# Yoyo bearing
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-bearing/295139
**Category:** General Yo-Yo
**Created:** [November 17, 2018, 3:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-bearing/295139 "2018-11-17T03:44:09Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Evan\_the\_yoyo\_boy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Evan_the_yoyo_boy)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2018, 3:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-bearing/295139/1 "2018-11-17T03:44:09Z")
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?
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2018, 3:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-bearing/295139/2 "2018-11-17T03:49:08Z")
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](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-you-yes-you-should-lube-your-yo-yo-bearing/291865):
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> 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: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoGKRyksrbM&feature=youtu.be&t=12m34s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoGKRyksrbM&feature=youtu.be&t=12m34s) 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 s…
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?
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### Author:  [@Evan\_the\_yoyo\_boy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Evan_the_yoyo_boy)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2018, 3:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-bearing/295139/3 "2018-11-17T03:59:35Z")
Thank you, it helped a lot. I have some weird yoyo problems. :joy::joy::joy: