# How to easily lube your bearing after washing it. **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [August 22, 2010, 9:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-easily-lube-your-bearing-after-washing-it/18241 "2010-08-22T21:14:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![Domin123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@Domin123](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Domin123)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 4:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-easily-lube-your-bearing-after-washing-it/18241/5 "2010-08-24T16:25:51Z")
> [@YYF Die Nasty Help](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyf-die-nasty-help/18228/1): > > So, I accidently dropped my Die-Nasty on a hard chair few minutes ago… Picked it up, started to play with it, Responsive & the sound is different. When i spin the bearing with my finger it sounds funny. What happened and how to fix ? Suprisingly there are no dents or marks. > [@YYF Die Nasty Help](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyf-die-nasty-help/18228/6): > > What happened is it probably bent the cage that holds the balls in the bearing. It is allowing the balls to be where they should be sometimes and then one will move and cause it to not spin well. You may need a new bearing. From here, it seems like bearings are rather brittle… --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-easily-lube-your-bearing-after-washing-it/18241)._