# Bearings keep freezing up! **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [June 19, 2013, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-keep-freezing-up/55302 "2013-06-19T17:00:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-keep-freezing-up/55302/1 "2013-06-19T17:00:44Z")
Hey guys my bearings keep freezing up and stop spinning. Anyway to make it work? ---
**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:** [June 19, 2013, 5:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-keep-freezing-up/55302/2 "2013-06-19T17:01:27Z")
Clean them. If cleaning the doesn’t help, there may be galling or other damage on the inside and you might be due for replacements. But more likely… they need cleaning. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 5:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-keep-freezing-up/55302/3 "2013-06-19T17:57:13Z")
> [@Jaedizzle11](#): > > Hey guys my bearings keep freezing up and stop spinning. Anyway to make it work? Clean them out and see what’s going on. Is this happening with ALL your bearings? If so, the issue is usually a “operator issue”. ---
**Author:** ![TheYoyoDoctor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/theyoyodoctor/32/1395_2.png) [@TheYoyoDoctor](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheYoyoDoctor)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 9:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-keep-freezing-up/55302/4 "2013-06-19T21:46:30Z")
Are you putting anything in your bearing? ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 11:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-keep-freezing-up/55302/5 "2013-06-19T23:15:03Z")
No but I think it got magnetized or too dirty? ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 11:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-keep-freezing-up/55302/6 "2013-06-19T23:15:51Z")
But usually my NEW bearings freeze up ---
**Author:** ![Elluzion](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/elluzion/32/1269_2.png) [@Elluzion](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Elluzion)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 11:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-keep-freezing-up/55302/7 "2013-06-19T23:46:11Z")
This happens with every single center trac, new or used, it will always lock up. Super frustrating cuz i love CTs ---
**Author:** ![rizki\_yoist](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rizki_yoist/32/7925_2.png) [@rizki\_yoist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rizki_yoist)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 6:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-keep-freezing-up/55302/8 "2013-06-24T06:38:16Z")
It’s probably rusted in the inside. Try paper cleaning method. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 7:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-keep-freezing-up/55302/9 "2013-06-24T07:06:49Z")
> [@Jaedizzle11](#): > > No but I think it got magnetized or too dirty? Why do you think it’s getting magnetized? What is your work environment? I mean, there has to be a reason for it getting magnetized, it won’t do this on its own. Too dirty? What is the condition of the environments you play in? I’m inside, outside, humid, arid, filtered, dusty, dirty, hair clippings(barber college) and I’m not having issues. > [@Jaedizzle11](#): > > But usually my NEW bearings freeze up I’m trying to figure out what you could be doing to cause this. It’s not making sense. You’re not lubing. Well, that helps a bit. Clean the bearings out really good, including use the paper slip method. Then clean again. Then report back. SOMETHING has to be going on that we’re not being told. I’ve yet to have a bearing lock up on me. I’ve had unacceptable bearings and bearings that need cleaning immediately, but never any lock-ups. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 11:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-keep-freezing-up/55302/10 "2013-06-24T23:51:53Z")
sometimes a magnet would touch the yoyo ( i had a magnet in my pocket and forgot to take it out when i put my yoyo in my pocket) maybe it gets magnetized??? sometimes they just lock up after i throw it (im looking at you, YYF SPEC BEARING) ??? ??? ???