# Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance **URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=11 [Latest](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/categories.md) **Page:** 12 --- ## [Bearing maintenance but seems worse…?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-maintenance-but-seems-worse/396895)
**Author:** [@davidli](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/davidli)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2024, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-maintenance-but-seems-worse/396895 "2024-03-19T19:36:27Z")
Hi fellow yoyoers. I have a question regarding bearing maintenance. Recently got back to yo-yoing and got couple new throws directly from retail. One of the bearing suddenly became very loud so I decided to clean it. B… --- ## [Is my yoyo still playable while the ball bearing seat is chipped off by a little bit?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-my-yoyo-still-playable-while-the-ball-bearing-seat-is-chipped-off-by-a-little-bit/396188)
**Author:** [@Nub](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Nub)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2024, 10:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-my-yoyo-still-playable-while-the-ball-bearing-seat-is-chipped-off-by-a-little-bit/396188 "2024-03-12T22:51:25Z")
I was trying to take off the bearing from the yoyo and I tried so hard it came out while the yoyo screw was bended but luckily when I took it out the screw didn’t bend when I looked in the middle it looked like it had be… --- ## [Need help with sage unresponsive conversion](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-help-with-sage-unresponsive-conversion/395215)
**Author:** [@buddyjed](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/buddyjed)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 2:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-help-with-sage-unresponsive-conversion/395215 "2024-03-06T14:39:25Z")
I got a older sage and tried to convert it to unresponsive, I switched the barring and response pads out but had no luck. Its insanely vibey and plays responsive still. I’ve seen people have a unresponsive sage so i know… --- ## [Duncan Butterflys snapping strings?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-butterflys-snapping-strings/395595)
**Author:** [@spin-clicker](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/spin-clicker)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2024, 3:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-butterflys-snapping-strings/395595 "2024-03-03T03:24:01Z")
I got some new Duncan Butterflys recently and I found that they snap my 50/50 strings after just a few minutes of playing. Never had this issue with my Butterfly from a few years ago (using the same strings). Anyone else… --- ## [FAST 201 Caps](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fast-201-caps/12309)
**Author:** [@d4rqk0n3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/d4rqk0n3)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2024, 12:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fast-201-caps/12309 "2024-03-03T00:33:30Z")
I modded one of my FAST 201’s and I was thinking of removing the (in my case) blue starburst ring and put a bigger cap that is clear on each side, anyone know of a cap that would fit the FAST 201 without the Starburst ri… --- ## [Duncan butterfly Trouble?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-butterfly-trouble/352196)
**Author:** [@Yoyogeek15](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyogeek15)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2024, 8:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-butterfly-trouble/352196 "2024-03-02T20:30:45Z")
So my Duncan butterfly (plastic version) is somehow cutting my poly string through the axel even though I understand that you have to use cotton string for wooden yo-yos but does that also apply to the butterfly ?? Altho… --- ## [Sanding clear plastic yoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sanding-clear-plastic-yoyos/395096)
**Author:** [@Winter.Wolf](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Winter.Wolf)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2024, 3:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sanding-clear-plastic-yoyos/395096 "2024-03-02T03:45:08Z")
I always wanted to see examples from the community of your personal plastic throws you guys sanded! I was thinking of sanding my own clear plastic yo-yos to see if it has the smooth machined PC appearance. It would be … --- ## [TMBR Counterweight mod](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tmbr-counterweight-mod/395418)
**Author:** [@Veedo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Veedo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2024, 2:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tmbr-counterweight-mod/395418 "2024-03-01T02:58:36Z")
I have a TMBR counterweight that seems to have a defect. There isnt a groove in the center to keep it balanced, so im considering drilling a hole in the side or bottom. Which would be better? Hole here: Or a hole h… --- ## [Thoughts on Side Effects engraving](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thoughts-on-side-effects-engraving/390747)
**Author:** [@Joe77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Joe77)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2024, 12:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thoughts-on-side-effects-engraving/390747 "2024-02-29T00:59:38Z")
Might get some of my SE flats engraved. I was thinking a yin yang sign would look pretty sweet. Especially if there was a pair of clears and blacks engraved then half swapped. What do you think? Yin Yang cool? … --- ## [Help with responsive Dale?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-responsive-dale/395345)
