# Yoyo tilting/leaning?

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-tilting-leaning/75991>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [July 25, 2015, 4:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-tilting-leaning/75991 "2015-07-25T16:12:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Connorspears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecae2f/32.png) [@Connorspears](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Connorspears)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2015, 4:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-tilting-leaning/75991/1 "2015-07-25T16:12:18Z")

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After buying a CLYW Chief, I switched out the bearing for a center trac bearing. I was quickly disappointed when I found the yoyo leaning and tilting. If I throw a straight sleeper and watch the yoyo, I can see it slowly turn counterclockwise. It also occasionally leans to the side. This is really bugging me. Please help! Thanks

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**Author:** ![yoyoboy224](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f14d63/32.png) [@yoyoboy224](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoboy224)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2015, 4:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-tilting-leaning/75991/2 "2015-07-25T16:13:32Z")

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That’s just what all yoyos do 😛 A KK might help a bit.

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**Author:** ![Connorspears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecae2f/32.png) [@Connorspears](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Connorspears)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2015, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-tilting-leaning/75991/3 "2015-07-25T16:59:11Z")

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no i don’t think you understand. once i throw it, after maybe 20 seconds the yoyo has turned an entire 360

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**Author:** ![yoyoboy224](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f14d63/32.png) [@yoyoboy224](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoboy224)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2015, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-tilting-leaning/75991/4 "2015-07-25T17:08:34Z")

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> [@Connorspears](#):
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> no i don’t think you understand. once i throw it, after maybe 20 seconds the yoyo has turned an entire 360

Then your bearing’s screwed 😛 Give it a good clean and if that doesn’t work you should get a new bearing.

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**Author:** ![rizki\_yoist](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rizki_yoist/32/7925_2.png) [@rizki\_yoist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rizki_yoist)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2015, 8:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-tilting-leaning/75991/5 "2015-07-25T20:50:21Z")

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It’s very normal, that’s called precession. It happens when the string is not completely in the middle causing one side of the yoyo to be “heavier”, thus precession. It shouldn’t affect tricks like at all, because when you play it normally you should be able to balance the yoyo keeping it from precessing around.