# Bearing Responsiveness **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [October 18, 2015, 6:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-responsiveness/77451 "2015-10-18T18:19:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Connorspears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecae2f/32.png) [@Connorspears](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Connorspears)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2015, 6:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-responsiveness/77451/1 "2015-10-18T18:19:55Z")
I just cleaned my bearing and added half a drop of lube. As always, it plays responsive and requires break in time. I threw for 30 minutes straight and it was still playing VERY responsive. (Slight tug and it comes right back). A friend told me to do 25 gyro flops. I did those and it seemed the same. And ideas to help break in this lube and get my Fools Gold Avalanche playing unresponsive again? ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2015, 8:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-responsiveness/77451/2 "2015-10-18T20:05:11Z")
Clean it and don’t lube it. Otherwise just play it until it breaks in. Playing for 30 minutes is probably not enough. ---
**Author:** ![Mikers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@Mikers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mikers)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2015, 11:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-responsiveness/77451/3 "2015-10-18T23:35:12Z")
Sounds like you put more lube in than you needed. When we say a “drop”, what we mean is you basically just coat the end of a needle/pin then touch the balls in the bearing. A real drop from the bottle is way too much for most people in most cases. Easy to add more, gotta re-clean to get it out.