# Bearing trouble (kind of) **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [May 10, 2011, 12:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-trouble-kind-of/26206 "2011-05-10T00:03:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![guitaryo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/guitaryo/32/830_2.png) [@guitaryo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/guitaryo)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 12:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-trouble-kind-of/26206/1 "2011-05-10T00:03:31Z")
I just got my clareview station wooly marmot today ;D and it is the best yoyo I have ever played with. All of a sudden when I was playing with it, the bearing got super loud. It plays exactly the same, except for the noise of the bearing. I think I’ve heard about other people with this problem, and that it is only the bearing breaking in. Is this true? ---
**Author:** ![Rika-chan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rika-chan/32/767_2.png) [@Rika-chan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rika-chan)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 12:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-trouble-kind-of/26206/2 "2011-05-10T00:04:06Z")
yes ---
**Author:** ![bunsoy1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@bunsoy1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bunsoy1)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 12:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-trouble-kind-of/26206/3 "2011-05-10T00:21:24Z")
I like having a loud bearing; people turn to look at me… but if you don’t like it just add a drop of lube. ---
**Author:** ![skeletonboy333](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@skeletonboy333](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skeletonboy333)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 1:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-trouble-kind-of/26206/4 "2011-05-10T01:02:21Z")
It’s normal but if it’s itensivley loud and high pitch, you can lube it correctly. ---
**Author:** ![guitaryo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/guitaryo/32/830_2.png) [@guitaryo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/guitaryo)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 1:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-trouble-kind-of/26206/5 "2011-05-10T01:34:02Z")
I haven’t had good experiences with lubing my yoyos, so I don’t care about the noise. Other than bearing life, it doesn’t matter if i don’t lube it, right? ---
**Author:** ![nobody](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nobody/32/845_2.png) [@nobody](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nobody)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 1:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-trouble-kind-of/26206/6 "2011-05-10T01:40:29Z")
Don’t lube then the break in process will have to restart, throw a lot and the noise will disappear. ---
**Author:** ![skeletonboy333](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@skeletonboy333](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skeletonboy333)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 2:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-trouble-kind-of/26206/7 "2011-05-10T02:54:30Z")
The bearing will wear out or freeze up faster if you don’t lube it. If you lube it correctly and break it in (takes around 1-2 days), then it’ll be dead unresponsive, maybe smoother, and protect your bearing from wearing out too soon. But dry is fine too, but doesn’t spin “longer” than broken in lubed bearings as some people may think that way. ---
**Author:** ![Rika-chan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rika-chan/32/767_2.png) [@Rika-chan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rika-chan)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-trouble-kind-of/26206/8 "2011-05-10T12:15:18Z")
i keep my bearings lubed cuz of school. ---
**Author:** ![nobody](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nobody/32/845_2.png) [@nobody](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nobody)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 11:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-trouble-kind-of/26206/9 "2011-05-10T23:48:39Z")
If it comes dry it will spin longer (what do you think mercury bearings are) and if played dry the bearing will last for years and who keeps the same bearing for that long anyways. ---
**Author:** ![skeletonboy333](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@skeletonboy333](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skeletonboy333)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 11:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-trouble-kind-of/26206/10 "2011-05-10T23:52:31Z")
> [@nobody](#): > > If it comes dry it will spin longer (what do you think mercory bearings are) and if played dry the bearing will last for years and who keeps the same bearing for that long anyways. A lubed bearing that is broken in doesn’t spin much shorter than a dry bearing if there’s even a difference at all. ---
**Author:** ![nobody](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nobody/32/845_2.png) [@nobody](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nobody)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 11:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-trouble-kind-of/26206/11 "2011-05-10T23:59:02Z")
> [@skeletonboy333](#): > > > [@nobody](#): > > > > If it comes dry it will spin longer (what do you think mercory bearings are) and if played dry the bearing will last for years and who keeps the same bearing for that long anyways. > > A lubed bearing that is broken in doesn’t spin much shorter than a dry bearing if there’s even a difference at all. If that’s true then what’s the point of mercury bearings? And bearings come the way they are for a reason. But if you must lube it put some on a pin and touch it to one of the balls or the crack in between the sheild and the part that goes on the seat. ---
**Author:** ![skeletonboy333](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@skeletonboy333](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skeletonboy333)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 1:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-trouble-kind-of/26206/12 "2011-05-11T01:37:54Z")
Yeah, I guess the bearings that are supposed to run dry are fine, but I’m just scared that people might think that having a lubed bearing means that the yoyon wont sleep as long and that lube is bad. ---
**Author:** ![nobody](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nobody/32/845_2.png) [@nobody](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nobody)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 11:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-trouble-kind-of/26206/13 "2011-05-11T23:25:49Z")
I’m scared of lube because i over lubed a bearing a long time a go and even after i cleaned it it is just not the same, this was before I knew of the pin method of course.