Sorry, this is my last question, I promise I really don't have any more.
Is it normal for a yo-yo to snap back on occasion when tugged above the hand? My Peak plays fine and won't come back if I tug slightly and do not let it fly above my hand, but if I do, it may snap back. Is it possible to fix this? This is also after a cleaning and drying session. The bearing should be okay (should be).
EDIT: The Peak and Marmot bearing work tolerable now, but if I tug and the yo-yo goes above my hand, there is a chance that they may snap back. So, they are semi-responsive. Help for this would be appreciated as well. But everything still goes for the BvsM.
I'm really having trouble with this now; I honestly don't know where to go from here.
So, I guess I should explain what has happened to get everyone up to date: my BvsM has had constant problems with the bearings that have been put in it. The first was the stock, which was traded out for a YYN steel, then a stock bearing from the Peak I have, and finally a AIGR. All these bearings have problems now, as well as the 10-ball in the Peak and the stock bearing in my Marmot. So, the plague has spread.
Here's what has happened and what I've done:
1. Lots of cleaning. All the bearings have been through a mineral spirits bath and where dried pretty extensively. I really can't find anything wrong with the cleaning process since, when I finish cleaning, all the bearings spin incredibly well as long as they were not in a yo-yo.
2. On to the BvsM, I originally thought that the problem was dust, etc. I find I can not say this anymore from the addition of the AIGR bearing into the story. Of all I have used, the AIGR has been the nicest quality (so, yeah, they are quite good bearings
). After cleaning, the AIGR spun really well, however, upon putting it back in the BvsM, it instantly reverted to a bearing that could not spin at all. I am really not exaggerating, within half of a second, the smooth spinning of the bearing changed into the dreaded crackling noisemaker. The spin time was also greatly decreased.
3. On string being used, I can't say that is the problem, since I have the same stuff on my 888, which works really well.
4. And, for playing bearings dry (which I have done for a while, but not had so many problems), that should not be the problem since the same bearings played well when they were brand new and still dry. Also, after cleaning, the shift in the AIGR was almost instant from a very long-spinning, dry bearing to a terribly working bearing. So either it was just at the tip of the iceberg point to dying or there is a problem deeper and more hidden than this. On top of that, I play the bearing in my 888 dry as well and apply the same processes.
5. I should add that the yo-yos I am having trouble with are all new. My oldest metal that I still use daily is the 888. The SPEC in there is at least one year old and has been dry most all of its lifetime.
I'm open to all suggestions! Thank you very much and sorry for the lengthy article. Just want to be sure I tell everyone about what has already been done.
Two questions before I go:
Does a blast in the bearing seat have anything to go with these problems? The yo-yos that I am having trouble with are CLYW's, and they do have blasts around that area. The yo-yo that still plays fine does not (it's an 09 888).
Does compressed air (the stuff in a can) have the ability to throw the brace/ ball bearing into disarray?
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