# duncan metal zero help **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [October 31, 2009, 3:50am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-metal-zero-help/7900 "2009-10-31T03:50:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gostop266](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7c8e57/32.png) [@gostop266](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/gostop266)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 3:50am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-metal-zero-help/7900/1 "2009-10-31T03:50:41Z")
hi so my friend gave me his metal zero to mod and stuff, but i can’t make it unresponsive. i cleaned bearing well, took out a friction sticker, still doesn’t work! help? ---
**Author:** ![polloyoyo12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dec6dc/32.png) [@polloyoyo12](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/polloyoyo12)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 3:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-metal-zero-help/7900/2 "2009-10-31T03:55:40Z")
the only thing that i know that can make it unresponsive is silicone recess ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 4:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-metal-zero-help/7900/3 "2009-10-31T04:12:35Z")
Well then you need to reclean the bearing. That is the only thing that will make a yoyo unresponsive. I have a Zero that has both duncan stickers in it and its unresponsive. ---
**Author:** ![gostop266](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7c8e57/32.png) [@gostop266](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/gostop266)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 4:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-metal-zero-help/7900/4 "2009-10-31T04:16:36Z")
> [@icthus](#): > > Well then you need to reclean the bearing. That is the only thing that will make a yoyo unresponsive. I have a Zero that has both duncan stickers in it and its unresponsive. ok but i cleaned it today ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 4:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-metal-zero-help/7900/5 "2009-10-31T04:33:17Z")
describe how you cleaned it. ---
**Author:** ![gostop266](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7c8e57/32.png) [@gostop266](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/gostop266)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 4:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-metal-zero-help/7900/6 "2009-10-31T04:46:28Z")
I took the shields off, filled a cup that can be sealed with mineral spirits, and put unshielded bearing in, sealed , then shook. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 5:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-metal-zero-help/7900/7 "2009-10-31T05:04:51Z")
Did you blow it out afterwards? ---
**Author:** ![gostop266](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7c8e57/32.png) [@gostop266](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/gostop266)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 5:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-metal-zero-help/7900/8 "2009-10-31T05:13:14Z")
yup ---
**Author:** ![EvanB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/90ced4/32.png) [@EvanB](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/EvanB)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 7:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-metal-zero-help/7900/9 "2009-11-01T19:50:48Z")
> [@gostop266](#): > > yup Play it for a while, should break in. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 12:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-metal-zero-help/7900/10 "2009-11-03T00:06:27Z")
Do that too.