# too much lube?

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/too-much-lube/19071>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [September 12, 2010, 11:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/too-much-lube/19071 "2010-09-12T23:26:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![yydude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e274bd/32.png) [@yydude](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yydude)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2010, 11:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/too-much-lube/19071/1 "2010-09-12T23:26:37Z")

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if u put too much lube on, how can you fix it?

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**Author:** ![Apetrunk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/apetrunk/32/148_2.png) [@Apetrunk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Apetrunk)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2010, 11:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/too-much-lube/19071/2 "2010-09-12T23:36:49Z")

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Play with it.

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**Author:** ![hubstack](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hubstack/32/7912_2.png) [@hubstack](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hubstack)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2010, 11:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/too-much-lube/19071/3 "2010-09-12T23:54:54Z")

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clean the bearing or play with it

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**Author:** ![crazyoyow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@crazyoyow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/crazyoyow)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2010, 12:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/too-much-lube/19071/4 "2010-09-13T00:54:26Z")

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play with it or just drop it on a desk from 1 foot up a few times. (this MIGHT damage the bearing, but i’ve done it a million times and nothing ever happened.)

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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:** [September 13, 2010, 1:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/too-much-lube/19071/5 "2010-09-13T01:29:10Z")

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In addition to the above, if you have some compressed air available, you can blow out the excess. What I usually do is put it on a pencil tip, and blow air over it making it spin. 20-30 seconds usually sufficient. At least one shield needs to be off.

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**Author:** ![Planeterror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/planeterror/32/663_2.png) [@Planeterror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Planeterror)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2010, 1:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/too-much-lube/19071/6 "2010-09-14T13:37:14Z")

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Clean it. but try not to play with it cause if u have colored string it makes it grey ☹