# What's going on with my bearing?

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**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [April 9, 2010, 11:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-going-on-with-my-bearing/13172 "2010-04-09T23:08:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Xyjiryo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/b782af/32.png) [@Xyjiryo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Xyjiryo)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2010, 11:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-going-on-with-my-bearing/13172/1 "2010-04-09T23:08:29Z")

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My bearing on my yoyo is making absolutely no sound. Not only that, but when I spin the bearing with my finger, it hardly moves. What should I do?

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**Author:** ![Yummy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yummy/32/14065_2.png) [@Yummy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yummy)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2010, 11:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-going-on-with-my-bearing/13172/2 "2010-04-09T23:14:06Z")

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Did you put oil in it within the past couple of weeks to month? If yes, you probably just over lubed it. Clean it or break it in.

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**Author:** ![Xyjiryo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/b782af/32.png) [@Xyjiryo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Xyjiryo)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2010, 11:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-going-on-with-my-bearing/13172/3 "2010-04-09T23:17:36Z")

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No lube, about a week old. I hit it against the grass while 5A’ing, and it’s been like this since. Sleep times are around like 10 seconds.

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**Author:** ![Yummy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yummy/32/14065_2.png) [@Yummy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yummy)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2010, 11:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-going-on-with-my-bearing/13172/4 "2010-04-09T23:21:20Z")

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Something, such as dirt, could have got in there. I would recommend [cleaning it](http://yoyowiki.org/wiki/Cleaning_a_Bearing) and see if that fixes the problem.

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**Author:** ![Xyjiryo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/b782af/32.png) [@Xyjiryo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Xyjiryo)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2010, 11:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-going-on-with-my-bearing/13172/5 "2010-04-09T23:26:50Z")

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Alright, thanks. I’ll try that.

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**Author:** ![jetboy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jetboy/32/489_2.png) [@jetboy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jetboy)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2010, 1:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-going-on-with-my-bearing/13172/6 "2010-04-19T01:29:57Z")

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yah, mrcnja’s right, you should definitely clean your bearing with paint thinner or mineral spirits. 🙂

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**Author:** ![GorrillaYo808](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gorrillayo808/32/282_2.png) [@GorrillaYo808](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GorrillaYo808)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 8:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-going-on-with-my-bearing/13172/7 "2010-04-21T20:43:25Z")

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clean your bearing with thinner and light lube ;D

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**Author:** ![czyoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/45deac/32.png) [@czyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/czyoyo)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/whats-going-on-with-my-bearing/13172/8 "2010-04-22T17:32:24Z")

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if that does not work canned air or a strong air pump should do it 8)

I had a problem similar and that is what it took :wink:

good luck 🙂