# The magic inside my bearings

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-magic-inside-my-bearings/409346>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [September 13, 2024, 7:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-magic-inside-my-bearings/409346 "2024-09-13T19:39:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Albertino](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/albertino/32/302953_2.png) [@Albertino](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Albertino)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 7:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-magic-inside-my-bearings/409346/1 "2024-09-13T19:39:16Z")

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When I say I never do maintenance I dont joke, I really never do it!  
Today thanks to a post about bearing cleaning and 3 of my yoyos became useless noisy and insanely responsive I was forced to take a minute to do it, put some Zippo fluid inside the little jar and shake the bearing a lil bit, this beauty came out all over the walls of the jar.  
I have no idea what is this but here we are, would be lovely to see the worst that comes out from your bearings, much love!

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**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:** [September 13, 2024, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-magic-inside-my-bearings/409346/2 "2024-09-13T19:58:05Z")

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Any time I’ve cleaned a bearing with a load of factory grease in it. It’s just a disgusting mess and I often have to dump it and do a second cleaning to really get it clean

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**Author:** ![hsb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hsb/32/193274_2.png) [@hsb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hsb)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-magic-inside-my-bearings/409346/3 "2024-09-13T20:24:44Z")

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Probably a lot of dust & string lint suspended in the fluid.

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**Author:** ![Sergio](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sergio/32/70931_2.png) [@Sergio](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sergio)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2024, 1:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-magic-inside-my-bearings/409346/4 "2024-09-14T01:53:29Z")

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was my main an not cleaned for over a year