# Dead Replay **URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dead-replay/314781 **Category:** Yo-Yo Reviews **Created:** [February 4, 2020, 12:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dead-replay/314781 "2020-02-04T00:11:12Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 23
### Author: ![daboross](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/daboross/32/72798_2.png) [@daboross](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/daboross) #### Post date: [February 5, 2020, 11:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dead-replay/314781/23 "2020-02-05T23:21:46Z")
If you can get your hands on the necessary things to clean a bearing and feel comfortable doing that, I’d recommend it. Here’s a post on traditional bearing cleaning methods: [How to Clean Your YoYo Bearing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-clean-your-yoyo-bearing/867). And here’s a post on the paper bearing cleaning method, which you could do instead of or in addition to the above: [On bearings and the paper cleaning method: - #15 by A\_Soviet\_Locust](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/on-bearings-and-the-paper-cleaning-method/21432/15). > [@Apple](#): > > Does anyone know if dead strings change the speed of the throw, or in any way damage the yoyo like response pads or something? I don’t know if it affects the speed per se, but it can definitely change the feel of a yoyo for the worse. If you can exchange the string for a new one, then that’s definitely a good idea to try. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dead-replay/314781)._