# load bearing 

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/load-bearing/75983>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [July 25, 2015, 8:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/load-bearing/75983 "2015-07-25T08:53:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Mandiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mandiz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mandiz)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2015, 8:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/load-bearing/75983/1 "2015-07-25T08:53:18Z")

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why is my bearing so load? how can a make it be not as load does this mean it needs to be lubed?

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**Author:** ![mysteriousyoyoer\_par](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@mysteriousyoyoer\_par](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mysteriousyoyoer_par)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2015, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/load-bearing/75983/2 "2015-07-25T09:07:36Z")

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I think you mean loud? Yes lube it lightly less then a drop.

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**Author:** ![FullthrottleFRS](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fullthrottlefrs/32/1551_2.png) [@FullthrottleFRS](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/FullthrottleFRS)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2015, 10:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/load-bearing/75983/3 "2015-07-25T10:04:27Z")

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Clean it first, with some sort of solvent. Acetone, mineral spirits, denatured alcohol, lighter fluid. Then lightly lube, less than a  
drop.

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**Author:** ![ThinkH2o](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ba0ec/32.png) [@ThinkH2o](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ThinkH2o)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2015, 1:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/load-bearing/75983/4 "2015-07-26T01:01:24Z")

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Also after cleaning it in a solvent you should make sure you dry it out before putting in the lube

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**Author:** ![AngryGumball](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/angrygumball/32/683872_2.png) [@AngryGumball](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AngryGumball)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2015, 4:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/load-bearing/75983/5 "2015-07-26T04:13:49Z")

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Further adding on, after giving it the solvent bath, I stick them on the tip of a pencil and spin til no more solvent is spraying out. Flip over flick again. While on pencil tip I do a tiny drop and flick a few times to let the lube spread before putting it back in the yoyo.

If you over lube it, you’ll end up doing what I did and get a response pad coming loose…in my case, my Gnarwhal began making weird “farty” noises as the string rubbed the pad. Lube breaks down the adhesive and made the response pads act funny as the lube oozed out of the unshielded bearing.

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**Author:** ![ThinkH2o](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ba0ec/32.png) [@ThinkH2o](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ThinkH2o)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2015, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/load-bearing/75983/6 "2015-07-26T20:12:51Z")

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To much lube…

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**Author:** ![England1414](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/57b2e6/32.png) [@England1414](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/England1414)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2015, 4:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/load-bearing/75983/7 "2015-08-01T16:04:10Z")

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I saw this post and I was thinking it would be something about a stress analysis test of a yo-yo 😃