bearings do not.

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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:** [April 6, 2011, 2:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-speed-bearings-and-standard-yoyojam-bearings/25347/5 "2011-04-06T14:47:13Z")

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color of the bearing doesn’t matter though. I have a severely tarnished stock YYJ bearing that is ugly as can be but is one of my most unresponsive bearings I have.

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**Author:** ![Domin123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@Domin123](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Domin123)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-speed-bearings-and-standard-yoyojam-bearings/25347/6 "2011-04-06T15:16:17Z")

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But the colour of the bearing stains the string, making it rather unsightly.

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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:** [April 6, 2011, 6:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-speed-bearings-and-standard-yoyojam-bearings/25347/7 "2011-04-06T18:06:01Z")

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That sounds more like rust than tarnish. Tarnish doesn’t rub off on things whereas rust does.

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**Author:** ![mlewis38](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mlewis38/32/800_2.png) [@mlewis38](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mlewis38)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2011, 1:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-speed-bearings-and-standard-yoyojam-bearings/25347/8 "2011-04-08T13:45:00Z")

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i assume speed bearing is more unresponsive and faster/sleeps longer?

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**Author:** ![Rika-chan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rika-chan/32/767_2.png) [@Rika-chan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rika-chan)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2011, 5:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-speed-bearings-and-standard-yoyojam-bearings/25347/9 "2011-04-10T05:51:19Z")

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i should think so

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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:** [April 11, 2011, 11:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-speed-bearings-and-standard-yoyojam-bearings/25347/10 "2011-04-11T11:21:02Z")

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not necessarily.