# Bearing crackling sounds

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-crackling-sounds/7372>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [October 12, 2009, 5:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-crackling-sounds/7372 "2009-10-12T05:02:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Reflex](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/reflex/32/235_2.png) [@Reflex](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Reflex)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2009, 5:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-crackling-sounds/7372/1 "2009-10-12T05:02:42Z")

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A little while ago I just put in my KK bearing, and my DM is making crackling sounds when I throw it and it’s extremely noisy. Does this happen normally when you put in a new bearing? Does this mean it just needs to be broken in?

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**Author:** ![jyo97](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3be4f8/32.png) [@jyo97](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jyo97)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2009, 5:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-crackling-sounds/7372/2 "2009-10-12T05:32:14Z")

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this happened to me a while ago and i got worried too, but i started playing with it still and playing and eventually it got better  
so if i were you i couldn’t worry about it

jyo97

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**Author:** ![Paolo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Paolo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Paolo)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2009, 5:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-crackling-sounds/7372/3 "2009-10-12T05:53:16Z")

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You can either lube it, or run it dry.

Runing dry means it will be noisy, and die faster. I reccomend lubing and breaking in.

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**Author:** ![Apetrunk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/apetrunk/32/148_2.png) [@Apetrunk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apetrunk)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2009, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-crackling-sounds/7372/4 "2009-10-12T13:09:09Z")

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Check to make sure both shields are still in. Mine did this, then I realized one of the shields had fallen out.