# Make a size A bearing COMPLETELY silent? **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [March 31, 2014, 11:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/make-a-size-a-bearing-completely-silent/65098 "2014-03-31T23:35:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ThatGuyWhoMakesThose](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thatguywhomakesthose/32/1512_2.png) [@ThatGuyWhoMakesThose](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ThatGuyWhoMakesThose)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 11:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/make-a-size-a-bearing-completely-silent/65098/1 "2014-03-31T23:35:45Z")
I have a Freehand Zero that I want to make silent. I mean, like, super-duper-super silent. Like how Drew Tetz’ has on his FHZs: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhEAqMcQt0I&feature=youtu.be](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhEAqMcQt0I&feature=youtu.be) What’s the best way to do this? Right now my plan is to just clean it with mineral spirits and put two drops of YoYoJam lube in. Should I use a different cleaner/lubricant? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! EDIT: I also have YoYoFactory performance oil and this weird Gorillius Lubricus bearing conditioner stuff. Would any of those work better? Thanks again. ---
**Author:** ![jbritter3](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jbritter3/32/1265_2.png) [@jbritter3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jbritter3)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2014, 1:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/make-a-size-a-bearing-completely-silent/65098/2 "2014-04-01T01:32:10Z")
I heard the gorillus stuff makes it a little responsive before breaking in the lube then it’s dead silent after that. ---
**Author:** ![sparhawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@sparhawk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sparhawk)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2014, 3:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/make-a-size-a-bearing-completely-silent/65098/3 "2014-04-02T03:33:28Z")
Ditch the caps I’ve noticed that using the oldschool O-ring spacers tend to be more silent for me as well ---
**Author:** ![ThatGuyWhoMakesThose](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thatguywhomakesthose/32/1512_2.png) [@ThatGuyWhoMakesThose](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ThatGuyWhoMakesThose)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2014, 1:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/make-a-size-a-bearing-completely-silent/65098/4 "2014-04-03T01:51:02Z")
Cleaned it, lubed it with Gorillius, ditched the side-caps and have been breaking it in for the past day. It’s spinning a whole lot smoother, quieter and longer than it was before, but it’s not silent at all. Though, when I was lubing, I was worried I put too much on, so I blew the heck out of it with an air compressor. I’m gonna try cleaning/lubing it again without going crazy with the air compressor and see what happens. In the meantime, do you guys know of any other lubes that might work better? Should I lube before or after putting the shields on? What about ditching the shields completely? Would that make a difference? ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2014, 3:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/make-a-size-a-bearing-completely-silent/65098/5 "2014-04-03T03:25:10Z")
Apply lube w/the shields off. ---
**Author:** ![GregP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregp/32/1192_2.png) [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2014, 3:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/make-a-size-a-bearing-completely-silent/65098/6 "2014-04-03T03:28:32Z")
There’s no more silent lube than the Gorillus Lubricus. It also has super-long break-in time if you put more than a miniscule amount… so yeah. What’s you’re patience level like for achieving silence? Many a time I’ve had to blow the Gorillus out or re-clean and try again with a smaller amount. If you get just the right amount and then break it in, there’s nothing quieter, though, lube-wise.