# My first base's bearing won't come off. What should i do? (Problem solved)

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**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [September 4, 2019, 2:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-first-bases-bearing-wont-come-off-what-should-i-do-problem-solved/307778 "2019-09-04T14:58:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![anon94346317](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a698b9/32.png) [@anon94346317](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon94346317)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 2:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-first-bases-bearing-wont-come-off-what-should-i-do-problem-solved/307778/1 "2019-09-04T14:58:06Z")

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I received a first base today, and when trying to change the original bearing for the unresponsive one, the original one didn’t come off.

 ![1567609016693439055122725321976](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/0/4/1/041a2d58d6801dabe4b51aed24b3108872ae9982.jpeg)  
What should I do?

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**Author:** ![TheThrowingGnome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thethrowinggnome/32/14231_2.png) [@TheThrowingGnome](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheThrowingGnome)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 3:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-first-bases-bearing-wont-come-off-what-should-i-do-problem-solved/307778/2 "2019-09-04T15:03:51Z")

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Pull harder! You can use a drill bit (5/8”???) as a bearing tool if you don’t have one. First Bases can be a pain to change bearings sometimes.

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**Author:** ![anon94346317](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a698b9/32.png) [@anon94346317](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon94346317)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-first-bases-bearing-wont-come-off-what-should-i-do-problem-solved/307778/3 "2019-09-04T15:42:00Z")

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Thanks for the advice, but i don’t have any tool of that size and the pliers im using don’t have enough grip to get it off

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**Author:** ![twitch77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/twitch77/32/60219_2.png) [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-first-bases-bearing-wont-come-off-what-should-i-do-problem-solved/307778/4 "2019-09-04T15:42:48Z")

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I usually point people to this video when this question comes up. It’s worked for me 🙂 …just be careful with rocking it back and forth…do it gently.

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/f/f/9ff85ef51622106221eff1d5250e1d1b6d456360.jpeg "How to remove a stuck yoyo bearing") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFro-pFIis4&t=68)

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**Author:** ![anon94346317](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a698b9/32.png) [@anon94346317](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon94346317)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 3:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-first-bases-bearing-wont-come-off-what-should-i-do-problem-solved/307778/5 "2019-09-04T15:47:47Z")

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It worked!! Thanks so much!

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**Author:** ![twitch77](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/twitch77/32/60219_2.png) [@twitch77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/twitch77)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 3:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-first-bases-bearing-wont-come-off-what-should-i-do-problem-solved/307778/6 "2019-09-04T15:49:02Z")

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That’s awesome! Glad you got it out 😃