# Capless problem **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [December 28, 2012, 6:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/capless-problem/47255 "2012-12-28T18:24:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Upjohn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Upjohn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Upjohn)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2012, 6:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/capless-problem/47255/1 "2012-12-28T18:24:20Z")
Okay I have been a lurker for a long time so this is going to be my first post. I just bought the capless from c3. After playing for a minute or two, it started to get louder(the bearing). I thought that it was just breaking in put it kept getting louder. It sounded like it was grinding, so I stopped playing and took it apart. The bearing requires force to move, and it is 5 minutes old. I contacted c3, but wondering other people’s opinions on what to do moving forward. Any help is always useful Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Upjohn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Upjohn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Upjohn)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2012, 6:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/capless-problem/47255/2 "2012-12-28T18:24:22Z")
Okay I have been a lurker for a long time so this is going to be my first post. I just bought the capless from c3. After playing for a minute or two, it started to get louder(the bearing). I thought that it was just breaking in put it kept getting louder. It sounded like it was grinding, so I stopped playing and took it apart. The bearing requires force to move, and it is 5 minutes old. I contacted c3, but wondering other people’s opinions on what to do moving forward. Any help is always useful Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Schnayke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@Schnayke](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Schnayke)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2012, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/capless-problem/47255/3 "2012-12-28T18:36:08Z")
just put in another bearing if you have one. you can open up the bearing by removing the sheilds if it has any on it. at that point you can look into it and see what is blocking the balls or maybe a broken piece. If you see nothing, then go through a bearing cleaning process and Do what ever you do after you clean a bearing to prep it the way you like it and then see if it works. If it doesn’t work then I would say you got a broken bearing, they are not super common but it happens from time to time. ---
**Author:** ![Jake\_Elliott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@Jake\_Elliott](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jake_Elliott)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2012, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/capless-problem/47255/4 "2012-12-28T18:36:26Z")
Clean the bearing. Sometimes bearings get dust in them right after you open the box. It’s no big deal, mostly just bad luck. Just clean the bearing and you’ll be fine. ---
**Author:** ![Upjohn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Upjohn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Upjohn)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2012, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/capless-problem/47255/5 "2012-12-28T18:40:50Z")
Okay thanks. Crazy how brand new this yoyo is and I have to clean it already ---
**Author:** ![chriscollins14](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/chriscollins14/32/1026_2.png) [@chriscollins14](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/chriscollins14)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2012, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/capless-problem/47255/6 "2012-12-28T18:59:05Z")
> [@Upjohn](#): > > Okay thanks. Crazy how brand new this yoyo is and I have to clean it already Clean the bearing and then complain. ---
**Author:** ![Upjohn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Upjohn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Upjohn)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2012, 7:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/capless-problem/47255/7 "2012-12-28T19:04:27Z")
I am not complaining. I never had this happen to me since the yoyo is this new. Thank you very much for your extremely helpful post. ---
**Author:** ![chriscollins14](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/chriscollins14/32/1026_2.png) [@chriscollins14](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/chriscollins14)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2012, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/capless-problem/47255/8 "2012-12-28T19:05:50Z")
> [@Upjohn](#): > > I am not complaining. I never had this happen to me since the yoyo is this new. Thank you very much for your extremely helpful post. well i bet you’ll end up cleaning it… ---
**Author:** ![Jake\_Elliott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@Jake\_Elliott](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jake_Elliott)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2012, 7:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/capless-problem/47255/9 "2012-12-28T19:11:58Z")
> [@Upjohn](#): > > Okay thanks. Crazy how brand new this yoyo is and I have to clean it already It more has to do with the bearing, rather than the yoyo. Trust me, c3 makes incredible products and don’t skip out on quality. Really, it’s just bad luck. I got a cascade for Christmas, and on the first throw the bearing started to grind. No big deal, just cleaned it out and now the bearing is just fine. ---
**Author:** ![TacSpeed](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/tacspeed/32/1286_2.png) [@TacSpeed](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TacSpeed)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2012, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/capless-problem/47255/10 "2012-12-28T19:18:14Z")
how do you even clean a bearing? do you go to a yo-yo factory? what about oiling it? and is grinding bad? cause my yo yo does it too a little, ---
**Author:** ![Jake\_Elliott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@Jake\_Elliott](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jake_Elliott)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2012, 7:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/capless-problem/47255/11 "2012-12-28T19:30:18Z")
Guide to cleaning your bearing: [How to clean your yoyo bearing](http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,871.0.html) A thread that you should bookmark right now: [List of useful modification and maintenance guides](http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,17792.0.html) ---
**Author:** ![RGTproyoyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rgtproyoyo/32/7936_2.png) [@RGTproyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/RGTproyoyo)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2012, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/capless-problem/47255/12 "2012-12-28T19:34:01Z")
Here’s a link to the video that fought me how to clean bearings. Watch carefully! [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/7/0/f/70f0b4f2109c47493829fb1ebcd4b2cdafe2b436.jpeg "YoYoSam Tutorial: How To Clean Your Yo-Yo Bearing") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A38tW6ZCSFk) Here’s a video from my old YouTube channel showing how to do it. [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/1/f/f1f411667ca54ddfc574718394f1cef8fe8ff9a1.jpeg "How To Clean Your Yoyo Bearing") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W8_qfeZaD8) Hope these help! ---
**Author:** ![Big\_Yoyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/big_yoyo/32/1032_2.png) [@Big\_Yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Big_Yoyo)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2012, 1:14am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/capless-problem/47255/13 "2012-12-29T01:14:36Z")
> [@TacSpeed](#): > > how do you even clean a bearing? do you go to a yo-yo factory? what about oiling it? and is grinding bad? cause my yo yo does it too a little, Lol, check out the links Jake posted, that’s all the info you will need ---
**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:** [December 29, 2012, 4:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/capless-problem/47255/14 "2012-12-29T04:55:53Z")
> [@RGTproyoyo](#): > > Here’s a link to the video that fought me how to clean bearings. Watch carefully! Yeah, I fight cleaning bearings every day. :wink: ---
**Author:** ![chriscollins14](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/chriscollins14/32/1026_2.png) [@chriscollins14](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/chriscollins14)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2012, 4:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/capless-problem/47255/15 "2012-12-29T04:59:13Z")
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