# Why does my speeder kill bearings?!?!?!?
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-does-my-speeder-kill-bearings/15234
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [June 6, 2010, 12:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-does-my-speeder-kill-bearings/15234 "2010-06-06T00:08:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@Johnny\_rocks](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Johnny_rocks)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2010, 12:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-does-my-speeder-kill-bearings/15234/1 "2010-06-06T00:08:18Z")
I put in a brand spanking new YYJ speed bearing in my speeder, and on like the fifth throw of the new bearing’s life it turned responsive. So, i checked the bearing, and it didn’t spin freely at all. So after that i gave it a VERY good cleaning, and it still is felling like it cutting something when ever i spin it. This isn’t the first time this happend, this has been happening ever sense i first got it!
Also, the bearing seat is very very clean. Do any of you have any Idea why this is happening?
Also, do you think i should e-mail yoyojam about this?
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### Author:  [@AwEsOmEnEsS](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AwEsOmEnEsS)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2010, 12:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-does-my-speeder-kill-bearings/15234/2 "2010-06-06T00:11:46Z")
i would definetly e-mail yoyojam
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### Author:  [@staten\_island\_man](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/staten_island_man)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2010, 12:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-does-my-speeder-kill-bearings/15234/3 "2010-06-06T00:34:57Z")
this happened on some of my new yoyos too. i belive yyj got a bad shippment of bearings with defective shields that let things in it. i have tried to email yoyojam and all they say is to clean the bearing. put the bearing near ur ear and listen to it carefully if u hear any sctratching or grinding clean it again and email yoyojam concerning a defective bearing
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### Author:  [@Johnny\_rocks](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Johnny_rocks)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2010, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-does-my-speeder-kill-bearings/15234/4 "2010-06-06T13:12:37Z")
But see, this has happend to all the bearings i put in it, being YYF, or YYJ and it just kills the bearings, And they never work the same!
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### Author:  [@x52](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/x52)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2010, 3:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-does-my-speeder-kill-bearings/15234/5 "2010-06-06T15:53:16Z")
Probably the bearing seat is really tight, and it has some dents or scratches in it, so when you put a bearing in, it’s too much for it and kills it. I really don’'t like Yoyojam for a lot of reasons, and this is juts more, wow.
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### Author:  [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2010, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-does-my-speeder-kill-bearings/15234/6 "2010-06-06T16:03:31Z")
The only thing that can be happening is debris is getting your bearing. There is no way for your speeder to kill a bearing. At all.
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### Author:  [@Johnny\_rocks](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Johnny_rocks)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-does-my-speeder-kill-bearings/15234/7 "2010-06-06T16:08:59Z")
But wouldn’t the debris come out when i cleaned it?
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### Author:  [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2010, 4:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-does-my-speeder-kill-bearings/15234/8 "2010-06-06T16:14:06Z")
Depends. Sometimes it takes a few cleanings and a good blowing out every time.
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### Author:  [@StevenKinder](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/StevenKinder)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2010, 9:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-does-my-speeder-kill-bearings/15234/9 "2010-06-06T21:17:11Z")
there could be loose excess plastic in the bearing seat. i’ve seen this on a few yoyojams recently that were returned. just take some tweezers and a small knife and clean out any plastic that looks like it doesn’t belong
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### Author:  [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2010, 9:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-does-my-speeder-kill-bearings/15234/10 "2010-06-06T21:19:35Z")
Well hello Steven. How is that Dreadnaught? lol Did you ever find another one to do 3a with?
Back to the problem. I have seen that too. Those can be cleaned out and removed from a bearing with air. I totally forgot about that. They are like slivers.