My 4A bearing seemed originally to be loose, ala it would fall off anytime I unscrewed the throw.
For some reason now, the bearing is stuck. When I screw the throw together the gap is too small for the string to fit in the gap… But if I leave the gap wide enough, the throw is loose as it’s not screwed together.
It seems the bearing has been pushed in, and my usual bearing remover tool is too big for the bearing gap. I’ve tried gripping with pliers, but there isn’t enough of the bearing showing to grip properly.
Update, so I’ve got the bearing out. But when I put it back in, it seems too narrow and when I close the throw the gap is too small. I’m not sure what has happened, as this wasn’t happening before
It looks like you lost the spacer on that side without realizing it, then reassembled. I had this happen once and had to destructively remove the bearing.
Is that a supercell? it uses a D bearing, hence the removal tool not fitting. You will need to find a replacement spacer for that side.
Dense question, I bought a new D bearing from Amazon, but not from a yoyo distributor. Should the bearing free spin when I put it into the throw… At the moment I can’t spin it? I know 1A throws you can still spin the bearing when taken apart.
Can’t work out if it’s maybe over lubed, or just these types of bearings don’t work properly.
If I just hold the centre of the bearing, the outside bit doesn’t spin like other bearings I have.
IMO not strong enough of a solvent. But it can not hurt to try. My fav is lighter fluid. Normally the bearings come with machine grease which is tough to solve.
