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How can I clean and/or replace the bearings (?) on my 3" Happs Trackball?
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shardian:
Did you buy new or used? There is no way a new one would need a kit. It might just need a cleaning either way.
ids:
There have been some good explanations of cleaning bearings not long ago - do a search.  All i recall is using 3-in-1 oil, and spinning them really good (ie. attached to some pwr tool).  Maybe the wiki has some info too?  I've tried the 3-in-1, but mine still have that grainy feel  :'(  Other have expressed better results.
Level42:
It's not always the bearings.
My son had his birthday a couple of weeks ago, and of course the kids he asked for his party wanted to play the Centipede. After that day, the ball didn't roll very smoothly anymore (I had installed new rollers and bearings and a new GGG Electric Ice ball some weeks before the party).

Opened the housing, and sure enough the rollers were simply dirty. Wiped them with a cloth, wiped the ball and everything is silky smooth again.

I've tried cleaning bearings of my in-line skates, but either I do something wrong, or you simply never get the "new" feeling again....

This pic shows when your rollers are really worn out:

Avrus:
Hose the crap out of it with WD-40 (and I do mean hose the crap out of it), wipe it down and then a few drops of sewing machine oil.

Did that with all 3 of my trackballs and they're fantastically smooth now.
miles2912:
Yea... about every 6-8 months I pull the assembly apart and just wd-40 the bearings and posts.  Clean the trackball with hot soapy water - rinse and dry.  Trackball will act like new again.
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