# Need bearing help! **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [September 14, 2024, 1:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-bearing-help/409373 "2024-09-14T01:39:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![Bobparty](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bobparty/32/302913_2.png) [@Bobparty](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bobparty)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2024, 1:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-bearing-help/409373/2 "2024-09-14T01:46:37Z")
I have this happen sometimes. Super annoying. Personally I’ve had better results with 100% acetone. If I have a really dirty bearing that just won’t get clean I’ll use the “paper slip method” and then a nice long soak- take it out, let it spin and dry- then back in for another soak. That plus using a q tip to clean the bearing post and get all that gunk away and outta there seems to always do the trick for me > [@Bearing Cleaning: Paper Slip Method](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-cleaning-paper-slip-method/71418): > > Been cleaning your bearing all day with different kinds of solvent and still got dirty bearing? try the paper slip method. What you need: Dirty bearing. Small pieces of paper cut as shown below, must be clean. Solvent/mineral spirit. How you do it: Cut small section of paper in sharp triangular shapes, and fold it in half to increase its strength. Slip the paper between two balls until it stops going any further. Pinch both ends of the paper, close to the outer race. Spin the outer race of… --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-bearing-help/409373)._