# Lube

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lube/47672>\
**Category:** General Yo-Yo\
**Created:** [January 5, 2013, 12:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lube/47672 "2013-01-05T00:26:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![junkim100](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/junkim100/32/268080_2.png) [@junkim100](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/junkim100)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2013, 12:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lube/47672/1 "2013-01-05T00:26:35Z")

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Why do we use lube on yoyos that we can adjust the gap? (Loop 900, unleashed…)  
To make it quiter?

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**Author:** ![Schnayke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@Schnayke](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Schnayke)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2013, 12:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lube/47672/2 "2013-01-05T00:33:25Z")

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To adjust how it plays. As well as too maintain the bearing. Mostly just adjusting how it plays though.

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**Author:** ![throwrw](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/throwrw/32/1118_2.png) [@throwrw](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/throwrw)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2013, 12:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lube/47672/3 "2013-01-05T00:59:21Z")

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for looping yoyos thick lube is used to make/keep it a good amount of responsiveness

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**Author:** ![junkim100](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/junkim100/32/268080_2.png) [@junkim100](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/junkim100)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2013, 1:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lube/47672/4 "2013-01-05T01:06:48Z")

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> [@throwrw](#):
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> for looping yoyos thick lube is used to make/keep it a good amount of responsiveness

but we can adjust it.

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**Author:** ![Yonut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Yonut](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yonut)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2013, 1:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lube/47672/5 "2013-01-05T01:11:14Z")

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> [@junkim100](#):
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> > [@throwrw](#):
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> > for looping yoyos thick lube is used to make/keep it a good amount of responsiveness
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> but we can adjust it.

Adjust it further.

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**Author:** ![annublade09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e95f7d/32.png) [@annublade09](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/annublade09)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2013, 5:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lube/47672/6 "2013-01-05T05:06:06Z")

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Pretty much like everyone else is saying. Lube adjusts the bearings “feel”. It also helps to keep the bearing from chewing itself up with metal on metal.