# Free Hand **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [July 19, 2009, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/free-hand/4434 "2009-07-19T15:31:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/free-hand/4434/1 "2009-07-19T15:31:40Z")
I have silicone recessed a duncan free hand, but the bearing broke and I need to by a new one should I get a konkav. ---
**Author:** ![mattsk8nike](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mattsk8nike/32/213_2.png) [@mattsk8nike](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mattsk8nike)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 3:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/free-hand/4434/2 "2009-07-19T15:51:02Z")
Do you need one? Are your throws straight? Are you willing to spend 15$? ---
**Author:** ![DYonch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bc79bd/32.png) [@DYonch](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DYonch)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 3:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/free-hand/4434/3 "2009-07-19T15:51:14Z")
Its all up to you, but a KonKave will perform better. Have you tried cleaning your bearing? ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 4:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/free-hand/4434/4 "2009-07-19T16:24:50Z")
My throws are straight. Also can you clean a bearing with paint thinner? ---
**Author:** ![Mage1342](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mage1342/32/75_2.png) [@Mage1342](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mage1342)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 4:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/free-hand/4434/5 "2009-07-19T16:30:28Z")
I wouldn’t because Paint Thinner isn’t exactly the purest thing. I would go with mineral spirits. But that’s just me. ---
**Author:** ![DYonch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bc79bd/32.png) [@DYonch](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DYonch)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 4:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/free-hand/4434/6 "2009-07-19T16:45:03Z")
I’d recommend reading this guide… > **[How to Clean Your YoYo Bearing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,871.0.html)** > > How to Clean Your YoYo Bearing! ⚠ WARNING: THE CHEMICALS USED IN THIS PROCESS ARE DANGEROUS. EXPOSURE HAS BEEN LINKED TO SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS. USE THEM ONLY OUTDOORS OR IN A WELL VENTILATED AREA. THESE CHEMICALS ARE HIGHLY FLAMMABLE. IF YOU... ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 3:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/free-hand/4434/7 "2009-07-24T03:11:07Z")
Bump. ---
**Author:** ![Paolo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Paolo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Paolo)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 4:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/free-hand/4434/8 "2009-07-24T04:56:37Z")
> [@lutz1](#): > > Bump. What exacly do you mean by broke? ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 2:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/free-hand/4434/9 "2009-07-24T14:10:58Z")
The bearing does not even spin. Even if I clean it it doesn’t do anything. ---
**Author:** ![Phat\_Mom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e8c25b/32.png) [@Phat\_Mom](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Phat_Mom)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 5:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/free-hand/4434/10 "2009-07-24T17:07:12Z")
That happened 2 my kickside twice and all i did was take the bearing out put it in a small medicen contaner spray some wd-40 in it and let it dit for 8 hours ---
**Author:** ![theyoyoempire](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/theyoyoempire/32/254_2.png) [@theyoyoempire](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/theyoyoempire)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 5:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/free-hand/4434/11 "2009-07-24T17:11:37Z")
wd-40 contains water in it. wd stands for water displacement, and 40 means 40th formula. > **[WD-40](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WD-40)** > > WD-40 is an American brand and the trademark of a penetrating oil manufactured by the WD-40 Company based in San Diego, California. Its formula was invented for the Rocket Chemical Company in 1953, before it became the WD-40 Company. WD-40 became available as a commercial product in 1961. It acts as a lubricant, rust preventive, penetrant and moisture displacer. There are specialized products that perform better than WD-40 in many of these uses, but WD-40's flexibility has given it fame as It ... second paragraph. edit: i think that will just kill your bearing. i did it to mine, and it died a day and a half later. ---
**Author:** ![Samad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/samad/32/19_2.png) [@Samad](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Samad)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/free-hand/4434/12 "2009-07-24T18:00:45Z")
If you do spray i with WD-40 (which I don’t highly recommend) clean it with Mineral Spirits after. It has been known to revive a dead bearing. Just spray it on both sides, let it seep in there, then clean it very well in the Spirits. Make sure all the WD-40 has been cleaned out - Wash the bearing twice even. Then, dry it out very well, and put a lot of lube in the bearing. Its probably going to be responsive, but it could make your bearing work again. ---
**Author:** ![Phat\_Mom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e8c25b/32.png) [@Phat\_Mom](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Phat_Mom)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/free-hand/4434/13 "2009-07-24T18:04:41Z")
yeh it didi make it responsive but it spun for 15 more seconds ---
**Author:** ![yoyomanlance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/59ef9b/32.png) [@yoyomanlance](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyomanlance)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2009, 6:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/free-hand/4434/14 "2009-09-27T06:28:57Z")
wd40 doesnt have water in it, it displaces “gets rid of” water, in something, all it does it get the water out, and put a lubricating film on the object, it is an anti rust/corrosion, if it did have water, any thing u put wd40 on would rust, well any metal ---
**Author:** ![Paolo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Paolo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Paolo)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2009, 6:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/free-hand/4434/15 "2009-09-27T06:35:51Z")
This thread was old, there was no need to bring it back up. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2009, 11:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/free-hand/4434/16 "2009-09-27T23:31:00Z")
I’ve soaked bearings in WD 40 for weeks on end with no ill effects. Its just that you need to lube it after. thats all. Oh and wd 40 does not have water in it. Please tell me what you think water displacement means. Then you will understand.