# Please help! About the Onedrop 10-ball bearing :( **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [September 4, 2014, 3:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-help-about-the-onedrop-10-ball-bearing/69209 "2014-09-04T15:20:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [September 6, 2014, 2:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-help-about-the-onedrop-10-ball-bearing/69209/21 "2014-09-06T02:42:27Z")
Exactly. What is being “broken in”? ---
**Author:** ![Silverkno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Silverkno](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Silverkno)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2014, 6:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-help-about-the-onedrop-10-ball-bearing/69209/22 "2014-09-06T06:02:43Z")
> [@Someone](#): > > First soap, now toothpaste??? Wat My father told me to use toothpaste 😛 My home doesn’t’ have anything else to clean the bearing. Anyway it’s good now, it spins for a long time but my skill isn’t good enough to handle it, always tilt! ---
**Author:** ![Yoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/41988e/32.png) [@Yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyo)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2014, 12:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-help-about-the-onedrop-10-ball-bearing/69209/23 "2014-09-06T12:55:14Z")
Dishsoap works well against lube because it’s anti-grease , just don’t leave any suds. When the bearing is wet flick spin it with you fingers, if there are bubbles keep rinsing. ---
**Author:** ![Silverkno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Silverkno](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Silverkno)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2014, 2:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-help-about-the-onedrop-10-ball-bearing/69209/24 "2014-09-06T14:21:54Z")
Should I lube my one drop 10 ball?? I discovered that once I lube it, it has much more friction and the spin time is less than ever! So what is the point of lubing if it isn’t help with spin time or stability??? ---
**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:** [September 6, 2014, 11:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-help-about-the-onedrop-10-ball-bearing/69209/25 "2014-09-06T23:31:17Z")
Smoothness, quiet performance, and longevity of the bearing. ---
**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:** [September 24, 2014, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-help-about-the-onedrop-10-ball-bearing/69209/26 "2014-09-24T15:22:30Z")
i used to be a luber until i started getting more expensive bearings and throws and decided that the lube wasn’t helping… that was after i ruined a ceramic kon-kave bearing from over lubing it to where the balls just kinda slipped right out. don’t lube the thing unless your getting a screeching sound that is kinda like having bad brakes on a car. Though it does make the bearing i little quieter ( notice this does not work on shaqlers the things are as loud as well they are the loudest throws ever) it takes away from the spin time if you want long spins do not lube it very much maybe once a year if that. If you think about lubing and don’t want to pay big bucks try going for brass valve oil which you can find at most music stores just remember don’t touch the natural stuff it gets sticky in the heat go for the artificial it works better and is more consistent. ---
**Author:** ![yoyoboy224](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f14d63/32.png) [@yoyoboy224](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoboy224)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2014, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-help-about-the-onedrop-10-ball-bearing/69209/27 "2014-09-24T19:40:33Z")
> [@alecto](#): > > i used to be a luber until i started getting more expensive bearings and throws and decided that the lube wasn’t helping… that was after i ruined a ceramic kon-kave bearing from over lubing it to where the balls just kinda slipped right out. don’t lube the thing unless your getting a screeching sound that is kinda like having bad brakes on a car. Though it does make the bearing i little quieter ( notice this does not work on shaqlers the things are as loud as well they are the loudest throws ever) it takes away from the spin time if you want long spins do not lube it very much maybe once a year if that. If you think about lubing and don’t want to pay big bucks try going for brass valve oil which you can find at most music stores just remember don’t touch the natural stuff it gets sticky in the heat go for the artificial it works better and is more consistent. Whoops didn’t mean to thank you. I just wanted to point out that you aren’t supposed to lube ceramic bearings……. :🙂 BTW check out GregP’s post above. [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-help-about-the-onedrop-10-ball-bearing/69209.md?page=1)