# Do you lube your bearings? (For 1A) **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [December 9, 2015, 2:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-you-lube-your-bearings-for-1a/78312 "2015-12-09T14:19:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![gijoey959](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gijoey959/32/7958_2.png) [@gijoey959](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/gijoey959)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2015, 9:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-you-lube-your-bearings-for-1a/78312/21 "2015-12-10T21:55:46Z")
I’m gonna lube my Terrapin ceramic when I get home in a bit, I gotta suffer through a P.O. line first, but now I’m curious if I can quiet down that thing, because I’ve just been dealing with the noise ---
**Author:** ![Dust](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dust/32/83340_2.png) [@Dust](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Dust)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2015, 10:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-you-lube-your-bearings-for-1a/78312/22 "2015-12-10T22:10:14Z")
The secret is acetone. Its noisy as heck without it. After you get you powder on and worked in, got the grit ground down, and then put a fat drop of acetone on the balls, and spin dry. It will seem alot worse at first but gets better and better and better after about a minute or so. That pro tip came from Mr Terrapin himself. BOmb spin time and finally quiet! ---
**Author:** ![kadabrium](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kadabrium/32/1522_2.png) [@kadabrium](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kadabrium)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 12:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-you-lube-your-bearings-for-1a/78312/23 "2015-12-11T00:21:10Z")
> [@yoyodoc](#): > > Just curious… Why didn’t you just mention the name or type of bearing you use to eliminate the need for lubing? a high end design developed in china that costs as much as $5 each. I believe yyf has been negotiating with the manufacturer to use its core specifications on their own cts, so we might see a release in the foreseeable future. there are already various accounts of how the stock bearings in yyfs most recent runs have become ‘different’ ---
**Author:** ![anon5341354](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 12:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-you-lube-your-bearings-for-1a/78312/24 "2015-12-11T00:29:30Z")
I thrash my bearings out dry for weeks. Then I give them a thorough clean and an oil lube. They are super smooth and unresponsive after this treatment. ---
**Author:** ![Dust](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dust/32/83340_2.png) [@Dust](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Dust)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 12:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-you-lube-your-bearings-for-1a/78312/25 "2015-12-11T00:46:09Z")
> [@Dust](#): > > Im making a video this evening to show what I see when I do it. Here ya go! > **[New Video: How I Use Terrapin Dry Lube, and Why](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,88694.0.html)** > > Hope this helps someone out there! That stuff is amazing and I want every who thinks that adding lube slows a bearing down see this and think again. Terrapin has some wizardry going on. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpqvSJsBNwA ---
**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:** [December 11, 2015, 4:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-you-lube-your-bearings-for-1a/78312/26 "2015-12-11T04:13:10Z")
> [@GregP](#): > > But you know, you could ask Frank Difeo his opinion on the matter; he’s more of an expert than me. OK, here’s what Mr. Difeyo sez (short version)… > [@](#): > > Bearing care and maintenance. > CAUTION > If you use bearings completely dry without lube they can eventually get damaged. > Run them dry at your own Risk!! > > Bearings need to be Cleaned and Lubed over time and extended use. > This applies to ceramic bearings as well. For the complete treatise go here: [Dif-e-yo TECH TIPS](http://dif-e-yo.com/Tech%20Tips.htm) [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-you-lube-your-bearings-for-1a/78312.md?page=1)