# Stuck spacer and bearing **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [December 8, 2012, 4:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stuck-spacer-and-bearing/46318 "2012-12-08T16:37:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![xmotoby](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/xmotoby/32/1246_2.png) [@xmotoby](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/xmotoby)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2012, 4:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stuck-spacer-and-bearing/46318/1 "2012-12-08T16:37:36Z")
My brother’s PGM’s spacer is stuck to the bearing, so we can’t take just the bearing out. It looks like this when you unscrew it: \_\_\_ Spacer | | bearing [rest of yoyo half] ---
**Author:** ![Shadowz143](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shadowz143/32/952_2.png) [@Shadowz143](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shadowz143)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2012, 5:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stuck-spacer-and-bearing/46318/2 "2012-12-08T17:11:37Z")
If you take a butter knife and wedge it between the spacer and bearing it will come out… Follow this: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/9/1/991c77d1c6c089a65d21b9b197fd78fece27b398.jpeg "YoYoFactory Spacer Removal instructional") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INyRFN49_qc) You can use what he uses in the video too. Just make sure you go around it slowly separating the spacer from the bearing, the spacer will look damaged… Don’t worry, it doesn’t make the yoyo not work. 😃 ---
**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:** [December 8, 2012, 6:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stuck-spacer-and-bearing/46318/3 "2012-12-08T18:17:29Z")
Seems to be a rash of these lately… ---
**Author:** ![Shadowz143](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shadowz143/32/952_2.png) [@Shadowz143](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shadowz143)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2012, 10:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stuck-spacer-and-bearing/46318/4 "2012-12-08T22:36:55Z")
> [@jhb8426](#): > > Seems to be a rash of these lately… Yeah… Some people forget about the search bar. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 1:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stuck-spacer-and-bearing/46318/5 "2012-12-09T01:41:32Z")
They have always fit tight. Unless you need to, don’t take it apart. Its a compromise we make for performance and we know everyone wont be happy with that but thats why its a compromise. ---
**Author:** ![Bcmaddog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bcmaddog/32/1170_2.png) [@Bcmaddog](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bcmaddog)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stuck-spacer-and-bearing/46318/6 "2012-12-09T18:33:17Z")
This happens to me, i had to buy a new pair ( I didn’t know about spacers ) I use a small flat head screwdriver. ---
**Author:** ![Domin123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@Domin123](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Domin123)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2012, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stuck-spacer-and-bearing/46318/7 "2012-12-13T09:33:32Z")
> [@yoyofactoryben](#): > > They have always fit tight. > > Unless you need to, don’t take it apart. > > Its a compromise we make for performance and we know everyone wont be happy with that but thats why its a compromise. Is the bearing meant to be lubed or cleaned, with the spacers on? ---
**Author:** ![jwil425](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6de8d8/32.png) [@jwil425](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jwil425)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2012, 7:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stuck-spacer-and-bearing/46318/8 "2012-12-18T07:07:57Z")
I bought a protostar a while back and when I took it apart the spacers would always stay in place and it was easy to pop the hearing out. I sold that and recently bought the new protostar with the clear/gold glitter and gold weight ring and when I took it apart both slavers came off with the bearing and I was to worried about causing a vibe so I left it. I just wanted to put a 10 ball in cause plastics are kinda loud. Now im just leaving it though cause like I said I dont want to mess it up. When. It needs a cleaning then im gonna have to though :(… PS stuck spacers or not this new protostar is freaking beautiful. ---
**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:** [December 18, 2012, 10:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stuck-spacer-and-bearing/46318/9 "2012-12-18T22:39:40Z")
> [@Cinimod105](#): > > > [@yoyofactoryben](#): > > > > They have always fit tight. > > > > Unless you need to, don’t take it apart. > > > > Its a compromise we make for performance and we know everyone wont be happy with that but thats why its a compromise. > > Is the bearing meant to be lubed or cleaned, with the spacers on? It’s very difficult to get any lube in the bearing w/the spacers on.