# How to clean a Dif-e-yo KonKave bearing

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**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [December 20, 2018, 1:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-clean-a-dif-e-yo-konkave-bearing/296440 "2018-12-20T01:12:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 1:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-clean-a-dif-e-yo-konkave-bearing/296440/5 "2018-12-20T01:31:07Z")

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> [@Cleaning advice for exotic bearings?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-advice-for-exotic-bearings/65211):
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> I have spent way too much money on bearings and am continuously amazed by their performance right when I get them or after maybe one cleaning, but many of them severely degrade in spin time after relatively short periods, something like 1 - 15 hours of continuous play, depending. The longest spinning bearings I’ve had are the YYF Gold Centertrac and the NSK Platinum bearings. Both arrive dead quiet and dry spin on a yoyo hub for 20+ seconds. Now I’m lucky to get 10 seconds after cleaning. My Di…

Maybe this helps?

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