# Bearing cleaning

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-cleaning/36758>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [April 12, 2012, 3:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-cleaning/36758 "2012-04-12T03:17:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![masonshoe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/masonshoe/32/50820_2.png) [@masonshoe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/masonshoe)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 3:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-cleaning/36758/1 "2012-04-12T03:17:42Z")

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So I didn’t I have any mineral spirits so I used carburetor cleaner which works really good right is there anything bad that might happen?

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**Author:** ![skitrz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/skitrz/32/849_2.png) [@skitrz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skitrz)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 3:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-cleaning/36758/2 "2012-04-12T03:21:50Z")

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Well we don’t usually recommend carb cleaner for safety reasons but it shouldn’t hurt your bearing at all.

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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:** [April 12, 2012, 7:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-cleaning/36758/3 "2012-04-12T07:40:36Z")

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> [@masonshoe](#):
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> So I didn’t I have any mineral spirits so I used carburetor cleaner which works really good right is there anything bad that might happen?

No, you just should use extra compressed air to blow it out.