**Author:** [@rockstar](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rockstar)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 5:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-responsive-dale/395345 "2024-02-28T05:04:26Z")
My a/rt Dale is acting up. I throw a breakaway & hold string out straight and give free string a tug.& boom right back up into my throw hand? It doesn’t feel like I have a “D.”.bearing? Can someone help me.please? Rock … --- ## [Measuring Gap Width?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/measuring-gap-width/333250)
**Author:** [@djinni\_cake](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/djinni_cake)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2021, 4:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/measuring-gap-width/333250 "2021-02-02T04:21:20Z")
I have a decent set of calipers (read: $40 set) with an “inner width” set of jaws, but they’re not long enough for most yoyos to measure the gap width. Am I using them wrong? Or is there a different / better way of meas… --- ## [Yoshicuda cap mod?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoshicuda-cap-mod/394932)
**Author:** [@Vektor](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Vektor)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 11:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoshicuda-cap-mod/394932 "2024-02-21T23:38:44Z")
Recently I saw a video of Jonathan Sitanggang using what he says is a Yoshicuda with hornet caps. Does anyone know if this is possible? Also are hornet caps a different size than FH caps? --- ## [My yo-yo bearing is all of the sudden very loud](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yo-yo-bearing-is-all-of-the-sudden-very-loud/299450)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Callahan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ryan_Callahan)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2024, 9:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yo-yo-bearing-is-all-of-the-sudden-very-loud/299450 "2024-02-20T21:51:02Z")
I have had my yoyofactory wedge for about 3 weeks, and it has played great, in my opinion. Lately, it will all of the sudden get crazy loud on a throw. I haven’t hit it on anything, and I have lubed the bearing. This … --- ## [\[Solved\] My yoyo automatically comes back and doesn't sleep](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/solved-my-yoyo-automatically-comes-back-and-doesnt-sleep/298046)
**Author:** [@TheMatrixAgent](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheMatrixAgent)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2024, 1:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/solved-my-yoyo-automatically-comes-back-and-doesnt-sleep/298046 "2024-02-17T13:03:54Z")
Ok, today I got my new yoyo, the Fast201. I had lots of fun, and I could make SO MANY cool tricks with this new one (I had a brain-style one before). But now after 5 hours of playing, my yoyo won’t sleep anymore. I throw… --- ## [N00b questions about yoyo response](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/n00b-questions-about-yoyo-response/394628)
**Author:** [@phonophox](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/phonophox)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2024, 9:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/n00b-questions-about-yoyo-response/394628 "2024-02-16T21:45:50Z")
Hello! I just got into throwing very recently, and am confused about the purpose/effect of different bearings and response pads. I’ve read that whether a yoyo is responsive is controlled by the bearing and gap size? Is … --- ## [My first Butterfly mod](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-first-butterfly-mod/394525)
**Author:** [@FatherManatee](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/FatherManatee)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-first-butterfly-mod/394525 "2024-02-15T16:23:33Z")
Decided to try my hand at half swapping a Duncan Butterfly for Fixed Axle February. I followed this tutorial for disassembly by @Sleeper80. The only thing did differently was keep the axle stock and I painted the inside … --- ## [Someone else buy a yomega spectrum ex and help me](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/someone-else-buy-a-yomega-spectrum-ex-and-help-me/394312)
**Author:** [@Yo-yo\_Power](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yo-yo_Power)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2024, 1:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/someone-else-buy-a-yomega-spectrum-ex-and-help-me/394312 "2024-02-13T13:40:17Z")
Best light up yoyo on the market just doesn’t play great. Need tips to make it consistent for 0a/2a --- ## [Buzzon SPR kit wobble on FHZ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/buzzon-spr-kit-wobble-on-fhz/63784)
**Author:** [@bluetape66](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bluetape66)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2024, 2:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/buzzon-spr-kit-wobble-on-fhz/63784 "2024-02-11T02:07:13Z")
Hey all, I just got a SPR kit and a FHZ. I’ve look around on what to do to “install” them but nothing came up, when I put the large bearing SPRs in it can wobble around in the seat. How do I fix this? --- ## [Tuning Out Vibe?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tuning-out-vibe/393998)
**Author:** [@Eqo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Eqo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 1:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tuning-out-vibe/393998 "2024-02-09T01:49:28Z")
I’ve heard the phrase “tuning out vibe” quite a bit, but never really knew what it entailed. I understand that it involves trying to smooth out a throw, but what are some of the things people do to achieve that? --- ## [Bearing Troubles](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-troubles/393743)
