# Added silicone grease to yoyo and now it’s behaving oddly

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/added-silicone-grease-to-yoyo-and-now-it-s-behaving-oddly/371832>\
**Category:** General Yo-Yo\
**Created:** [March 13, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/added-silicone-grease-to-yoyo-and-now-it-s-behaving-oddly/371832 "2023-03-13T15:34:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![GnarlyCharlie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gnarlycharlie/32/279610_2.png) [@GnarlyCharlie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GnarlyCharlie)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/added-silicone-grease-to-yoyo-and-now-it-s-behaving-oddly/371832/1 "2023-03-13T15:34:05Z")

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Basically, my Thing was very slightly starting to lose its snappiness. Not a lot at all, just barely enough to notice. So I figured what the heck I’ll add a little silicone grease to the bearing. But now it’ll do this thing where when I tug up it feels like it slowly catches, loosely winds up a few inches, and then drops back down again. Only seems to happen with lighter throws, if I huck it down it’ll snap back up no problem.

Is this a common occurrence? Maybe I added too much grease and some got on the pads or string? I wiped it all down after but maybe more came out.

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**Author:** ![TheThrowingGnome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thethrowinggnome/32/14231_2.png) [@TheThrowingGnome](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheThrowingGnome)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 3:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/added-silicone-grease-to-yoyo-and-now-it-s-behaving-oddly/371832/2 "2023-03-13T15:53:23Z")

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> [@GnarlyCharlie](#):
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> got on the pads

Sounds like this maybe?

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**Author:** ![p44company](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/p44company/32/253678_2.png) [@p44company](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/p44company)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/added-silicone-grease-to-yoyo-and-now-it-s-behaving-oddly/371832/3 "2023-03-13T17:25:29Z")

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either the pads has started to break in after you throw it for a few times or just lace a new string to get a better response grip.

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**Author:** ![Yospeedracer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yospeedracer/32/164176_2.png) [@Yospeedracer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yospeedracer)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 5:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/added-silicone-grease-to-yoyo-and-now-it-s-behaving-oddly/371832/4 "2023-03-13T17:28:10Z")

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Bearings become responsive with grease in them. The thicker the lube the less it can spin