# Cleaning my bearing

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-my-bearing/5380>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [August 14, 2009, 4:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-my-bearing/5380 "2009-08-14T04:51:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2009, 4:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-my-bearing/5380/1 "2009-08-14T04:51:31Z")

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ok guys i got mineral spirits and cleaned my bearing and the bearing like was slow so im like ok well ill add some lube, i add 3 in 1 and it got even slower and now my 888 is more responsive than my siliconed fh0

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**Author:** ![Samad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/samad/32/19_2.png) [@Samad](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Samad)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2009, 5:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-my-bearing/5380/2 "2009-08-14T05:36:05Z")

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Clean it again. This time, dry it out completely, and add a little less lube. You’re not drying it all the way.

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**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2009, 7:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-my-bearing/5380/3 "2009-08-14T07:33:36Z")

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Samad, i used an air compressor to dry it. Cpuld i come over friday sometime and have you show me

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**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2009, 10:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-my-bearing/5380/4 "2009-08-14T22:33:04Z")

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FYI 3-n-1 is considered a thick lube. Get some thin lube. I’ll be comming out with my own lube when I get a run or two of my yoyo’s done. Those little tubes cost more than you think.

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**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2009, 1:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-my-bearing/5380/5 "2009-08-15T01:23:35Z")

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thats what i figured so im gonna reclean it and play it without lube and then use some of my friends