# How long does it take you break a bearing
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-you-break-a-bearing/47306
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [December 29, 2012, 2:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-you-break-a-bearing/47306 "2012-12-29T14:17:35Z")
**Posts on this page:** 16
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### Author:  [@TheGoldenYoYo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheGoldenYoYo)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2012, 2:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-you-break-a-bearing/47306/1 "2012-12-29T14:17:35Z")
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### Author:  [@anon12742582](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon12742582)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2012, 2:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-you-break-a-bearing/47306/2 "2012-12-29T14:36:09Z")
Depends, for me 1 hour of play
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### Author:  [@abby1371](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/abby1371)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2012, 2:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-you-break-a-bearing/47306/3 "2012-12-29T14:42:43Z")
Depends on how you play and how many times you drop it.
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### Author:  [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2012, 2:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-you-break-a-bearing/47306/4 "2012-12-29T14:47:30Z")
just a few seconds if i use a hammer.
Oh you meant break IN!
just a few hours.
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### Author:  [@abby1371](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/abby1371)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2012, 3:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-you-break-a-bearing/47306/5 "2012-12-29T15:06:34Z")
Oh to break in that depends my legacy 2s bearing took for forever to break in!
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### Author:  [@SuperSnSProductions](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SuperSnSProductions)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2012, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-you-break-a-bearing/47306/6 "2012-12-29T15:16:26Z")
The world may never know.
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### Author:  [@Big\_Yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Big_Yoyo)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2012, 3:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-you-break-a-bearing/47306/7 "2012-12-29T15:54:39Z")
Depends, I say it’s broken in after about a week of good play, or a good 20-30 min on the dremel, with some lubricant inside.
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### Author:  [@Bcmaddog](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bcmaddog)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2012, 5:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-you-break-a-bearing/47306/8 "2012-12-29T17:30:55Z")
I you throw the same one a day or two.
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### Author:  [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2012, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-you-break-a-bearing/47306/9 "2012-12-29T18:34:49Z")
when i started yoyoing it took me 2 hours
now it takes about 13 minutes of continuous play
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### Author:  [@Schnayke](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Schnayke)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2012, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-you-break-a-bearing/47306/10 "2012-12-29T18:43:46Z")
If break in you mean take a fully lubed bearing and play it till it is unresponsive? then a week or two.
If you mean after you have cleaned it, and only added a drop or two of super thin lube, then about an hour or two.
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### Author:  [@PlasticWhip](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PlasticWhip)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2012, 6:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-you-break-a-bearing/47306/11 "2012-12-29T18:47:11Z")
Given a hammer or something else suitable, about 3 seconds.
If you mean breaking in, it usually takes me about an hour or two of play, depending on the bearing.
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### Author:  [@Xore237](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Xore237)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2012, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-you-break-a-bearing/47306/12 "2012-12-29T18:54:21Z")
About half an hour
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### Author:  [@Totalartist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Totalartist)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2012, 12:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-you-break-a-bearing/47306/13 "2012-12-31T00:21:50Z")
Not sure if you are asking:
1. How long does it take a bearing to “break” due to wear and tear (bearing life span)?
2. How long does it take for a bearing to “break” in?
I guess either question would depend on the type of bearing, it’s quality, extent and duration of usage. If you are curious about the “average life span” of a bearing, the first one…good question. I would like to know too. I have not been yo-yoing long enough to find out. :-\
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### Author:  [@TacSpeed](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TacSpeed)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2012, 12:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-you-break-a-bearing/47306/14 "2012-12-31T00:31:56Z")
> [@anon12742582](#):
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> Depends, for me 1 hour of play
Wait… Like… breaking your bearing means it becomes unresponsive? Is that bad? Does that mean you need to get a new one? Cause I’ve been playing for 5 days now and I haven’t changed anything…
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### Author:  [@Schnayke](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Schnayke)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2012, 12:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-you-break-a-bearing/47306/15 "2012-12-31T00:39:33Z")
As far as life span of a bearing, I have bearing in yoyos that still work fine from the late 90’s. a couple with super amounts of play time on them.
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### Author:  [@anon12742582](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon12742582)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2012, 1:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-you-break-a-bearing/47306/16 "2012-12-31T01:07:15Z")
> [@TacSpeed](#):
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> > [@anon12742582](#):
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> > Depends, for me 1 hour of play
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> Wait… Like… breaking your bearing means it becomes unresponsive? Is that bad? Does that mean you need to get a new one? Cause I’ve been playing for 5 days now and I haven’t changed anything…
no like an hour of spinning it also helps the spin it on a pencil.