# Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance **URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=118 [Latest](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/categories.md) **Page:** 119 --- ## [Bearing seat](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-seat/46038)
**Author:** [@The\_Yoinator](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/The_Yoinator)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2012, 4:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-seat/46038 "2012-12-03T04:11:03Z")
My YoYo Jam Vexed’s bearing seat use to hold the bearing in and you had to use pliers to get it out. Now it just sits loose in the bearing seat and comes out very easily. Is there any way to fix that? --- ## [Duncan Butterfly](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-butterfly/45945)
**Author:** [@junkim100](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/junkim100)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2012, 12:14am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-butterfly/45945 "2012-12-03T00:14:14Z")
Does this come apart? --- ## [Which 19 mm Response Pad is the best?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/which-19-mm-response-pad-is-the-best/45979)
**Author:** [@YourBBQ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YourBBQ)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2012, 10:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/which-19-mm-response-pad-is-the-best/45979 "2012-12-02T22:52:09Z")
^ (Not including Uno Drop Flow groove pads) By best, I mean: not too snappy, but able to do laceration binds perfectly fine not at all snaggy, being able to do technical and Hiroyuki-speed tricks without binding back a… --- ## [how do you make good strings](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-make-good-strings/45816)
**Author:** [@cowsarecool64](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cowsarecool64)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2012, 2:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-make-good-strings/45816 "2012-12-02T14:57:33Z")
how do you make good strings and ware do you get the stuff to make strings --- ## [yoyo bearing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-bearing/45994)
**Author:** [@gotricefulsfan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/gotricefulsfan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2012, 7:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-bearing/45994 "2012-12-02T07:55:09Z")
hey, so i have a superstar and one day i started playing with it and it came up without me even binding, at first i thought it was dirty but wasn’t, then i washed it with water and nothing happened again, does anyone kno… --- ## [YYJ classic bearing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyj-classic-bearing/45983)
**Author:** [@Maddog8011](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Maddog8011)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2012, 4:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyj-classic-bearing/45983 "2012-12-02T04:44:54Z")
My friend got a new bearing for her YYJ classic but when we went to change it we realized that the bearing doesn’t come out. :frowning: what do we need to do? Please help!!! --- ## [question about nylon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/question-about-nylon/45925)
**Author:** [@merger3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/merger3)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2012, 12:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/question-about-nylon/45925 "2012-12-02T00:59:34Z")
I have a spool of nylon thread that I was thinking about making string with. Is nylon at all useable? --- ## [DM2 cracked!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dm2-cracked/45909)
**Author:** [@Legyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Legyoyo)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2012, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dm2-cracked/45909 "2012-11-30T19:18:31Z")
My DM2 is cracked and I need to know when to plan it’s funeral. Also taking of the caps made it playu much more smoothly.http://i1325.photobucket.com/albums/u638/Leinadyoyoer/IMG\_4389.jpg http://i1325.photobucket.com/al… --- ## [YYJ Unleashed maintenance help](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyj-unleashed-maintenance-help/45818)
**Author:** [@kuyaChristian](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kuyaChristian)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2012, 6:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyj-unleashed-maintenance-help/45818 "2012-11-30T18:28:03Z")
If someone has already asked, please direct me to that thread. I have no time to look around so this will do. Anyways, I am learning 2A, as you may already know. My daily 2A pairs are my Raiders and I know how to mainta… --- ## [Question regarding Looping yoyos and lube](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/question-regarding-looping-yoyos-and-lube/45923)
**Author:** [@Share190](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Share190)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2012, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/question-regarding-looping-yoyos-and-lube/45923 "2012-11-30T17:39:32Z")
I just ordered a loop 900 but forgot to get a bottle of thick lube :confused: i only have thin lube on hand, will it make a big difference in performance if i use thin lube on my bearing? Would it be better to leave my b… --- ## [Simply Custom Ano](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/simply-custom-ano/45815)
**Author:** [@bolognasandvich](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bolognasandvich)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2012, 12:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/simply-custom-ano/45815 "2012-11-30T00:15:50Z")
Hey, so i have a chief, but i don’t care for the colorway and would love to get a simple all black ano job on it. Is there any trusted people on here who currently do jobs? if so how much would it cost? --- ## [plasti-dip/baz pads](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plasti-dip-baz-pads/45766)
**Author:** [@the\_dope\_chaud](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/the_dope_chaud)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2012, 10:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/plasti-dip-baz-pads/45766 "2012-11-28T22:21:35Z")
anybody using plasti-dip for response? Seems like it could work good, and baz pads were made with it. Plus, it comes in lots of colors. I’m thinking something like monkey snot. --- ## [How to silent a bearing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-silent-a-bearing/45762)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 5:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-silent-a-bearing/45762 "2012-11-27T05:40:54Z")
How can you silent a bearing without affecting the overlay play? Here are some things I tried •telling it to shut up, didn’t work •that’s it Please help --- ## [stripping an axle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stripping-an-axle/45772)
**Author:** [@merger3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/merger3)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 5:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stripping-an-axle/45772 "2012-11-27T05:23:57Z")
I read a (kind of old) yoyo book, and it said that often unscrewing a yoyo can mess up the axle. I unscrew my yoyo all the time to get out knots, but don’t want to break my axle. --- ## [how can i make my yoyo spin longer and spin smoother](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-can-i-make-my-yoyo-spin-longer-and-spin-smoother/45794)
