# Spacer Problems! **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [August 16, 2011, 4:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spacer-problems/29081 "2011-08-16T04:19:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![VinegarEel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/vinegareel/32/872_2.png) [@VinegarEel](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/VinegarEel)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 4:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spacer-problems/29081/1 "2011-08-16T04:19:55Z")
My new Protostar got hair in its bearing and then the spacer got stuck to the bearing! Now it Wont spin! ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 4:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spacer-problems/29081/2 "2011-08-16T04:24:55Z")
go To Yoyofactoryvideo On YouTube. They Show How to get Spacers Off ---
**Author:** ![nobody](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nobody/32/845_2.png) [@nobody](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nobody)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2011, 12:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spacer-problems/29081/3 "2011-08-21T00:46:39Z")
I saw the title and immediatly thought; Protostar! ---
**Author:** ![skeletonboy333](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@skeletonboy333](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skeletonboy333)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2011, 2:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spacer-problems/29081/4 "2011-08-21T02:48:31Z")
Hey bro, calm down. Lets take this one by one. A hair stuck in the bearing can be solved by either plucking it out if possible, or cleaning the bearing. Many tutorials out there on youtube for how. And the spacer stuck on the bearing. Casual thing. Every Protostar has their spacer stuck to it. And again, many videos on youtube how. Use an Exacto knife if you have one, or just something to slip betweent the spacer and the bearing. Then start prying. Don’t go easy on it, it doesn’t matter if the spacer gets scratched, it wont affect play. ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2011, 2:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spacer-problems/29081/5 "2011-08-22T02:44:49Z")
> [@skeletonboy333](#): > > Use an Exacto knife if you have one, or just something to slip betweent the spacer and the bearing. Then start prying. Don’t go easy on it, it doesn’t matter if the spacer gets scratched, it wont affect play. If you pry with an exacto blade you will break it. They are very brittle and break easily. A thumb tack or thicker pin works ok. ---
**Author:** ![skeletonboy333](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@skeletonboy333](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skeletonboy333)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2011, 2:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spacer-problems/29081/6 "2011-08-22T02:56:57Z")
> [@jhb8426](#): > > > [@skeletonboy333](#): > > > > Use an Exacto knife if you have one, or just something to slip betweent the spacer and the bearing. Then start prying. Don’t go easy on it, it doesn’t matter if the spacer gets scratched, it wont affect play. > > If you pry with an exacto blade you will break it. They are very brittle and break easily. A thumb tack or thicker pin works ok. It worked for me and my friends… ---
**Author:** ![skitrz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/skitrz/32/849_2.png) [@skitrz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skitrz)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2011, 3:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spacer-problems/29081/7 "2011-08-22T03:16:54Z")
That’s nice! Doesn’t change the fact that x-acto blades are brittle and can break when prying, they aren’t made for that. However it might prove that the spacer wasn’t stuck all that badly or more likely that dumb luck indeed does exist. ;D ---
**Author:** ![skeletonboy333](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@skeletonboy333](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skeletonboy333)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2011, 4:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spacer-problems/29081/8 "2011-08-22T04:45:45Z")
> [@skitrz](#): > > That’s nice! Doesn’t change the fact that x-acto blades are brittle and can break when prying, they aren’t made for that. However it might prove that the spacer wasn’t stuck all that badly or more likely that dumb luck indeed does exist. ;D Yeah I know, they’re made for gently cutting through paper, like artwork. I also sometimes used box cutter, and that worked too. ---
**Author:** ![nobody](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nobody/32/845_2.png) [@nobody](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nobody)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2011, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spacer-problems/29081/9 "2011-08-22T12:32:50Z")
For my Protostar a thumbtack didn’t work; just messed up the spacer. A Swiss army knife works wonders if used the same way that tyler used the thumbtack. ---
**Author:** ![PlasticWhip](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/plasticwhip/32/896_2.png) [@PlasticWhip](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PlasticWhip)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2011, 12:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spacer-problems/29081/10 "2011-08-22T12:41:01Z")
X-acto knife blades cut deep. I speak from experiance. DON’T CUT YOURSELF!!! ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 4:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spacer-problems/29081/11 "2011-08-23T04:16:11Z")
> [@PlasticWhip](#): > > X-acto knife blades cut deep. But it’s a clean cut. :wink: ---
**Author:** ![PlasticWhip](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/plasticwhip/32/896_2.png) [@PlasticWhip](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PlasticWhip)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spacer-problems/29081/12 "2011-08-23T12:50:13Z")
> [@jhb8426](#): > > > [@PlasticWhip](#): > > > > X-acto knife blades cut deep. > > But it’s a clean cut. :wink: If you sterilize it. They aren’t made for cutting off skin like in The Terminator.