# Ceramic bearing suddenly slowed down **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [February 15, 2011, 5:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ceramic-bearing-suddenly-slowed-down/23805 "2011-02-15T05:52:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sdc444](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@sdc444](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sdc444)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 5:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ceramic-bearing-suddenly-slowed-down/23805/1 "2011-02-15T05:52:27Z")
Does anyone know why a KonKave Ceramic bearing would suddenly slow down and become responsive? (it’s not a problem with the yoyo, I tested the bearing on a pencil and it was slow) The bearing is not dented, and the bearing slowed down during a simple Matrix… ---
**Author:** ![mlewis38](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mlewis38/32/800_2.png) [@mlewis38](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mlewis38)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 7:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ceramic-bearing-suddenly-slowed-down/23805/2 "2011-02-15T07:11:53Z")
make sure everything is lined up inside…something could jumped off a track inside or mabey something got inside of it. ---
**Author:** ![Yummy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yummy/32/14065_2.png) [@Yummy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yummy)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 8:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ceramic-bearing-suddenly-slowed-down/23805/3 "2011-02-15T20:56:45Z")
Clean it, lube it, and play it. ---
**Author:** ![sdc444](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@sdc444](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sdc444)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 2:14am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ceramic-bearing-suddenly-slowed-down/23805/4 "2011-02-16T02:14:34Z")
So it’s safe to open up a ceramic konkave? Someone told me it wasn’t… ---
**Author:** ![skeletonboy333](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@skeletonboy333](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skeletonboy333)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 3:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ceramic-bearing-suddenly-slowed-down/23805/5 "2011-02-16T03:23:33Z")
wash it and lube it with thin lube. also the resonse system may be stuck in the bearing. it’ll be best to wash it a bit longer. Mod Edit: Please watch language. Thanks. jhb8426 ---
**Author:** ![cheesenewt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c37758/32.png) [@cheesenewt](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cheesenewt)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 3:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ceramic-bearing-suddenly-slowed-down/23805/6 "2011-02-16T03:51:26Z")
> [@skeletonboy333](#): > > wash it \*\*\*\*\* like and lube it with thin lube. also the resonse system may be stuck in the bearing. > > it’ll be best to wash it a bit longer. No cussing please, im not a moderator but someones gotta say it ---
**Author:** ![sdc444](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@sdc444](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sdc444)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2011, 3:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ceramic-bearing-suddenly-slowed-down/23805/7 "2011-02-17T03:38:43Z")
So I opened the bearing up to see what the problem was. Turns out one of the balls broke in half (I can’t find the other half, though). Kind of ticks me off, seeing as I only bought the bearing four months ago… ---
**Author:** ![hoggwild89](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/57b2e6/32.png) [@hoggwild89](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hoggwild89)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2011, 10:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ceramic-bearing-suddenly-slowed-down/23805/8 "2011-02-18T10:04:03Z")
I bet if you email Frank, he will help you out. He’s a real stand up kinda guy. ---
**Author:** ![Preinfalk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/preinfalk/32/551_2.png) [@Preinfalk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Preinfalk)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2011, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ceramic-bearing-suddenly-slowed-down/23805/9 "2011-02-18T20:09:00Z")
well… Yet another reason why there is nothing special about a ceramic bearing. They all work the same as regular bearings 😛 ---
**Author:** ![sdc444](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@sdc444](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sdc444)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2011, 2:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ceramic-bearing-suddenly-slowed-down/23805/10 "2011-02-19T02:18:31Z")
@ Preinfalk They may have problems, but that ceramic bearing definitely spun longer and faster than any steel bearing I’ve used. ---
**Author:** ![hoggwild89](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/57b2e6/32.png) [@hoggwild89](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hoggwild89)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2011, 10:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/ceramic-bearing-suddenly-slowed-down/23805/11 "2011-02-19T22:02:09Z")
> [@Preinfalk](#): > > well… Yet another reason why there is nothing special about a ceramic bearing. They all work the same as regular bearings 😛 Sorry to disagree but in my opinion, myself owning a YYJ, a center trak, a KK and a ceramic KK, the ceramic beats them all hands down. The trick is to clean and lube properly as per Dif-e-yo instructions.