# My yoyo won't sleep. Why is this **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [March 31, 2024, 12:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyo-wont-sleep-why-is-this/397775 "2024-03-31T12:27:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![YoyoGuitar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a3d4f5/32.png) [@YoyoGuitar](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoyoGuitar)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 12:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyo-wont-sleep-why-is-this/397775/1 "2024-03-31T12:27:30Z")
My yoyo won’t sleep and it’s really annoying! I can usually do DNA but you need the yoyo to sleep to be able to do this. Have any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![GnarlyCharlie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gnarlycharlie/32/279610_2.png) [@GnarlyCharlie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GnarlyCharlie)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyo-wont-sleep-why-is-this/397775/2 "2024-03-31T12:28:46Z")
What yoyo are you using? ---
**Author:** ![YoyoGuitar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a3d4f5/32.png) [@YoyoGuitar](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoyoGuitar)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyo-wont-sleep-why-is-this/397775/3 "2024-03-31T12:29:03Z")
An arrow yoyo ---
**Author:** ![GnarlyCharlie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gnarlycharlie/32/279610_2.png) [@GnarlyCharlie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GnarlyCharlie)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyo-wont-sleep-why-is-this/397775/4 "2024-03-31T12:31:14Z")
With the unresponsive bearing? ---
**Author:** ![YoyoGuitar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a3d4f5/32.png) [@YoyoGuitar](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoyoGuitar)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyo-wont-sleep-why-is-this/397775/5 "2024-03-31T12:31:35Z")
It’s responsive ---
**Author:** ![GTDropKnot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gtdropknot/32/212400_2.png) [@GTDropKnot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GTDropKnot)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyo-wont-sleep-why-is-this/397775/6 "2024-03-31T12:32:21Z")
Clean the bearing ---
**Author:** ![YoyoGuitar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a3d4f5/32.png) [@YoyoGuitar](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoyoGuitar)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyo-wont-sleep-why-is-this/397775/7 "2024-03-31T12:32:31Z")
I tried that ---
**Author:** ![GTDropKnot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gtdropknot/32/212400_2.png) [@GTDropKnot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GTDropKnot)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 12:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyo-wont-sleep-why-is-this/397775/8 "2024-03-31T12:33:43Z")
Did you lube the bearing after cleaning it? ---
**Author:** ![YoyoGuitar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a3d4f5/32.png) [@YoyoGuitar](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoyoGuitar)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 12:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyo-wont-sleep-why-is-this/397775/9 "2024-03-31T12:33:57Z")
It’s a replacement string, maybe that has something to do with it ---
**Author:** ![YoyoGuitar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a3d4f5/32.png) [@YoyoGuitar](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoyoGuitar)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyo-wont-sleep-why-is-this/397775/10 "2024-03-31T12:34:28Z")
No I didn’t ---
**Author:** ![GTDropKnot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gtdropknot/32/212400_2.png) [@GTDropKnot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GTDropKnot)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 12:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyo-wont-sleep-why-is-this/397775/11 "2024-03-31T12:35:17Z")
I would just try to clean the bearing one more time and if that doesn’t work the bearing is probably broken and you need another. Sorry it happens ---
**Author:** ![YoyoGuitar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a3d4f5/32.png) [@YoyoGuitar](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoyoGuitar)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 12:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyo-wont-sleep-why-is-this/397775/12 "2024-03-31T12:35:36Z")
Ok Ty for Ur help ---
**Author:** ![GTDropKnot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gtdropknot/32/212400_2.png) [@GTDropKnot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GTDropKnot)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyo-wont-sleep-why-is-this/397775/13 "2024-03-31T12:36:45Z")
No problem make sure it’s totally dry after you clean it ---
**Author:** ![Captrogers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/captrogers/32/647012_2.png) [@Captrogers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Captrogers)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 12:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyo-wont-sleep-why-is-this/397775/14 "2024-03-31T12:37:23Z")
It’s either your bearing, your string or your throw. If the bearing is dirty or needs cleaning then it could make things overly responsive. If your string is thick it could be the wrong string for what you want to do. Or if your new to yoyo yoyr throw may not be straight enough or hard enough or you might not be cushioning the yo-yos fall when it hits the end of the string. ---
**Author:** ![SmashYoyos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/smashyoyos/32/271121_2.png) [@SmashYoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SmashYoyos)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 1:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyo-wont-sleep-why-is-this/397775/15 "2024-03-31T13:24:06Z")
The Arrow comes stock with really thick pads. At least mine did. I swapped the pads to something thinner as soon as I could and it works way better now. Still not the best yoyo but if you look at the gap and see the pads sticking out, try getting some thinner ones. ---
**Author:** ![Pun1sh3R](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pun1sh3r/32/193125_2.png) [@Pun1sh3R](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pun1sh3R)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyo-wont-sleep-why-is-this/397775/16 "2024-03-31T15:51:32Z")
Another possibility is that you did not put the bearing back in correctly. You want to press the bearing into one half of the yoyo until you feel it “click” in place. Push down around the bearing. Then carefully screw the halves together. A misaligned bearing could cause this. ---
**Author:** ![YoyoGuitar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a3d4f5/32.png) [@YoyoGuitar](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoyoGuitar)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 4:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyo-wont-sleep-why-is-this/397775/17 "2024-03-31T16:16:42Z")
I fixed it! Ty guys ---
**Author:** ![Captrogers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/captrogers/32/647012_2.png) [@Captrogers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Captrogers)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 4:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyo-wont-sleep-why-is-this/397775/18 "2024-03-31T16:46:37Z")
Which thing fixed it for future generations. I like to see a conclusion so maybe the next person with that issue can learn from this thread