# slow bearing help
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/slow-bearing-help/83374
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance
**Created:** [March 3, 2017, 8:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/slow-bearing-help/83374 "2017-03-03T20:47:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@oren778](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/oren778)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2017, 8:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/slow-bearing-help/83374/1 "2017-03-03T20:47:51Z")
hey,
I got an N12 magicyoyo yoyo and I cleaned the bearing using lighter fluid and then the paper method. Now it spun pretty well but it was loud, so I added a bit of thin lube and now it’s quite but spins for a mere second.any advice?
p.s.
I’m pretty sure I didn’t add too much lube, I put the smallest drop I could get on a needle and placed it on one of the balls, then threw the yoyo.
---
### Author:  [@Snarl3k](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Snarl3k)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2017, 9:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/slow-bearing-help/83374/2 "2017-03-03T21:28:18Z")
I think it takes a while to break in. as long as it’s not responsive then you should be fine. Also keep in mind that a bearing will slow down if you apply lube.
---
### Author:  [@oren778](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/oren778)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2017, 10:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/slow-bearing-help/83374/3 "2017-03-03T22:18:21Z")
> [@Snarl3k](#):
>
> I think it takes a while to break in. as long as it’s not responsive then you should be fine. Also keep in mind that a bearing will slow down if you apply lube.
the problem is that it is half responsive now
---
### Author:  [@Snarl3k](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Snarl3k)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2017, 10:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/slow-bearing-help/83374/4 "2017-03-03T22:32:43Z")
well try to play with it a while if it’s not fixed then maybe put in another bearing. Usually that happens to me as well and I just play with it for about a week and it plays just fine after.
---
### Author:  [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2017, 10:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/slow-bearing-help/83374/5 "2017-03-03T22:35:38Z")
Most any amount of lube will slow it down. You usually put in way more than you think is just a little. What I do is blow it out with compressed air after I lube it (with the shields off). I use the stuff that comes in a can from the computer store.
I doubt that it’s a problem with the bearing itself.
---
### Author:  [@GrindDude](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GrindDude)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2017, 6:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/slow-bearing-help/83374/6 "2017-03-04T18:09:15Z")
It may just be the bearing, MYY doesn’t QC their bearings and they are cheap. I recommend getting an OD 10 ball or similar from YYE.
---
### Author:  [@Bbdave](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bbdave)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2017, 6:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/slow-bearing-help/83374/7 "2017-03-04T18:19:52Z")
I use the 10 ball MYY bearings with no problems but I do lube them a little before I play them. The 8 ball versions are loud and don’t last very long
-bbdave-