# Locked Bearings?

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/locked-bearings/21353>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [November 30, 2010, 12:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/locked-bearings/21353 "2010-11-30T00:24:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Leo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@Leo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Leo)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 12:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/locked-bearings/21353/1 "2010-11-30T00:24:36Z")

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What exactly is a locked bearing?

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**Author:** ![arem250](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/arem250/32/7922_2.png) [@arem250](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/arem250)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 12:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/locked-bearings/21353/2 "2010-11-30T00:32:12Z")

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The bearing wont spin. Most likely caused by rust or lots of junk in the bearing, however sometimes a ball can get out of place or the thingy (not sure what its called) that holds the balls in place is broken.