Hello,
I remembear hearing that you don´t have to lube ceramic bearings.
Is that true?
That is correct.
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tbf you don’t have to lube any bearings, esp unresponsive ones
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Yeah, I’ve actually stopped trying to lube them. Even if I put the smallest spec of lube it makes them responsive for more time than I’d like. I tested it out one time and played the yoyo for months and it never broke in… maybe it’s the lube I’m using but I prefer to just keep my bearings dry. Only bearings I lube now are responsive bearings. Bearings are cheap enough, I’ve been playing pretty hardcore for a year now and I haven’t had a bearing go bad due to lack of lube yet and if/when that does happen, I’ll just replace them. I have more bearings than I’ll likely ever need and still I find myself wanting to buy more… it’s a problem I have.
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What kind of lube are you using? Just bc I’m curious
FWIW I had this experience with V4M, but to be fair I was playing outside and it was below 40 degrees. The whole yo-yo was seized together until it warmed up.
I hate getting froze up.
I mix the yotricks lube down 50/50 with acetone. And then spin em with pressurised air so it’s near dry.
That stops mine seizing up now that it’s freezing in the UK.
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I usually just skip it. I only tried because the yo-yo was big, with thin walls and thus particularly noisy.
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You had lube not break in for months? Was the yoyo in the cold that entire time? Months just seemed like a very long time and I was curious.
I am team lube for sure bc I prefer them quieter. idc what other people do with their gear tho tbh and for OP, I did also hear that ceramic bearings shouldn’t be lubed but haven’t tried any ceramic bearings.
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Not months in my case. It was unresponsive within a few minutes, but responsive again way sooner than w/o any lubrication.
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jensen kimmit and charles haycock learn to me
one drop of olive oil or mct oil
i do this to all bearing for 5+ year
all bearings quiet permanently
olive take a week to break in, but will be dead silent and unresponsive for many year to come. mct oil is instant but 10% louder
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