# lube or no lube

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lube-or-no-lube/20566>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [November 2, 2010, 5:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lube-or-no-lube/20566 "2010-11-02T05:31:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![SocksWthSandals](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@SocksWthSandals](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SocksWthSandals)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 5:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lube-or-no-lube/20566/1 "2010-11-02T05:31:39Z")

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just wanted to know who likes to lube their bearings and who leaves them the way they are.

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**Author:** ![jrodriguez](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jrodriguez/32/7914_2.png) [@jrodriguez](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jrodriguez)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 8:14am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lube-or-no-lube/20566/2 "2010-11-02T08:14:08Z")

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For the yoyos I have setup up unresponsive, I put a single drop of thin lube after cleaning. For the yoyos I have set up to play responsive, I put a big glob of thick lube.

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**Author:** ![SocksWthSandals](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@SocksWthSandals](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SocksWthSandals)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lube-or-no-lube/20566/3 "2010-11-02T09:31:34Z")

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i put a small drop of thin lube in a center trac and hated how much shorter sleep time i had. but loved how quiet it became. i like my terrapin bearings now. john who makes them says not to lube them

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**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 9:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lube-or-no-lube/20566/4 "2010-11-02T21:57:11Z")

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I’ve tried not lubing my bearings with nothing but failure.  
I’ve been doing this for a looong time and will never leave a yoyo dry again.

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**Author:** ![Paolo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Paolo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Paolo)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 10:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lube-or-no-lube/20566/5 "2010-11-02T22:15:08Z")

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I only lube mine if they’re about to get shot. They normally act weird, so I can tell. Other than that, I leave them dry.

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**Author:** ![Ariq\_PGM\_2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e19adc/32.png) [@Ariq\_PGM\_2](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ariq_PGM_2)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 11:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lube-or-no-lube/20566/6 "2010-11-03T11:59:50Z")

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Is this true if you don’t put lube on a kk bearing, it will lock up?

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**Author:** ![XminusmikeX](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/xminusmikex/32/294_2.png) [@XminusmikeX](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/XminusmikeX)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 12:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lube-or-no-lube/20566/7 "2010-11-03T12:07:48Z")

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It depends. There are some I play dry and some I lube very lightly. For the most part I play mine dry but clean them frequently to keep them from locking up.