# Help with CTX bearing maintenance? **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [January 31, 2014, 11:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-ctx-bearing-maintenance/63457 "2014-01-31T23:32:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![neongauge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@neongauge](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/neongauge)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 11:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-ctx-bearing-maintenance/63457/1 "2014-01-31T23:32:58Z")
I purchased a ctx bearing along with my c3 token, and when I first got it it didn’t seem to spin very long or all that smoothly (at all), but I assumed it just needed to be broken in. It played quite well after I had broken it in, and never really checked on it at all for a few weeks. However all of a sudden about a month since I bought it, it got very loud and rough feeling, and slightly responsive. So naturally I took my yoyo apart and saw that the bearing was gunked up or something. So I soaked the bearing in pure acetone for about ten mins, shook it around, just generally juggle-wiggled it. Took the bearing out, spun on a pencil, shook it really fast and let it dry for a few mins. I spun it around again and it was barely any better than it was before I cleaned it. ie: spun for about 1-2 seconds and was really unsmooth. I repeated the process like five fricken times to no avail. Help me. I don’t want to by another bearing. ---
**Author:** ![jbritter3](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jbritter3/32/1265_2.png) [@jbritter3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jbritter3)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 11:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-ctx-bearing-maintenance/63457/2 "2014-01-31T23:45:18Z")
did you lube it before you spun it on a pencil? have you tried using compressed air to blow out any chunks? ---
**Author:** ![neongauge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@neongauge](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/neongauge)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 11:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-ctx-bearing-maintenance/63457/3 "2014-01-31T23:50:08Z")
No to both of those. ---
**Author:** ![jbritter3](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jbritter3/32/1265_2.png) [@jbritter3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jbritter3)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 11:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-ctx-bearing-maintenance/63457/4 "2014-01-31T23:53:57Z")
hmm if you didn’t lube it and its still not spinning well… I’m not sure what to say other than to try compressed air and see how that goes. ---
**Author:** ![neongauge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@neongauge](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/neongauge)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 11:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-ctx-bearing-maintenance/63457/5 "2014-01-31T23:58:29Z")
Alright ill try that out. ---
**Author:** ![jbritter3](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jbritter3/32/1265_2.png) [@jbritter3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jbritter3)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2014, 12:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-ctx-bearing-maintenance/63457/6 "2014-02-01T00:18:50Z")
If it doesn’t work out I have some spare CTs and a CTX I could sell ya for a good price. ---
**Author:** ![neongauge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@neongauge](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/neongauge)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 7:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-ctx-bearing-maintenance/63457/7 "2014-02-02T07:21:36Z")
What’s the difference between the two anyways? > [@jbritter3](#): > > If it doesn’t work out I have some spare CTs and a CTX I could sell ya for a good price. ---
**Author:** ![jbritter3](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jbritter3/32/1265_2.png) [@jbritter3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jbritter3)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 2:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-ctx-bearing-maintenance/63457/8 "2014-02-03T02:28:10Z")
> [@neongauge](#): > > What’s the difference between the two anyways? The ctx is ten balls without shields the ct is 8 balls with shields. Ctx is smoother and quieter.