# Yoyo bearing **URL:** \ **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:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@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): > > 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? --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-bearing/295139)._