# YYF Northstar Bearing

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**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [March 24, 2012, 2:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyf-northstar-bearing/36148 "2012-03-24T02:24:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tdogg1525](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@Tdogg1525](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Tdogg1525)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2012, 2:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyf-northstar-bearing/36148/1 "2012-03-24T02:24:38Z")

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How do you get the thing on top of the bearing out of the way on the Northstar?

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**Author:** ![fellavader](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fellavader/32/905_2.png) [@fellavader](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fellavader)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2012, 2:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyf-northstar-bearing/36148/2 "2012-03-24T02:34:49Z")

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You have to pry the spacer off some people I have heard can put a tack in there and just wiggle it off. I used a better knife to get in between and was able to make a little space. Be carful and don’t force it.

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**Author:** ![zigzag97](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ec8ea/32.png) [@zigzag97](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zigzag97)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2012, 2:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyf-northstar-bearing/36148/3 "2012-03-24T02:35:47Z")

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[www.youtube.com/watch?v=INyRFN49\_qc](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INyRFN49_qc)  
How to remove spacers from the bearing

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**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:** [March 24, 2012, 4:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyf-northstar-bearing/36148/4 "2012-03-24T04:47:42Z")

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> [@fellavader](#):
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> You have to pry the spacer off some people I have heard can put a tack in there and just wiggle it off. I used a better knife to get in between and was able to make a little space. Be carful and don’t force it.

Better than what?? :wink:

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**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2012, 5:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyf-northstar-bearing/36148/5 "2012-03-24T05:52:23Z")

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> [@jhb8426](#):
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> > [@fellavader](#):
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> > You have to pry the spacer off some people I have heard can put a tack in there and just wiggle it off. I used a better knife to get in between and was able to make a little space. Be carful and don’t force it.
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> Better than what?? :wink:

Standard Marine Corp issue bayonet?

(mine could use some sharpening)