# separating protostar bearing and spacers
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/separating-protostar-bearing-and-spacers/24545
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance
**Created:** [March 10, 2011, 2:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/separating-protostar-bearing-and-spacers/24545 "2011-03-10T14:39:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@MUFFINxPRIM3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MUFFINxPRIM3)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2011, 2:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/separating-protostar-bearing-and-spacers/24545/1 "2011-03-10T14:39:42Z")
I got my protostar a month ago and the bearing just doesnt come out and its time for a good cleaning. Help me!
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### Author:  [@moezus840](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/moezus840)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2011, 3:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/separating-protostar-bearing-and-spacers/24545/2 "2011-03-10T15:07:48Z")
you need to use pliers
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### Author:  [@ItzChris](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ItzChris)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2011, 1:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/separating-protostar-bearing-and-spacers/24545/3 "2011-03-11T01:38:24Z")
Use pliers. If not, purchase a YYF Bearing Removal Tool.
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### Author:  [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2011, 2:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/separating-protostar-bearing-and-spacers/24545/4 "2011-03-11T02:05:07Z")
don’t get the bearing removal tool. it won’t help you at all. Use this video.
YYF won’t steer you wrong on their own product.
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INyRFN49_qc)
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### Author:  [@1A1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/1A1)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2011, 6:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/separating-protostar-bearing-and-spacers/24545/5 "2011-03-12T18:58:30Z")
my protostar has a center track bearing (of course) and i need to clean it really badly. if i try to take it off there are two metal discs on each side making it impossible to take of the sheilds and therfore impossible to clean. does anyone know how to remove these discs? please help
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### Author:  [@dingo54](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dingo54)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2011, 7:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/separating-protostar-bearing-and-spacers/24545/6 "2011-03-12T19:03:49Z")
they r called c clips just take a small safety pin and push it under one end of the c clip and pop up it should pop right off dont loose it and the shield should pop right off do this to both sides
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### Author:  [@Yummy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yummy)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2011, 7:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/separating-protostar-bearing-and-spacers/24545/7 "2011-03-12T19:10:05Z")
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INyRFN49_qc)
Although, I must note that you do less damage to the spacers if you use a pocket knife.
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### Author:  [@agentone001](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/agentone001)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2011, 8:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/separating-protostar-bearing-and-spacers/24545/8 "2011-03-12T20:32:06Z")
Yeah I would recommend using a pocket knife, or a butter knife