# Cleaning bearing video’s VS real life cleaning bearing

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Regarding the bent shields - take them off and throw them away. Not needed.

Lube - use very little. With the shields off, hit the bearing with the compressed air to remove the excess. Or, don’t lube in the first place.

Cleaning - shields off, dry with compressed air.

Have you checked the videos here: [Useful modification & maintenance guides -- clean, repair, tune, fix yoyos - #17 by yoyojoe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/useful-modification-maintenance-guides-clean-repair-tune-fix-yoyos/16461/17)

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