# Cypher becoming responsive

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cypher-becoming-responsive/70605>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [November 7, 2014, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cypher-becoming-responsive/70605 "2014-11-07T20:24:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![rds526](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rds526/32/1558_2.png) [@rds526](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rds526)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2014, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cypher-becoming-responsive/70605/1 "2014-11-07T20:24:49Z")

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My cypher is becoming responsive and idk what to do. I tried lubing it but it didn’t help much and id rather not clean it. I will if that’s the only option

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**Author:** ![CaliBuddha](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/calibuddha/32/156_2.png) [@CaliBuddha](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CaliBuddha)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2014, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cypher-becoming-responsive/70605/2 "2014-11-07T20:39:52Z")

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Something is either in your bearing or you’re putting too much lube in it. The solution for both is to clean it. If you must add lube, you only need to add a pin-point-sized drop of THIN lube into the bearing.

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**Author:** ![That-one-kid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@That-one-kid](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/That-one-kid)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2014, 9:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cypher-becoming-responsive/70605/3 "2014-11-07T21:00:45Z")

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Yeah try cleaning it. Too much lube will cause it to become responsive, and I only use lube when my bearings are becoming particularly noisy. Also if cleaning it doesn’t work you need a new bearing.

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/3/7/937f648de7186d19f6be67730e7db005ac926bd9.jpeg "Clean Skateboard & Longboard Bearings CORRECTLY") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEkAeVVivK8)

theres a good video on cleaning

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**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:** [November 7, 2014, 11:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cypher-becoming-responsive/70605/4 "2014-11-07T23:00:06Z")

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Ya needs ta clean da bearing and lightly lube it.