Yoyo bearing

[Evan_the_yoyo_boy]

When I lube my bearing, it only louder and spin time decreases. No matter what I do, I just can’t lube a bearing correctly. I want to clean it, but I can’t because I am not able to de-shield the bearing. I tried to de-shield my new motoryoyo mitten, but I pushed so hard I punched an actual hole in the bearing (but thankfully it still spins). Could I get some help?

[codinghorror]

That’s weird. You don’t need to de-shield unless you’re sure there are particles in there messing up stuff.

Did you try my method?

Why you, yes you, should lube your yo-yo bearing

Before we begin, I’d like to note that this is historically one of the most controversial topics in yo-yoing. Take it from @Tvelto: I don’t know why this is a controversial opinion, but it totally is. This is my unpopular [yo-yo] opinion that has gotten more hate than any opinion I’ve ever stated … ever. Yo-yo lube, and lubing your bearings, is essential. Bearing runs smoother, bearing runs quieter. “Oh, my yo-yo is dead smooth!” Yeah, not if you don’t lube it, because that bearing is going …

If you don’t have access to compressed air, putting your bearing in a (very) small container of acetone, lighter fluild, or isopropyl alcohol and shaking it around a lot, then letting it dry out, should work fine as a basic cleaning step?

[Evan_the_yoyo_boy]

Thank you, it helped a lot. I have some weird yoyo problems.