# Spacers Eat My Squirrel's String
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spacers-eat-my-squirrels-string/5032
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [August 5, 2009, 2:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spacers-eat-my-squirrels-string/5032 "2009-08-05T02:40:27Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@NickDano](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/NickDano)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2009, 2:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spacers-eat-my-squirrels-string/5032/1 "2009-08-05T02:40:27Z")
Today, I was playing with my Flying Squirrel, practicing my breakaways…
Until it went shooting back at me punishing my right hand with great force. (Its unresponsive)
So I unscrewed my squizzle and I found out that the string was caught between the bearing and the spacer.
Immediately I went to yoyoexpert and searched for other threads that was investigating this problem.
I read on one thread that people had problems with slippage mainly on Mosquitoes, Squizzles, and the Mini freehand keychains.
A person said that the spacers weren’t machined right and the gap between the bearing and the spacers were too wide, so that the string can enter the gap.
(sorry for the massive explaining)
Will buying the Duncan Ball Bearing Kit fix this problem by replacing the messed up spacers with new ones?
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### Author:  [@EvanB](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/EvanB)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2009, 2:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spacers-eat-my-squirrels-string/5032/2 "2009-08-05T02:43:05Z")
Sooo… You think the spacers are machined wrong?
If it hasn’t happened before and you’ve had it a while, it was probably just a mess-up. Make sure to tighten the gap all the way, and give it a little extra to prevent slippage again.
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### Author:  [@NickDano](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/NickDano)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2009, 2:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spacers-eat-my-squirrels-string/5032/3 "2009-08-05T02:46:33Z")
Ever since the problem occurred, it kept on happening.
Yes, I tightened the gap as much as it wouldn’t break the yoyo, it still happens.
Maybe this will help, look at the last post:
> **[String is slipping off bearing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,2470.0.html)**
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> I know two people who are having this problem. One has a Mosquito and the other has a Flying Squirrel (which is a pretty cool little yo-yo). The problem they are having is that their stings are slipping off their bearings and getting stuck between...
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### Author:  [@EvanB](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/EvanB)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2009, 2:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spacers-eat-my-squirrels-string/5032/4 "2009-08-05T02:52:30Z")
> [@NickDano](#):
>
> Ever since the problem occurred, it kept on happening.
> Yes, I tightened the gap as much as it wouldn’t break the yoyo, it still happens.
> Maybe this will help, look at the last post:
> [http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,2470.0.html](http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,2470.0.html)
As GM user said in that thread, get new spacers, or a KonKave.
OR, You could try to sand the spacers down a little bit, see if that helps. It might make the gap smaller but should minimize slipping.
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### Author:  [@NickDano](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/NickDano)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2009, 2:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spacers-eat-my-squirrels-string/5032/5 "2009-08-05T02:55:01Z")
> [@Evan](#):
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> > [@NickDano](#):
> >
> > Ever since the problem occurred, it kept on happening.
> > Yes, I tightened the gap as much as it wouldn’t break the yoyo, it still happens.
> > Maybe this will help, look at the last post:
> > [String is slipping off bearing - General Yo-Yo - YoYoExpert](http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,2470.0.html)
>
> As GM user said in that thread, get new spacers, or a KonKave.
>
> OR, You could try to sand the spacers down a little bit, see if that helps. It might make the gap smaller but should minimize slipping.
So, should buying the kit fix the problem?
I’m kinda on a budget. xD
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### Author:  [@DarthVaughn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DarthVaughn)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2009, 2:57am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spacers-eat-my-squirrels-string/5032/6 "2009-08-05T02:57:52Z")
The kit might fix it… Its kind of a coin toss, but its prolly a good try. Good luck ;D
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### Author:  [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2009, 2:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spacers-eat-my-squirrels-string/5032/7 "2009-08-05T02:59:37Z")
How long have you had the Squirrel? Did you shave the little starbursts off? If so then there is your problem.
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### Author:  [@NickDano](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/NickDano)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2009, 3:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spacers-eat-my-squirrels-string/5032/8 "2009-08-05T03:04:42Z")
Well, thank you guys, I guess I’ll try getting the kit and take a chance.
No, I didn’t shave the starbursts off.
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### Author:  [@Apetrunk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apetrunk)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2009, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spacers-eat-my-squirrels-string/5032/9 "2009-08-05T15:00:57Z")
I would contact Duncan about it first. They might be able to help you out.