# Bearing shield?
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-shield/43649
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [October 6, 2012, 6:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-shield/43649 "2012-10-06T18:53:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@junkim100](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/junkim100)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2012, 6:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-shield/43649/1 "2012-10-06T18:53:39Z")
Is there difference when using the shield or not?
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### Author:  [@vegabomb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/vegabomb)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2012, 6:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-shield/43649/2 "2012-10-06T18:55:52Z")
Performance? No. There is no difference. The shields are there to keep debris from getting inside the bearing. I have many that have the shields on and many that have them removed. They play the same.
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### Author:  [@Nemyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Nemyo)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2012, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-shield/43649/3 "2012-10-06T20:44:00Z")
You should wash bearings shields removed.
I prefer my beatings without shields
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### Author:  [@anon77222302](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon77222302)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2012, 11:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-shield/43649/4 "2012-10-06T23:52:41Z")
I prefer playing with the shields for that I find it easier to clean,I mean you can put a whole drop of lube instead of using a needle.
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### Author:  [@Shadowz143](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shadowz143)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2012, 1:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-shield/43649/5 "2012-10-07T01:28:12Z")
> [@anon77222302](#):
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> I prefer playing with the shields for that I find it easier to clean,I mean you can put a whole drop of lube instead of using a needle.
Um, lube doesn’t clean. :wink:
Anyway, I prefer no shields, too much hassle to take them off to clean them every time. 🙂
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### Author:  [@yuki\_onitsura](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yuki_onitsura)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2012, 1:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-shield/43649/6 "2012-10-07T01:45:14Z")
Doesn’t seem to make a great deal of difference performance wise. I keep the shields on until something gets stuck inside at which point I remove them and never bother to put them back in. They’re a pain in the backside to remove and an even bigger pain to put back.
Yuki
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### Author:  [@anon77222302](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon77222302)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2012, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-shield/43649/7 "2012-10-07T19:56:42Z")
> [@Shadowz143](#):
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> > [@anon77222302](#):
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> > I prefer playing with the shields for that I find it easier to clean,I mean you can put a whole drop of lube instead of using a needle.
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> Um, lube doesn’t clean. :wink:
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> Anyway, I prefer no shields, too much hassle to take them off to clean them every time. 🙂
Oops sorry I let my self get understood wrong when I said clean I meant lubricating,sorry,but that is my preference.
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### Author:  [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2012, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-shield/43649/8 "2012-10-07T20:16:29Z")
I prefer shields to be on the bearing. I just prefer things that way.
As far as performance, there’s been a few documented cases where some bearings(individual, not brands or lines) have performed better with the shields removed. This is often due to the shield being bent though.
In general, do what you feel is best. Even with the shields in on my kid’s protostar bearing, bits of cut hair(from a barber college) still got all the way into the yoyo and into the shielded bearing. I somehow question how effective the shields are at keeping crud out at times.
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### Author:  [@SteveB327](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SteveB327)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2012, 9:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-shield/43649/9 "2012-10-07T21:26:20Z")
I always take the shields off my bearings it make it a lot easier to clean and lube. I also feel that it make the bearing less noisy.
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### Author:  [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)
#### Post date: [October 8, 2012, 4:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-shield/43649/10 "2012-10-08T04:33:43Z")
> [@Nemyo](#):
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> I prefer my beatings without shields
I’d rather have a shield, but I guess whatever turns your crank… :wink: