# Bearing issues

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-issues/56254>\
**Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation\
**Created:** [July 9, 2013, 3:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-issues/56254 "2013-07-09T03:11:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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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:** [July 9, 2013, 3:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-issues/56254/1 "2013-07-09T03:11:59Z")

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So i was playing my cascade and it became responsive. I open up the bearing and found little bits a silicone in the bearing. And also found bits of silicone in the race and such. So the question is, is my bearing is unusable? Do I have to buy a new bearing?

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**Author:** ![jrodriguez](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jrodriguez/32/7914_2.png) [@jrodriguez](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jrodriguez)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2013, 4:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-issues/56254/2 "2013-07-09T04:04:40Z")

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Just give the bearing a cleaning and it should be fine: [How to Clean Your YoYo Bearing - Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance - YoYoExpert](http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,871.0.html)

And here’s an extensive list of maintenance-related stuff: [Useful modification & maintenance guides -- clean, repair, tune, fix yoyos - Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance - YoYoExpert](http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,17792.0.html)