# Cleaning Bearings **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [May 18, 2009, 5:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-bearings/2470 "2009-05-18T17:23:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![P.G.M.101](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/p.g.m.101/32/73_2.png) [@P.G.M.101](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/P.G.M.101)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 5:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-bearings/2470/1 "2009-05-18T17:23:18Z")
What bearings do you have and what do you clean them in also what should i clean mine in to make them the best as possible i have a yyn bearing, 10 ball bering ,yyj bearing, and a spec bearing ---
**Author:** ![davideyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/davideyo/32/158_2.png) [@davideyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/davideyo)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 5:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-bearings/2470/2 "2009-05-18T17:50:23Z")
i have i yyj bearing and i cleaned it with mineral spirits(piant thiner)and i don’t know if it helped that much, because i had already broken it in. I think when u would want to clean a bearing is when u first get it becuase when they come from the factory they have a whole bunch of lube in them and evan if it’s thin lube a lot of can still slow the bearing down. So basicly what cleaning a bearing does is get all of the lube out so u can put just a tiny bit or none at all in. ---
**Author:** ![Pheenix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pheenix/32/65_2.png) [@Pheenix](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pheenix)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 5:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-bearings/2470/3 "2009-05-18T17:58:13Z")
I believe that if you use your bearings for a very long amount of time, dirt will eventually catch up in your bearing. Then you should clean it. If your bearing starts to play oddly and/or bad, you might consider giving it a clean-and-lube treatment. ---
**Author:** ![Apetrunk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/apetrunk/32/148_2.png) [@Apetrunk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apetrunk)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-bearings/2470/4 "2009-05-18T21:02:15Z")
What I do to clean a bearing is put some Mineral Spirits in a contact case and put the deshielded bearing in there. Then I shake it a little bit and let it sit for about 5 minutes and shake it around again. I do this only for about 10 or 15 minutes and then take it out and use an air compressor and blow on it for about 5 minutes until it’s dry. Then I put a drop of thin lube on a toothpick and put that drop around on the balls then spin it for a little bit to get it worked in. Then you put the shields back on and play =) The reason you do this is to get the old lube and anything else that got lose in there out. This makes it spin longer and last much longer. ---
**Author:** ![Pheenix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pheenix/32/65_2.png) [@Pheenix](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pheenix)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 9:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-bearings/2470/5 "2009-05-18T21:04:49Z")
OOOh I have something to: Add(ment): try to put the mineral spirits in glass. You don’t want to risk any plastic gunk in your bearing. ---
**Author:** ![EvanB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/90ced4/32.png) [@EvanB](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/EvanB)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 9:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-bearings/2470/6 "2009-05-18T21:13:29Z")
I have all stock, never gotten bearing upgrade, I clean them in Mineral Spirits. I use any old glass can or plastic bottles that I don’t care about. ---
**Author:** ![Paolo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Paolo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Paolo)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 10:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-bearings/2470/7 "2009-05-18T22:06:43Z")
I have YYJ stocks,SPECs,10-balls and will get a dorothy(I know hey are out of production,but I can get one),I might also get a kk.I clean them in mineral spirits. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sumna](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sumna/32/157_2.png) [@Sumna](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sumna)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2009, 10:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-bearings/2470/8 "2009-05-18T22:28:32Z")
my main player i have a ceramic KK in which is broken in, never cleaned it. and in the rest of my yoyos i have specs which i dont clean as they are already unresponsive out of the box.