# Bearings bearings bearings **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [February 27, 2015, 11:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-bearings-bearings/72986 "2015-02-27T11:02:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![GregP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregp/32/1192_2.png) [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2015, 3:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-bearings-bearings/72986/41 "2015-03-04T03:40:15Z")
znin: I had a Token, too. I will relent on this one. That Token was really tough to deal with. I don’t think the aluminum was even 6061… it was some sort of soft stuff, and it really WAS tough to deal with that short axle. But still, I never stripped mine. :wink: And most people complaining don’t have a Token or I would have taken note and told them to be extra careful with that one! ---
**Author:** ![YoYoExpertGarrett](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoexpertgarrett/32/1543_2.png) [@YoYoExpertGarrett](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoExpertGarrett)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2015, 2:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-bearings-bearings/72986/42 "2015-03-04T14:59:01Z")
My Token is still in fine shape although we have had a few returned with stripped axles. I’m usually able to fix the majority of them with a larger axle - YoYoJam Axle 5/6 or CLYW Long Axle will work perfectly when cut down to size. ---
**Author:** ![znin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/znin/32/1279_2.png) [@znin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/znin)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2015, 4:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-bearings-bearings/72986/43 "2015-03-04T16:51:49Z")
> [@YoYoExpert Garrett](#): > > My Token is still in fine shape although we have had a few returned with stripped axles. I’m usually able to fix the majority of them with a larger axle - YoYoJam Axle 5/6 or CLYW Long Axle will work perfectly when cut down to size. I might have to try buying a spare CLYW axle and cutting it down, sounds like that would work. ---
**Author:** ![xmotoby](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/xmotoby/32/1246_2.png) [@xmotoby](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/xmotoby)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2015, 5:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-bearings-bearings/72986/44 "2015-03-04T17:34:57Z")
About bearings, I pretty much just leave therm alone. Heck, to be honest, I don’t really even part attention to what bearings in my yoyo (unless its a kk or something like that) when my bearings do get noisy though, I put a small drop off yyj thin lube. My brother’s had a supernova for over two years. He unscrews it really often to untie knots, never had a problem with striping the yoyo ---
**Author:** ![Yo-YoPro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yo-yopro/32/7952_2.png) [@Yo-YoPro](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yo-YoPro)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 3:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-bearings-bearings/72986/45 "2015-03-05T03:42:14Z")
So the 2 camps say: Yes, I clean often. No, I never mess with the bearing at all. \*As the world turns. ---
**Author:** ![GregP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregp/32/1192_2.png) [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 3:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-bearings-bearings/72986/46 "2015-03-05T03:53:38Z")
Nah. The “cleaning” camp only seems that way when you see too many of those posts in a week. What we REALLY say is “We clean bearings as needed.” I’m thrilled when I can go weeks or even months without cleaning. ---
**Author:** ![Yo-YoPro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yo-yopro/32/7952_2.png) [@Yo-YoPro](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yo-YoPro)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 3:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-bearings-bearings/72986/47 "2015-03-05T03:56:03Z")
Thats true too, I don’t like to clean it more than I have to because doing it the right way is a lot of work. [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-bearings-bearings/72986.md?page=2)