**Author:** [@Gorme4vida](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Gorme4vida)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 9:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-troubles/393743 "2024-02-08T21:24:19Z")
Hello fellow yoyoers! I have an issue with a couple of my bearings. I have been yoyoing for about 4 years. I found that when I throw my unresponsive yoyo, it spins as it should (not trying to point the obvious, but for … --- ## [I did something cool](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-did-something-cool/393781)
**Author:** [@sleeper1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sleeper1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 9:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-did-something-cool/393781 "2024-02-08T09:06:43Z")
I’m a younger yoyoer and I have no place to use tools in my house. {I’m really clumsy} but i was able to make a fast 201 unresponsive with Duncan spacers, some washers that fit like the Orings which then work as shims. … --- ## [Help Reducing Vibe?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-reducing-vibe/393872)
**Author:** [@Spaghider](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Spaghider)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 5:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-reducing-vibe/393872 "2024-02-07T05:02:11Z")
A few days ago, one of my friends asked me to try my yo-yo (Shuriken Roppo) and I obliged. However, on the first throw, the yo-yo flew off his finger and skidded across some concrete. Ouch. Now, the yo-yo has pretty bad … --- ## [Butterfly AL Caps](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/butterfly-al-caps/392377)
**Author:** [@Errant.Giraffe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Errant.Giraffe)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2024, 2:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/butterfly-al-caps/392377 "2024-02-06T02:03:22Z")
Hey hey, I’m just wondering if anyone has removed the caps from a Butterfly AL (not the delrin one). I really love how mine feels, but I just wonder how it would play with a couple grams off the sides. Is this a suction … --- ## [How do I get this bearing out?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-i-get-this-bearing-out/393663)
**Author:** [@Person](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Person)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2024, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-i-get-this-bearing-out/393663 "2024-02-05T12:50:58Z")
The screw is preventing me from using a multi tool, and I’ve tried using pliers.(it’s a yyf sage yoyo) --- ## [How can I get bearings out without multi tool](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-can-i-get-bearings-out-without-multi-tool/69212)
**Author:** [@MASKED\_FELLOW](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MASKED_FELLOW)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 8:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-can-i-get-bearings-out-without-multi-tool/69212 "2024-02-03T20:07:47Z")
Hey guys I need some help do you guys know how to get a bearing out without damaging it without a multi-tool Thanks, Alec --- ## [Butterfly yoyo won't sleep](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/butterfly-yoyo-wont-sleep/393461)
**Author:** [@fallzfilms](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fallzfilms)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 9:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/butterfly-yoyo-wont-sleep/393461 "2024-02-01T21:30:12Z")
if you haven’t read the last post, I am VERY new to yoyoing and have been having a lot of trouble trying to get my yoyos to sleep. I started off with a loop 720, but was reccomended to try a butterfly yoyo since they’re … --- ## [Help with Goofy Axle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-goofy-axle/393154)
**Author:** [@PandasAreCool](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PandasAreCool)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-goofy-axle/393154 "2024-01-30T20:33:56Z")
I accidentally put in an axle that was too long into my winter solstice, and I want to take it out but it’s stuck. I tried an Ellen wrench and it didn’t work --- ## [My yoyo is too responsive. How should I make it less?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyo-is-too-responsive-how-should-i-make-it-less/393194)
**Author:** [@dcs937](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dcs937)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 1:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyo-is-too-responsive-how-should-i-make-it-less/393194 "2024-01-30T01:11:18Z")
My yoyo is too responsive. How should I make it less? Its an SF yoyo. I think I should take out the response thats in there and pour in some flowable silicone in its place? Just like a small amount… I have done this in … --- ## [Loop 720 Yoyo Won't Sleep](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/loop-720-yoyo-wont-sleep/393174)
**Author:** [@fallzfilms](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fallzfilms)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2024, 8:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/loop-720-yoyo-wont-sleep/393174 "2024-01-29T20:14:26Z")
I’m very new to this hobby, so I apologize if this question is dumb/obvious. I honestly didn’t really comprehend the concept of “sleeping” until today, and I only now realized that it’s something my yoyo hasn’t been doin… --- ## [How to polish a nickel plated yoyos?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-polish-a-nickel-plated-yoyos/393129)
**Author:** [@Bdumas](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bdumas)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2024, 8:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-polish-a-nickel-plated-yoyos/393129 "2024-01-28T20:20:07Z")
Does anyone have experience maintaining the finish on a nickel plated yoyo? I have an older one that i would like to get some of the shine back without damaging it. Thanks! [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=10) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=12)