# changed bearings today

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/changed-bearings-today/20360>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [October 26, 2010, 9:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/changed-bearings-today/20360 "2010-10-26T09:12:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![SocksWthSandals](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@SocksWthSandals](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SocksWthSandals)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 9:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/changed-bearings-today/20360/1 "2010-10-26T09:12:04Z")

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so today i received 2 terrapin x wing chrome bearings today. i put one in my protostar and the other in my modfather fhz. i mostly just threw my protostar. the center trac bearing is tough to get out of the protostar. but the terrapin bearing i thought was amazing. it deffinetly helped me see how i was throwing and what to do differently if the string wasnt centered. and the spin time was incredible. however the bearing got really loud! like cant play with it at night or it will wake everyone up at night loud. but i think im going to have a terrapin bearing in every yoyo i get. i just enjoy the way it plays a lot!

i dont post a lot on this site, i mostly like to just read and learn from what people post. so i thought id finally post some thoughts and things i did.

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**Author:** ![Badd2bone85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9d8465/32.png) [@Badd2bone85](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Badd2bone85)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 9:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/changed-bearings-today/20360/2 "2010-10-26T09:20:23Z")

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Lube it, it will quiet down

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**Author:** ![SocksWthSandals](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@SocksWthSandals](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SocksWthSandals)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 9:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/changed-bearings-today/20360/3 "2010-10-26T09:21:06Z")

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wont that shorten the spin time though?

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**Author:** ![djbcide](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/djbcide/32/638_2.png) [@djbcide](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/djbcide)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/changed-bearings-today/20360/4 "2010-10-26T09:40:57Z")

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You should NOT lube it.  
It is recommended you blow it out or clean the bearing in distilled water.  
Those are instructions from John the guy who makes them.

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**Author:** ![SocksWthSandals](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@SocksWthSandals](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SocksWthSandals)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 9:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/changed-bearings-today/20360/5 "2010-10-26T09:45:03Z")

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thats what i thought. how long should i soak it in distilled water for?