# Unresponsive yoyo acting responsive (not a bearing issue) **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [December 23, 2025, 1:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unresponsive-yoyo-acting-responsive-not-a-bearing-issue/438119 "2025-12-23T01:27:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![HereLater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/839c29/32.png) [@HereLater](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/HereLater)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2025, 12:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unresponsive-yoyo-acting-responsive-not-a-bearing-issue/438119/21 "2025-12-24T00:20:14Z")
![IMG_20251223_191506617](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/2/8/f/28f554ef5b211755da04d15da46dc8abb44efc97.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![mikeydoe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mikeydoe/32/301589_2.png) [@mikeydoe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mikeydoe)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2025, 1:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unresponsive-yoyo-acting-responsive-not-a-bearing-issue/438119/22 "2025-12-24T01:04:17Z")
Looks fine but it’s hard to tell at that angle. If you have extra pads just replace them, they’re like $0.75 each. Dip a qtip in acohol and go crazy wiping down the bearing seat and bearing post. I know youve already done that but it can only be a handful of things. ---
**Author:** ![SlowThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/slowthrow/32/307451_2.png) [@SlowThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlowThrow)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2025, 1:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unresponsive-yoyo-acting-responsive-not-a-bearing-issue/438119/23 "2025-12-24T01:22:58Z")
Have you tried turning off and back on again? 🧐 ---
**Author:** ![SlowThrow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/slowthrow/32/307451_2.png) [@SlowThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlowThrow)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2025, 1:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unresponsive-yoyo-acting-responsive-not-a-bearing-issue/438119/24 "2025-12-24T01:25:55Z")
Do not do this, acetone melts PC (I meant to make this a quote not a reply) How are you putting your string on? Do you put it over the bearing and then put it back together, or do you loop it around the whole assembled YoYo? ---
**Author:** ![mikeydoe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mikeydoe/32/301589_2.png) [@mikeydoe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mikeydoe)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2025, 2:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unresponsive-yoyo-acting-responsive-not-a-bearing-issue/438119/25 "2025-12-24T02:41:23Z")
Holy smoke good catch Kyle!! Thank you!! I’ve edited my post. I almost owed the guy another yoyo :joy: ---
**Author:** ![Yooo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yooo/32/196320_2.png) [@Yooo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yooo)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2025, 2:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unresponsive-yoyo-acting-responsive-not-a-bearing-issue/438119/26 "2025-12-24T02:48:41Z")
I feel like it got to be the bearing still or maybe the bearing seat needs cleaned with alcohol like mikeydoe said. ---
**Author:** ![NuroVolt7](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nurovolt7/32/671908_2.png) [@NuroVolt7](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/NuroVolt7)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2025, 3:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unresponsive-yoyo-acting-responsive-not-a-bearing-issue/438119/27 "2025-12-24T03:38:04Z")
This is why I use rubbing alcohol. Works well w/o any potential hardware damage ---
**Author:** ![hsb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hsb/32/193274_2.png) [@hsb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hsb)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2025, 4:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unresponsive-yoyo-acting-responsive-not-a-bearing-issue/438119/28 "2025-12-24T04:51:05Z")
I would reach out to the seller at this point. I think you have tried every reasonable remedy. It’s possible that the yo-yo is just defective. ---
**Author:** ![Pun1sh3R](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pun1sh3r/32/193125_2.png) [@Pun1sh3R](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pun1sh3R)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2025, 5:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unresponsive-yoyo-acting-responsive-not-a-bearing-issue/438119/29 "2025-12-24T05:35:27Z")
Just playit responsive. ---
**Author:** ![HereLater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/839c29/32.png) [@HereLater](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/HereLater)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2025, 9:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unresponsive-yoyo-acting-responsive-not-a-bearing-issue/438119/30 "2025-12-24T21:24:34Z")
I’m going to try replacing the response pads. I’ll let everyone know if that fixes the issue. Thank you all for your help. ---
**Author:** ![HereLater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/839c29/32.png) [@HereLater](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/HereLater)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2025, 9:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unresponsive-yoyo-acting-responsive-not-a-bearing-issue/438119/31 "2025-12-31T21:42:51Z")
Solved! It was 100% a response pad issue. When I initially lubed the bearing, I got lube all over the outside of the bearing which must have transferred to the seat and got soaked up by the response pads. After replacing them and throwing as hard as possible, I actually dinged the yoyo against the ceiling when tried tugging it back to the hand! Thank you all for your help in fixing this annoying problem. My yoyo is saved! ---
**Author:** ![mikeydoe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mikeydoe/32/301589_2.png) [@mikeydoe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mikeydoe)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 11:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unresponsive-yoyo-acting-responsive-not-a-bearing-issue/438119/32 "2026-01-14T23:25:28Z")
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