# Adding Thin Lube

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/adding-thin-lube/9637>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [December 28, 2009, 5:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/adding-thin-lube/9637 "2009-12-28T17:23:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![hotshotsmit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hotshotsmit/32/317_2.png) [@hotshotsmit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hotshotsmit)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 5:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/adding-thin-lube/9637/1 "2009-12-28T17:23:11Z")

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how do I add thin lube to my 888x.

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**Author:** ![Yummy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yummy/32/14065_2.png) [@Yummy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yummy)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 5:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/adding-thin-lube/9637/2 "2009-12-28T17:26:57Z")

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You put a couple drops in the bearing.

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**Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 5:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/adding-thin-lube/9637/3 "2009-12-28T17:42:13Z")

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I added the thin lube to my DM first to see if it worked and it made it a lot quieter but not unresponsive.

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**Author:** ![Mage1342](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mage1342/32/75_2.png) [@Mage1342](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mage1342)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/adding-thin-lube/9637/4 "2009-12-28T17:45:34Z")

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You can add too much thin lube. I would recommend putting a drop on a needle and touch a ball in the bearing. This should be enough thin lube for it.

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**Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/adding-thin-lube/9637/5 "2009-12-28T17:51:15Z")

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how do I get to the ball in the bearing

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**Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/adding-thin-lube/9637/6 "2009-12-28T18:00:06Z")

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[This.](http://yoyowiki.org/wiki/Cleaning_a_Bearing#4._Remove_the_shields)

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**Post date:** [December 28, 2009, 7:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/adding-thin-lube/9637/7 "2009-12-28T19:16:57Z")

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i cant get the rings off

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**Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 2:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/adding-thin-lube/9637/8 "2009-12-29T02:40:48Z")

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are you talking about the c-clips or the shields? if you got the c-clips off and the shields are still on just tap the bearing on your hand.

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**Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 8:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/adding-thin-lube/9637/9 "2009-12-29T20:02:31Z")

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i dont think i have c clips cuz i dont see them.

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**Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 9:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/adding-thin-lube/9637/10 "2009-12-29T21:11:50Z")

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Yes you do. Otherwise the shields would just fall out.

I would recommend just putting a drop on the side. Works just fine and you don’t have to deshield at all.

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**Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/adding-thin-lube/9637/11 "2009-12-29T21:20:45Z")

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Some bearings don’t have c-clips. The ones I know of are SPYY bearings and Raider bearings. Those you have to pry the shields off. As far as I know the 888x comes with a SPEC bearing which has c-clips. They are just tricky to see.

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**Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 11:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/adding-thin-lube/9637/12 "2009-12-29T23:57:55Z")

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> [@Yummy](#):
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> Some bearings don’t have c-clips. The ones I know of are SPYY bearings and Raider bearings. Those you have to pry the shields off. As far as I know the 888x comes with a SPEC bearing which has c-clips. They are just tricky to see.

Don’t those just have the round ones that you can’t take off?