# Shielded bearing damaged? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [July 11, 2026, 5:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/shielded-bearing-damaged/448864 "2026-07-11T05:11:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dsch17](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dsch17/32/685819_2.png) [@dsch17](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dsch17)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 5:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/shielded-bearing-damaged/448864/1 "2026-07-11T05:11:47Z")
This is off a yoyo I got secondhand. It’s got a small tear in the bearing shielding, should I just replace it? Will it even affect it? ![20260710_203115](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/b/7/6b71fc105de5becfb15854acc79b59023fbcb634.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Shwa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shwa/32/108351_2.png) [@Shwa](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shwa)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 9:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/shielded-bearing-damaged/448864/2 "2026-07-11T09:30:14Z")
It looks like a silicon shield that the previous owner was removing so the bearing could be cleaned and lubed. Take a small pin and just remove the shielding. You don’t need it. As long as the metal isn’t damaged. If that’s the case, just replace the bearing. ---
**Author:** ![Verus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/verus/32/690880_2.png) [@Verus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Verus)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/shielded-bearing-damaged/448864/3 "2026-07-11T17:02:01Z")
Agreed. If you keep the shield on, given it’s old, it might keep crusting up/deteriorating and clog up the bearing. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![dsch17](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dsch17/32/685819_2.png) [@dsch17](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dsch17)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 5:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/shielded-bearing-damaged/448864/4 "2026-07-11T17:47:15Z")
Thanks guys :+1::+1: ---
**Author:** ![Verus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/verus/32/690880_2.png) [@Verus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Verus)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/shielded-bearing-damaged/448864/5 "2026-07-11T19:00:10Z")
What yoyo is this? ---
**Author:** ![dsch17](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dsch17/32/685819_2.png) [@dsch17](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dsch17)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/shielded-bearing-damaged/448864/6 "2026-07-11T19:37:28Z")
It’s a recess firecracker ---
**Author:** ![mable](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mable/32/194074_2.png) [@mable](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mable)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/shielded-bearing-damaged/448864/7 "2026-07-11T20:12:52Z")
That bearing is intended to be responsive. The rubber shield was just taken off so the bearing could be packed with lube, and the shield was put back on to help keep the lube inside the bearing. If you want it to be unresponsive it’s probably worth buying a new centering size D bearing, instead of bothering to clean the flat. ---
**Author:** ![cowmamba](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/cowmamba/32/270859_2.png) [@cowmamba](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cowmamba)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 3:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/shielded-bearing-damaged/448864/8 "2026-07-13T03:56:09Z")
^ This The original firecracker came with two bearings a narrow responsive rubber shielded one (what you have) and an unresponsive one. Any C sized bearing will work. The 2nd run of Firecrackers were D bearing. It looks like yous is the original C variant.