# Maintenance free bearings?

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/maintenance-free-bearings/74974>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [June 2, 2015, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/maintenance-free-bearings/74974 "2015-06-02T15:23:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![kirby620](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kirby620/32/7955_2.png) [@kirby620](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kirby620)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/maintenance-free-bearings/74974/1 "2015-06-02T15:23:13Z")

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I hate having to clean and lube my bearings :P, so what are some bearings that don’t need cleaning/lubing??

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**Author:** ![NightKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c68b51/32.png) [@NightKnight](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/NightKnight)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 4:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/maintenance-free-bearings/74974/2 "2015-06-02T16:09:21Z")

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If I’m not mistaken, gold CTXs, NSKs, and NSK DSBs don’t need lube. Just be sure not to get any residue and dirt into the bearing. I’ve had an NSK in my Gradient for almost a year, and despite not lubing it, it is still dead quiet, long-spinning and smooth.

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**Author:** ![aznnboyaZ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/aznnboyaz/32/651830_2.png) [@aznnboyaZ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/aznnboyaZ)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 4:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/maintenance-free-bearings/74974/3 "2015-06-02T16:12:41Z")

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I always just use either Trifecta, Grooved, Koncave, or CT’s and i just soak em in acetone, and run them dry and I never touch them again after the first soak.  
I never need to.  
Then again this coming from the person, who used a kitty string for 3 years without changing it xD

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**Author:** ![\_RTD\_alecto](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/_rtd_alecto/32/1336_2.png) [@\_RTD\_alecto](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/_RTD_alecto)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2015, 4:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/maintenance-free-bearings/74974/4 "2015-06-02T16:14:21Z")

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> [@UmeNagisa](#):
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> I always just use either Trifecta, Grooved, Koncave, or CT’s and i just soak em in acetone, and run them dry and I never touch them again after the first soak.  
> I never need to.  
> Then again this coming from the person, who used a kitty string for 3 years without changing it xD

thats the way to do it folks… ive done the same thing for awhile now.. i never lube my bearings, i just buy new ones if my old ones go out.

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**Author:** ![kyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/df705f/32.png) [@kyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kyo)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2015, 4:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/maintenance-free-bearings/74974/5 "2015-06-04T04:25:14Z")

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No bearings we use ‘require’ maintenance…

I use my yoyo bearings as is… I don’t clean them, lube them, etc… they last years and years.

I’ve got bearings I’ve been using consistently since 1998, still run great.

Kyle

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**Author:** ![Joeybob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecc23a/32.png) [@Joeybob](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Joeybob)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2015, 4:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/maintenance-free-bearings/74974/6 "2015-06-04T04:45:24Z")

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I know pretty much every guide says that when you clean your bearings you need to take off the shields and well that is mostly true in order to clean them there’s a reason bearings have shields.