# Bearings... suck?

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**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [May 8, 2010, 7:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-suck/14189 "2010-05-08T07:25:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![cameron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/cameron/32/307_2.png) [@cameron](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cameron)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2010, 7:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-suck/14189/1 "2010-05-08T07:25:40Z")

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I just recently got my Hatrick replaced on Tuesday by Ernie, I think I shot the bearing a few minutes ago… I was yoyoing and all the sudden it got real loud and I took it apart I sounded like the balls were rattling and it was very slow and responsive. So I lube it a little with YYJ Thin and the sound sort of goes away but still responsive so I clean it then put a little bit of lube in and it’s responsive so I try and play it in and BAM the sound is back and it is super responsive.

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**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2010, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-suck/14189/2 "2010-05-08T12:26:04Z")

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Did you ding your yoyo on anything hard?  
Since you just got it I’d send ernie a message about it. He’s such a great guy that he will probably send you another bearing.

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**Author:** ![cameron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/cameron/32/307_2.png) [@cameron](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cameron)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2010, 3:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-suck/14189/3 "2010-05-08T15:19:38Z")

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> [@Icthus](#):
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> Did you ding your yoyo on anything hard?  
> Since you just got it I’d send ernie a message about it. He’s such a great guy that he will probably send you another bearing.

Lol it is still mint and he gave me a spare when I got it replaced, I don’t need a new bearing it was just kind of weird

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**Author:** ![Samad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/samad/32/19_2.png) [@Samad](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Samad)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2010, 4:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-suck/14189/4 "2010-05-08T16:34:05Z")

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Clean it again, and this time, put a larger drop of thin lube in the bearing. It may be responsive, but you’ll just have to break it in again.  
Whenever my AIGR bearings get too loud, I just thin lube them again. They don’t play too well dry, so be sure to lube them regularly.

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**Author:** ![cameron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/cameron/32/307_2.png) [@cameron](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cameron)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2010, 10:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearings-suck/14189/5 "2010-05-08T22:43:25Z")

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> [@Samad](#):
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> Clean it again, and this time, put a larger drop of thin lube in the bearing. It may be responsive, but you’ll just have to break it in again.  
> Whenever my AIGR bearings get too loud, I just thin lube them again. They don’t play too well dry, so be sure to lube them regularly.

I noticed that a while back thats why I bought my lube. Im using the replacement but I’ll clean it and lube it and break it in.