# How to silent a bearing **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [November 26, 2012, 3:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-silent-a-bearing/45762 "2012-11-26T15:30:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2012, 3:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-silent-a-bearing/45762/1 "2012-11-26T15:30:25Z")
How can you silent a bearing without affecting the overlay play? Here are some things I tried •telling it to shut up, didn’t work •that’s it Please help ---
**Author:** ![GregP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregp/32/1192_2.png) [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2012, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-silent-a-bearing/45762/2 "2012-11-26T15:40:08Z")
Not all bearings CAN be silent, and not all yoyos are silent either. It’s a combination of the two. I don’t own one, but my understanding is that you’d be hard pressed to ever silence a Protostar, for example. If silence is a requirement, about the best you can hope for is to buy a replacement bearing that’s known to be on the quiet side (10-ball from One Drop?) and use a little bit of lube (rather than running dry). Beyond that, there’s no magic. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2012, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-silent-a-bearing/45762/3 "2012-11-26T17:25:39Z")
> [@yopro158](#): > > How can you silent a bearing without affecting the overlay play? > > Here are some things I tried > > •telling it to shut up, didn’t work > •that’s it > > Please help Try actually talking to it. Just kidding. Some bearings are louder than others. Some yoyos act as a natural amplifier for noise. Many plastics do this. A few metals do, but are almost never as bad. The Phenom, one of my favorites, is a bit noisy though. The caps and shape, it sounds like a hollow tin can, but the play is amazing and I can use the sound to determine if it’s time to bind it back or not. You can use this feature to your advantage. A little lube can help, but the odds are usually that it’s the yoyo that’s amplifying the noise due to the material and/or shape of the yoyo. Either invest in earplugs or invest in a different yoyo. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2012, 11:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-silent-a-bearing/45762/4 "2012-11-26T23:07:35Z")
> [@Studio42](#): > > > [@yopro158](#): > > > > How can you silent a bearing without affecting the overlay play? > > > > Here are some things I tried > > > > •telling it to shut up, didn’t work > > •that’s it > > > > Please help > > Try actually talking to it. > > Just kidding. > > Some bearings are louder than others. > > Some yoyos act as a natural amplifier for noise. Many plastics do this. A few metals do, but are almost never as bad. The Phenom, one of my favorites, is a bit noisy though. The caps and shape, it sounds like a hollow tin can, but the play is amazing and I can use the sound to determine if it’s time to bind it back or not. You can use this feature to your advantage. > > A little lube can help, but the odds are usually that it’s the yoyo that’s amplifying the noise due to the material and/or shape of the yoyo. Either invest in earplugs or invest in a different yoyo. Hey Chris, I know about the Phenom you told me through Facebook (I’m Alann, remember?) But my Konkave bearing randomly gets loud then quiets down how can I fix it? ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 2:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-silent-a-bearing/45762/5 "2012-11-27T02:46:07Z")
> [@yopro158](#): > > > [@Studio42](#): > > > > > [@yopro158](#): > > > > > > How can you silent a bearing without affecting the overlay play? > > > > > > Here are some things I tried > > > > > > •telling it to shut up, didn’t work > > > •that’s it > > > > > > Please help > > > > Try actually talking to it. > > > > Just kidding. > > > > Some bearings are louder than others. > > > > Some yoyos act as a natural amplifier for noise. Many plastics do this. A few metals do, but are almost never as bad. The Phenom, one of my favorites, is a bit noisy though. The caps and shape, it sounds like a hollow tin can, but the play is amazing and I can use the sound to determine if it’s time to bind it back or not. You can use this feature to your advantage. > > > > A little lube can help, but the odds are usually that it’s the yoyo that’s amplifying the noise due to the material and/or shape of the yoyo. Either invest in earplugs or invest in a different yoyo. > > Hey Chris, I know about the Phenom you told me through Facebook (I’m Alann, remember?) > > But my Konkave bearing randomly gets loud then quiets down how can I fix it? Ah, now I remember. If it was me, I’d clean the bearing out in mineral spirits, use the paper slip method to clean it, then clean it again in Acetone and Terrapin X treat it. I do have bearings that randomly get louder/quieter. If it doesn’t affect play, I just ignore it and keep playing. I have that issue with lots of different bearings, including One Drops, KK’s, Crucial Grooved, and CBC CenterTracs, just to name a few. I can’t say I have that issue with my 2 Trifectas because I cleaned and treated those and send them off, and right now I’m waiting for those plus 6 others I paid for to come back to me. I won’t see those bearings for a while, I have a big box of goodies those will ship with, so I’m looking at maybe 2 weeks or more before these ship. Why? Other stuff that will be gong in that box needs to be paid for as well. Might as well save on the shipping! ---
**Author:** ![Yonut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Yonut](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yonut)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 5:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-silent-a-bearing/45762/6 "2012-11-27T05:26:11Z")
Pop in a Ten Ball and lube it. That is all I have, some yoyos are just louder than others. Btw, silent isn’t a verb. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 5:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-silent-a-bearing/45762/7 "2012-11-27T05:40:54Z")
> [@Yonut](#): > > Pop in a Ten Ball and lube it. That is all I have, some yoyos are just louder than others. Btw, silent isn’t a verb. Meant silence, i hate auto correct