# "Bonkers Over Bearings" Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Unrelated Discussion\ **Created:** [August 24, 2013, 3:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bonkers-over-bearings-thread/58345 "2013-08-24T03:11:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ColtonC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3da27b/32.png) [@ColtonC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ColtonC)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 3:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bonkers-over-bearings-thread/58345/1 "2013-08-24T03:11:39Z")
Does anybody else have an immense amount of struggle keeping your bearing in top performance? If so, comment on what you did to help! ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 3:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bonkers-over-bearings-thread/58345/2 "2013-08-24T03:20:01Z")
I think people obsessively obsess about bearings. Put 'em in and forget 'em. ---
**Author:** ![CaliBuddha](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/calibuddha/32/156_2.png) [@CaliBuddha](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CaliBuddha)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 3:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bonkers-over-bearings-thread/58345/3 "2013-08-24T03:21:58Z")
I love trying different bearings when I get the chance. It seems most of them play differently, albeit ever so slightly. But, I really never mess with them. If they are about to die I will attempt to revive them. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2013, 3:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bonkers-over-bearings-thread/58345/4 "2013-08-24T03:38:17Z")
> [@jhb8426](#): > > I think people obsessively obsess about bearings. Put 'em in and forget 'em. I am ALWAYS having bearing troubles. I only obsess over them because d’aint working. If I could put’em in and forget’em, I would. And I have bearings that I DO just forget about. But I cannot play with a responsive or loud yoyo! So to the OP: bearings drive me bonkers. I don’t WANT to be obsessing over them, and in fact as soon as a bearing needs maintenance (mainly for responsiveness… a drop of oil cures the noise) I just get frustrated. That’s not a fun part of the hobby for me! I wouldn’t say I care about “top” performance… I would say that I care about them not being responsive or screeching. :wink: That’s work enough! ---
**Author:** ![PlasticWhip](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/plasticwhip/32/896_2.png) [@PlasticWhip](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PlasticWhip)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 3:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bonkers-over-bearings-thread/58345/5 "2013-08-24T03:47:03Z")
My OD 10 balls are very pesky. ---
**Author:** ![theTopo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thetopo/32/1065_2.png) [@theTopo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/theTopo)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 5:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bonkers-over-bearings-thread/58345/6 "2013-08-24T05:26:59Z")
When I first started I was pretty obsessive. Now I don’t worry about them much. Some of them do get loud but they rarely get responsive. ---
**Author:** ![Snafu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/snafu/32/1399_2.png) [@Snafu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Snafu)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 5:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bonkers-over-bearings-thread/58345/7 "2013-08-24T05:37:39Z")
I’m indifferent it seems, my bearings are more of a collectors item lol, I have t A ton of spares and well I definitely don’t like a few types as they are loud and problematic so I just let it spin out as it should, when they get loud swap them out (I am currently a huge fan of the GenYo bearing.) then I’ll clean the problematic bearing and put it in the box for my next round of swap outs. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2013, 6:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bonkers-over-bearings-thread/58345/8 "2013-08-24T06:59:29Z")
I only worry about them if I hear a change in sound when they are spinning. Simply clean em and pop them back in. As for purchasing new bearings, I tend to stick with CTs and CYXs. Love em and aren’t too expensive. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 7:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bonkers-over-bearings-thread/58345/9 "2013-08-24T07:22:37Z")
When I get time, I’ll go deal with the new bearings I get. I’ll clean them and then Dry Play treat them. I have plenty of spare bearings that have been treated and are good to go. Otherwise, I just wait until a bearing gives me a reason to need attention and then I deal with it. If I’m feeling a yoyo could benefit from a different bearing, I’ll mess around with bearings. ---
**Author:** ![nardcopter](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nardcopter/32/1335_2.png) [@nardcopter](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nardcopter)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 3:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bonkers-over-bearings-thread/58345/10 "2013-08-24T15:25:32Z")
I play whatever bearing is in the yoyo until it plays responsive. Clean it, maybe some lube depending on the bearing, pop back in. I used to have major troubles, but now it’s fairly easy, and most of these are just YYF spec or CTs.