# Wrongly Lubed Bearing
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wrongly-lubed-bearing/365744
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance
**Created:** [November 12, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wrongly-lubed-bearing/365744 "2022-11-12T18:17:49Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@BVespuche](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/BVespuche)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wrongly-lubed-bearing/365744/1 "2022-11-12T18:17:49Z")
So applied gun lube to my bearing. I read online it could work. Made the Yoyo responsive.
So, if I apply real thin yoyo lube, is the bearing savable? Or do I need a new one for unresponsive play?
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### Author:  [@Upmanyu](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Upmanyu)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wrongly-lubed-bearing/365744/2 "2022-11-12T18:23:42Z")
You can just clean the bearing in some isopropyl alcohol and then add a tiny amount of thin lube
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### Author:  [@yoyojoe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyojoe)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2022, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wrongly-lubed-bearing/365744/3 "2022-11-12T18:35:18Z")
If you don’t have isopropyl alcohol you can use lighter fluid as well to clean the bearing. Also you can run a bearing dry without any lube.
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### Author:  [@Albertino](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Albertino)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2022, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wrongly-lubed-bearing/365744/4 "2022-11-12T18:39:00Z")
Did this just this morning, the thin lube is fine, I clean the bearing in the Zippo fluid then dry it in a little piece of towel and then just a tiny drop of lube on the top of a pin and then inside the bearing, let it spin a bit and should be fine, if you use a drop from the bottle is already too much and the yoyo will be responsive until the lube dry out
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### Author:  [@p44company](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/p44company)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2022, 6:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wrongly-lubed-bearing/365744/5 "2022-11-12T18:52:59Z")
Safe Bet:
If the bearing becomes response due to over lubed, clean the bearing with an lighter fluid (Ronsonol or ZIPPO) and shake it on a small/sealed container for 15-20 secs.
Remove the bearing from the container and let it dry on a tissue paper or just spin it a few times using tweezers until it spins dry.
Lastly put an small amount of unresponsive oil (recommend put a micro drop on a sewing needle or pin) in between the inner race, spin in a few times or do a gyroscopic flop trick and it should good to go.
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### Author:  [@BVespuche](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/BVespuche)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2022, 9:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wrongly-lubed-bearing/365744/6 "2022-11-12T21:06:13Z")
Thank you guys for the responses. I did not have the alcohol, but have lighter fluid.
I applied the lighter fluid, and the yoyo became unresponsive. Awesome!