**Author:** [@cowsarecool64](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cowsarecool64)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 2:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-can-i-make-my-yoyo-spin-longer-and-spin-smoother/45794 "2012-11-27T02:42:27Z")
how can i make my yoyo spin longer and spin smoother ;D --- ## [888 posts ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/888-posts/45767)
**Author:** [@Carlsewar](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Carlsewar)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 12:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/888-posts/45767 "2012-11-27T00:12:24Z")
Hey guys, I’ve been throwing my 888 a little more lately and I hate the hubstacks. I don’t even use them anymore and I was wondering if anyone has done a post removal on one. I think it look cool and give the yoyo a more… --- ## [C clips](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/c-clips/45780)
**Author:** [@Jagmcool](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jagmcool)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2012, 10:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/c-clips/45780 "2012-11-26T22:28:42Z")
So I’m trying to clean my konkave ceramic, but for some reason I can’t get the c clips out. One spins when trying to get underneath it, and the other just simply won’t come out. And for anyone who owns a konkave, the cra… --- ## [bearing trouble ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-trouble/45755)
**Author:** [@cowsarecool64](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cowsarecool64)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2012, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-trouble/45755 "2012-11-26T15:22:59Z")
so i have three yoyojam yoyos and each time i get a new one i take it out of the box they work for a day and they are dead and a couple times when i cleaned it it slowed down a lot so i do not know what i am doing wrong … --- ## [Bearing lube](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-lube/45728)
**Author:** [@Maddog8011](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Maddog8011)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2012, 2:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-lube/45728 "2012-11-26T02:00:03Z")
How often should I lube my bearings. I’ve been lubing it once a day. --- ## [What does re taping mean?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-does-re-taping-mean/45646)
**Author:** [@junkim100](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/junkim100)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2012, 10:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-does-re-taping-mean/45646 "2012-11-25T22:50:11Z")
Ah! It’s 5am and I can’t sleep cause of yoyo! And yes what is re taping? --- ## [GO BIG IS BROKEN NEED HELP NOW](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/go-big-is-broken-need-help-now/45707)
**Author:** [@helioNXG](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/helioNXG)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2012, 7:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/go-big-is-broken-need-help-now/45707 "2012-11-25T19:43:01Z")
I just bought the go big two days ago and now when i play it its grabbing alot, which didnt happen yesterday when i bind it, it gets a knot and everytime i bind i get a knot. Its not like the small knots that you can un… --- ## [Recessing a yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/recessing-a-yoyo/45710)
**Author:** [@Bcmaddog](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bcmaddog)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2012, 3:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/recessing-a-yoyo/45710 "2012-11-25T15:49:22Z")
how do you recess a throw ???, what does it do ???, and what does it mean ??? Thanks! \[color=blue\]\[b\] TEST -Bcmaddog-\[\\b\]\[\\color\] --- ## [Capless Response](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/capless-response/45709)
**Author:** [@Jansen](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jansen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2012, 3:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/capless-response/45709 "2012-11-25T15:11:49Z")
Is it just the C3yoyo response? Because on the page for the C3yoyo response it says its only compatible with like 5 of their yoyos. Just wondering if it will fit a Capless and if not what pads should i get that do fit it… --- ## [Twisted trifecta bearing trouble](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/twisted-trifecta-bearing-trouble/45691)
**Author:** [@WAT-AAH](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/WAT-AAH)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2012, 4:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/twisted-trifecta-bearing-trouble/45691 "2012-11-25T04:43:10Z")
Suddenly my trifecta went completely scilence, like no noise what so ever, and it also became responsive. I know that it’s not the bearing breaking in because I’ve been playing with it for about a month. I re,over the s… --- ## [Im tring to hubstack my WHiP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/im-tring-to-hubstack-my-whip/45692)
**Author:** [@Gedd112k](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Gedd112k)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2012, 4:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/im-tring-to-hubstack-my-whip/45692 "2012-11-25T04:37:07Z")
Im trying to hubstack it but how do you ake out the nut and axle ??? --- ## [Mystery of the bearing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mystery-of-the-bearing/45517)
**Author:** [@wcrase](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/wcrase)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2012, 1:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mystery-of-the-bearing/45517 "2012-11-25T01:28:29Z")
I have a persistent problem - I clean my bearings in acetone, some of the are treated in dry play. Often, after an hour or so of play, the string starts chasing and snagginess ensues. It’s driving me crazy. I clean again… --- ## [Scratch](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/scratch/45508)
**Author:** [@junkim100](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/junkim100)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2012, 1:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/scratch/45508 "2012-11-25T01:19:05Z")
How can we erase scratch on yoyo? Maybe a car scratch eraser? --- ## [String Swivel Mod](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-swivel-mod/45570)
**Author:** [@Stakeichi](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Stakeichi)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2012, 9:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-swivel-mod/45570 "2012-11-24T21:57:03Z")
slacks are fun. Dealing with string tension is annoying. Here is a simple mod to put a swivel onto your string so you have 1 less thing to worry about. -Sam --- ## [silicone](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicone/45542)
**Author:** [@augmentedloyalty](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/augmentedloyalty)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2012, 7:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicone/45542 "2012-11-23T19:20:15Z")
i recently bought a magic n9 and i thought hey why not silicone it so i went to walmart and got some parmatex rtv red silicone, so can i use this silicone also is there any tricks to due this? --- ## [Baby Oil okay for cleaning bearings?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/baby-oil-okay-for-cleaning-bearings/45553)
**Author:** [@MYNAMEISZen](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MYNAMEISZen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2012, 1:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/baby-oil-okay-for-cleaning-bearings/45553 "2012-11-23T01:48:05Z")
Is baby oil ok for cleaning bearings? [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=117) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=119)