# Faulty bearing?

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**Created:** [June 17, 2020, 8:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/faulty-bearing/322627 "2020-06-17T20:14:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![MattE](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/matte/32/90162_2.png) [@MattE](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MattE)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 8:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/faulty-bearing/322627/8 "2020-06-17T20:42:32Z")

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I’m sure it’s possible, but I have never tried. Check out this thread:

> [@What Can I Use To Lube My Yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-can-i-use-to-lube-my-yoyo/31171):
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> Don’t have any yoyo lube laying around, try this… Gun lube, fishing reel lube, instrument oil, 3-in-1 all work fine if you don’t have any yoyo lube. YYJ thin lube will not make it more responsive. YYJ thick or yomega brain lube will. fishing reel and gun lube tend to be more like YYJ thin in how they work. Note that you can use YYJ thick or yomega brain lube and still have an unresponsive yoyo if done correctly. You can get the same thing as yomega brain lube at Radio Shack or the hardware s…

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