# Northstar Bearing Problem!!Please Help!!

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/northstar-bearing-problem-please-help/43728>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [October 8, 2012, 2:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/northstar-bearing-problem-please-help/43728 "2012-10-08T14:37:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![helioNXG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f04885/32.png) [@helioNXG](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/helioNXG)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 2:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/northstar-bearing-problem-please-help/43728/1 "2012-10-08T14:37:40Z")

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So I got my northstar for 2 days now and i used it for 5a. I am a bigginer at 5a and i dropped the yoyo for a bunch of times. Now the bearing spins for a really short time and felt like a rusty bearing, any help??? thanks

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**Author:** ![Coffelt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/coffelt/32/1085_2.png) [@Coffelt](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Coffelt)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/northstar-bearing-problem-please-help/43728/2 "2012-10-08T15:02:23Z")

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Open it up and give us an update.

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**Author:** ![DrAwesome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/drawesome/32/1139_2.png) [@DrAwesome](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DrAwesome)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 3:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/northstar-bearing-problem-please-help/43728/3 "2012-10-08T15:55:25Z")

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One way to prevent this, if you aren’t already, practice 5a over carpet or over grass. But for now open it up and tell us about the bearing

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**Author:** ![Aaron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e19adc/32.png) [@Aaron](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Aaron)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2012, 4:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/northstar-bearing-problem-please-help/43728/4 "2012-10-10T04:41:36Z")

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I bet your bearing is locking up

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**Author:** ![Flyndop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a5b964/32.png) [@Flyndop](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Flyndop)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2012, 2:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/northstar-bearing-problem-please-help/43728/5 "2012-10-11T02:58:34Z")

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I have encountered this problem multiple times if it is what I think it is. I call it sticky bearing. It makes a terrible grinding sound and I was worried i would have to buy a new bearing, however I didn’t have the will to buy a new one. Maybe surprisingly it fixed itself, but it took a while. I still don’t know why it happens, but I think it has to do with a ring in the bearing off center. (One of the times I encountered this, it was in hubstacks. It would burn from the friction when I would grab it.). I am sorry but that is pretty much all I can tell you, except that when I tried to fix I broke the bearing just about beyond repair.

Keep Your Spin, Bro