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[jhb8426 (Resident Curmudgeon)]

I think you can find an answer here:

Useful modification & maintenance guides -- clean, repair, tune, fix yoyos

This list is an attempt to clean up the mods and maintenance section and to make more information easier to find for new and veteran modders alike. Bearings How to Clean Your Bearing How to Clean Rusty Bearings Bearing Cleaning: Paper Slip Method Paper cleaning method for bearings How to Deshield a Bearing Lube - What Can I Use To Lube My Yoyo How do I fix a suddenly responsive bearing? Common Yoyo Bearing Sizes Alternative bearing removal method How to remove a stuck bearing - using …

Actually, there’s lots of other useful stuff there, and here:

Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance