# Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance **URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=188 [Latest](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/categories.md) **Page:** 189 --- ## [better shims?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/better-shims/19478)
**Author:** [@YoyoMango](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoyoMango)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/better-shims/19478 "2010-10-21T13:47:07Z")
The other day me and my bud were feeling in a mod mood and i had been spending extra time in this section and had read the how to make shims post. We decided to shim his maverick and they made the yo yo horrible. It was … --- ## [how deep should i set in my response pads?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-deep-should-i-set-in-my-response-pads/15628)
**Author:** [@koolaid64](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/koolaid64)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 4:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-deep-should-i-set-in-my-response-pads/15628 "2010-10-21T04:08:33Z")
so i picked up yoyoing about a week ago by buying the cheapest yoyo possible from walmarts =P the Duncan mosquito, within three days i broke the string, i bought new strings and slim response pads with the intentions of … --- ## [Re-hubbed and stacked X-Con](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/re-hubbed-and-stacked-x-con/19911)
**Author:** [@Ricerocket](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ricerocket)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 3:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/re-hubbed-and-stacked-x-con/19911 "2010-10-21T03:35:50Z")
Not sure if this is an X-Con or an X-Convict. Either way, I got it in with a bunch of modder fodder I got in a trade a long time ago. Hub completely missing on both sides, so not exactly sure what happened there … --- ## [How often should I change my string?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-often-should-i-change-my-string/20161)
**Author:** [@fatjoe298](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fatjoe298)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 12:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-often-should-i-change-my-string/20161 "2010-10-21T00:19:29Z")
I have a grind machine and an ooch smoov, what I want to know is how often to change strings. Thanks ;D --- ## [i think yoyo bearings are stiking dont know what to do plz help](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-think-yoyo-bearings-are-stiking-dont-know-what-to-do-plz-help/20111)
**Author:** [@Hey\_Hi\_Hello](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Hey_Hi_Hello)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2010, 5:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-think-yoyo-bearings-are-stiking-dont-know-what-to-do-plz-help/20111 "2010-10-20T05:52:01Z")
when i try to spin my bearing with my hand it will move for like 3 rotations then stop and not move even with alot of force it will only go if i spin it back the other way then it just stops again and so on. i think its… --- ## [3 Satining Questions](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/3-satining-questions/20089)
**Author:** [@cbaxt98](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cbaxt98)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2010, 3:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/3-satining-questions/20089 "2010-10-20T03:39:24Z")
1st: How can I take the axle out? 2nd: What do I buy to make it smoother after the sandpaper? 3rd: How do I do more of the inside by the bearing? (I’m satining a Genesis) Thanks! --- ## [Tool again?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tool-again/20165)
**Author:** [@x52](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/x52)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2010, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tool-again/20165 "2010-10-19T16:40:35Z")
So I need to remove a few of my bearings and pliers aren’t working for me. I heard that it was called a drill bit or something. It for large bearings, so if anyone can give me the exact name, that would be really great… --- ## [Help modding a new 201](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-modding-a-new-201/19514)
**Author:** [@zombiegavins](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zombiegavins)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2010, 9:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-modding-a-new-201/19514 "2010-10-19T09:44:18Z")
Hey guys I got my 201 and wanted to start playing around with Modding it a bit but no matter how hard I try I can’t get the caps off, I tried Googling the problem and found a few references to blogs saying that you are l… --- ## [Northstar Arrows](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/northstar-arrows/20046)
**Author:** [@rasengan-00](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rasengan-00)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2010, 3:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/northstar-arrows/20046 "2010-10-19T03:25:06Z")
Hi guys I need help with my Northstar, each time i try to screw it back the arrows just don’t align. Does anybody have an answer to how I can get the arrows aligned ??? --- ## [North star bearing?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/north-star-bearing/19949)
**Author:** [@Badd2bone85](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Badd2bone85)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2010, 2:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/north-star-bearing/19949 "2010-10-19T02:40:58Z")
I hate the bearing that came with the north star, it’s loud and has a ton of vibe with it. I put a konkave ceramic dif e yo in it and it’s smooth as butter. Does that bearing need to break in? I know it’s never going to … --- ## [Help me on making a silicone sticker/pad](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-me-on-making-a-silicone-sticker-pad/19919)
**Author:** [@yoyoz1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoz1)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2010, 3:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-me-on-making-a-silicone-sticker-pad/19919 "2010-10-18T03:06:59Z")
I took some thin fabric and applied some red silicone over it. I know it adhered well becausause the other side was kind of red. After the silicone dried I cut it to the size of a duncan friction sticker. My only problem… --- ## [Making string](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/making-string/20130)
**Author:** [@WillDaBeast509](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/WillDaBeast509)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2010, 1:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/making-string/20130 "2010-10-18T01:54:48Z")
Is it possible to make your own string? How would I do this if it were? --- ## [the speedle and the pulseless ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-speedle-and-the-pulseless/19973)
**Author:** [@BB1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/BB1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2010, 11:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-speedle-and-the-pulseless/19973 "2010-10-17T23:19:17Z")
Photo Storage\] \[img\]Photo Storage this is for the ones were the box with a ? mark in it Both are reshaped and have the 720 response but the pulse has it on one side … --- ## [About siliconing the Hugo Z Hor?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/about-siliconing-the-hugo-z-hor/20082)
**Author:** [@lczt](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/lczt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2010, 4:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/about-siliconing-the-hugo-z-hor/20082 "2010-10-17T16:37:26Z")
I have asked the same question a lot of times but some people tell me i can and some tell me i cant, so i dont know who to trust. Can i sillicone it? --- ## [Can You Say: Freehand Zero Mod? :D](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-you-say-freehand-zero-mod-d/20061)
**Author:** [@Rasta14515](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rasta14515)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2010, 2:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-you-say-freehand-zero-mod-d/20061 "2010-10-17T14:22:17Z")
--- ## [Large Bearing FHZ with side spinning caps! New stuff posted 10-10-10](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/large-bearing-fhz-with-side-spinning-caps-new-stuff-posted-10-10-10/19241)
**Author:** [@Ricerocket](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ricerocket)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2010, 3:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/large-bearing-fhz-with-side-spinning-caps-new-stuff-posted-10-10-10/19241 "2010-10-14T03:20:37Z")
I started out by milling the hub area where the nut would normally go. I then bored the hole where the spacer used to go a little bigger. I then machined some aluminum rod down to fit in the bore. After the adhesive s… --- ## [the never ending replay! IMAGINE](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-never-ending-replay-imagine/20007)
**Author:** [@BB1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/BB1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2010, 12:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-never-ending-replay-imagine/20007 "2010-10-14T00:20:10Z")
ok here it is this is a triple modded cut up a bit colored on painted I put the sprouts and a heart for luck on each half On the rim BB (my nicname)and IMAGINE If your wondering y here John Lennon imagine http:… --- ## [freehand zero problem](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/freehand-zero-problem/19965)
**Author:** [@kidrobot888](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kidrobot888)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2010, 9:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/freehand-zero-problem/19965 "2010-10-13T21:31:54Z")
i have a freehand zero and when you throw it it spins for like 4 seconds before it dies. plz help --- ## [Beginner Modder, tools?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/beginner-modder-tools/19975)
**Author:** [@cbaxt98](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cbaxt98)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2010, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/beginner-modder-tools/19975 "2010-10-13T11:17:25Z")
So I want to start modding and want to get stuff to do mods like recessing, reshapes, rims, make yoyos (yes, I know it is very hard and you need experience!), SPR’s, etc. I’m not sure what lathe to get or what kind or si… --- ## [String Theory Singularity Question](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-theory-singularity-question/19640)
**Author:** [@mgiroux77](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mgiroux77)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2010, 5:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-theory-singularity-question/19640 "2010-10-13T05:08:02Z")
Hi everyone, I just picked up the new Singularity and it has the terrapin treated 10 ball. I know you are not supposed to clean them other than compressed air (as per string theory) but is thin lube ok on these? Thank… --- ## [Twisted string](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/twisted-string/19885)
**Author:** [@fh\_zero](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fh_zero)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 10:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/twisted-string/19885 "2010-10-12T22:00:15Z")
How do you make twisted string because I have red and white thread and I want to fuse them together. --- ## [bent superstar help please!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bent-superstar-help-please/19400)
**Author:** [@turtledevil](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/turtledevil)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 1:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bent-superstar-help-please/19400 "2010-10-12T01:52:44Z")
ok, so the other day i got into a skateboard accident and my yoyo was in my pocket. when i fell, I landed in a manner that ripped both halves apart tearing out the internal threading, bending the hubstack post and bendin… --- ## [HELP!!!!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help/19890)
**Author:** [@themaddoughnut](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/themaddoughnut)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2010, 10:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help/19890 "2010-10-11T22:26:32Z")
okay, by accident the other day, i got my pgm v2 axle stuck in my dark magic 2 how do i get it out?? :‘( :’( :cry: :stuck\_out\_tongue: \>:( --- ## [need a specialist..](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-a-specialist/19932)
**Author:** [@Love182](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Love182)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2010, 9:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-a-specialist/19932 "2010-10-11T21:04:57Z")
i need someone who can take my raw yoyo and annodize it with with a simple gold tattoo on it. get at me. --- ## [CANT GET DM2 CAPS OUT](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cant-get-dm2-caps-out/19935)
**Author:** [@themaddoughnut](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/themaddoughnut)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2010, 9:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cant-get-dm2-caps-out/19935 "2010-10-11T21:00:05Z")
hey guys i wanna take my caps out of my dm2 but it is impossible i have tried a suction cup. put your comments beeeelloooooooowwwwwww(a smiley face for the person who knows where i got that from) --- ## [Factory recessed Duncans + Flowable silicone ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/factory-recessed-duncans-flowable-silicone/19921)
**Author:** [@R.C\_Sproul](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/R.C_Sproul)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2010, 2:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/factory-recessed-duncans-flowable-silicone/19921 "2010-10-11T02:17:28Z")
I’m wondering if my new metal drifter would accept silicone. I would rather just go ahead buy some and do that than order silicone stickers. The recess is as wide as a sticker, which I think is a little wider than cust… --- ## [help getting my maverick unresponsive](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-getting-my-maverick-unresponsive/19253)
**Author:** [@Dan15152](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Dan15152)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2010, 8:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-getting-my-maverick-unresponsive/19253 "2010-10-10T20:53:47Z")
hi everyone i am looking for help on my yomega maverick. I want to know a way how to make it unresponsive. besides cleaning the bearing. i have trided this and it worked for about 15 min. and also how to creat longer spi… --- ## [Fixing the 44](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixing-the-44/19642)
**Author:** [@yy44](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yy44)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2010, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixing-the-44/19642 "2010-10-10T18:40:09Z")
My 44 axle is stuck in the yoyo and i dont know how to get it out any suggestions? --- ## [888 Help!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/888-help/19887)
**Author:** [@Cream9000](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Cream9000)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2010, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/888-help/19887 "2010-10-10T18:26:02Z")
Okay the other day I screwed up. I had a Yoyo in my hand and a 888 in my hand. I took apart both of it put the 888 and the other yoyo into it. Both axles are on the other yoyo now. so i reversed it and 1 OF THE axle… --- ## [String](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string/19884)
**Author:** [@fh\_zero](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fh_zero)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2010, 3:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string/19884 "2010-10-10T03:27:35Z")
Making string is easy when you know how here is the tutorial that helped me.Xanga 2.0 is Here! [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=187) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=189)