Any tips on a stuck bearing? Seat is so tight it shaved off the metal on the bearing seat. I gotta clean the bearing but it is way too stuck for a bearing tool and even pliers.
Leave it in the freezer for a while and try it again
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How long, like 20 minutes?
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Probably an hour or so at least
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I’ve done some sketchy stuff with a vice before. Clamp the bearing, put the tool on, small hammer against tool, popped out.
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Be careful not to take a chip out of the seat cup (I’ve done that before😞)
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Freezer is a great tool. It works for halves that are stuck too.
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I second this. In extreme situations it has helped get the stuck bearing off. Need to go through and caliper the inner diameter of some different brands of large bearings, because I had some sticking in a topyo mojo. Slight variations in the inner diameter can lead to frustratingly stuck on bearings if not careful.
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The freezer trick worked guys so thanks! Took some elbow grease but yes I’m going to probably change out the bearing when I can. I’m gonna assume a flat bearing will solve it because it has a center track in it
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It’s a shame I’ve had a few yoyos do this to me already. All of them have some pretty wrecked bearing seats now but never had one stuck like this. Got it back to playing good
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I’ve had some old punches in the shop to use in the manner of the multi tool. Found some for sizes of the a-size and c-size bearings. Made too many mistakes using pliers.
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I used the pliers for like 5 minutes before I decided it was too sketchy
