# Should I get a DS bearing?

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/should-i-get-a-ds-bearing/72030>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [January 18, 2015, 7:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/should-i-get-a-ds-bearing/72030 "2015-01-18T07:29:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Anthony](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/anthony/32/1385_2.png) [@Anthony](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Anthony)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2015, 7:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/should-i-get-a-ds-bearing/72030/1 "2015-01-18T07:29:59Z")

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Most of my bearings in my yoyos are starting to fail on me so I want a new bearing. Currently on this site CTX bearings are out of stock so I was looking at other options and no luck until I stumbled up the DS bearing. It’s been two years since I’ve bought a bearing and I run a regular CT bearing most of the time and Iv’e cleaned a couple of them already and lube properly but now they’re getting gritty and make a lot of noise, and at times snags (probably because the balls inside get stuck,and don’t run as smoothly as they use to.) I’ve had a few minor issues when i first bought a CT bearing like I accidentally dropped my bearing from the couch to the floor and I guess debris got inside the CT and it gave me problems so I put a drop of YYF thin lube and didn’t work so I cleaned the bearing and lubed when needed and it hasn’t given me problems for the past two years until now. Initially I wanted to get a CTX because CT works for me and a 10 ball would be smoother. Now I look at the DS bearing and it has got my attention. Is it durable, sit well in bearing seats, sensitive to debris, quiet, smooth, spin long, and last long?

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**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:** [January 18, 2015, 7:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/should-i-get-a-ds-bearing/72030/2 "2015-01-18T07:46:37Z")

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Parts is parts. You’re over thinking this.

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**Author:** ![kadabrium](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kadabrium/32/1522_2.png) [@kadabrium](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kadabrium)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2015, 11:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/should-i-get-a-ds-bearing/72030/3 "2015-01-18T11:45:29Z")

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For durability Dif wins hands down.

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**Author:** ![znin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/znin/32/1279_2.png) [@znin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/znin)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 9:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/should-i-get-a-ds-bearing/72030/4 "2015-01-23T21:31:33Z")

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^yes^ I don’t really care for how they play but I got to say that they do last forever. I had one in my Positron that went for about a year and a half with no cleaning.