# clean or lubed? **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [March 31, 2011, 5:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clean-or-lubed/25158 "2011-03-31T05:10:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dynikus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dynikus/32/812_2.png) [@dynikus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dynikus)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 5:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clean-or-lubed/25158/1 "2011-03-31T05:10:55Z")
should I clean my steel kk? It came with my phenomizm, so I would still have my ceramic kk not cleaned in case it somehow went wrong. Just wondering what the benefits of cleaning were. ---
**Author:** ![skeletonboy333](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@skeletonboy333](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skeletonboy333)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 5:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clean-or-lubed/25158/2 "2011-03-31T05:33:36Z")
When you clean a bearing, it takes out all the lube: PROS: Spins longer CONS: Screaming Loud Wear out easily Lubed bearing: PROS: Keeps the bearing more safe from wearing out Can sometimes help to be unresponsive CONS: At FIRST, it is responsive At FIRST, it doesn’t spin as long ---
**Author:** ![dynikus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dynikus/32/812_2.png) [@dynikus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dynikus)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 5:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clean-or-lubed/25158/3 "2011-03-31T05:36:15Z")
ah. so I should lube it. thanks. 🙂 ---
**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:** [March 31, 2011, 2:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clean-or-lubed/25158/4 "2011-03-31T14:34:36Z")
Yes - lube lightly.