# unresponsive bearing suddenly became responsive **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [April 21, 2017, 1:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unresponsive-bearing-suddenly-became-responsive/83838 "2017-04-21T13:31:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![epicyoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47c2d/32.png) [@epicyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/epicyoyo)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2017, 1:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unresponsive-bearing-suddenly-became-responsive/83838/1 "2017-04-21T13:31:48Z")
i had a unresponsive bearing and suddenly it started to get a little responsive so i cleaned it with butane and even if i use the bearing dry it is still even more responsive then my responsive bearing ---
**Author:** ![Cannon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Cannon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Cannon)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unresponsive-bearing-suddenly-became-responsive/83838/2 "2017-04-21T16:48:31Z")
Take the shields off and look for any major debris. Clean it a bit more perhaps. Also check around on the modification and maintenance page on here. ---
**Author:** ![epicyoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47c2d/32.png) [@epicyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/epicyoyo)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2017, 5:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unresponsive-bearing-suddenly-became-responsive/83838/3 "2017-04-21T17:28:11Z")
Does t matter how long I keep it in the butane? ---
**Author:** ![Chum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/chum/32/7938_2.png) [@Chum](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Chum)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2017, 5:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unresponsive-bearing-suddenly-became-responsive/83838/4 "2017-04-29T05:12:00Z")
As WHOTH3MAN said read the bearing maintenance sticky