# Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance **URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=206 [Latest](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/categories.md) **Page:** 207 --- ## [How do you silver rim a yoyo?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-silver-rim-a-yoyo/14686)
**Author:** [@YOYOXPERT0213](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YOYOXPERT0213)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2010, 2:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-silver-rim-a-yoyo/14686 "2010-05-23T02:09:59Z")
A DV888 --- ## [Axle is stuck in my DM!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axle-is-stuck-in-my-dm/14687)
**Author:** [@Newbies\_United](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Newbies_United)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2010, 6:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axle-is-stuck-in-my-dm/14687 "2010-05-22T18:57:37Z")
Hi everyone, I love my DM, but the axle has worn down so much that the threads are flat and my Dark Magic does not stay in one piece. How can I take this axle out? I tried with a wrench but that didn’t work. --- ## [How to fix or clean a responsive bearing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-fix-or-clean-a-responsive-bearing/14672)
**Author:** [@jetboy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jetboy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2010, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-fix-or-clean-a-responsive-bearing/14672 "2010-05-22T12:39:55Z")
How to clean or fix a responsive bearing: This is a very common problem throughout the forums that a lot of people have. This problem occurs when the bearing becomes responsive either over time, or suddenly. To resolve t… --- ## [want advice on my first mod](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/want-advice-on-my-first-mod/14638)
**Author:** [@kroby](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kroby)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2010, 11:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/want-advice-on-my-first-mod/14638 "2010-05-21T23:19:49Z")
i plan on applying weight to the rims of my fhz, as well as recess the yoyo for flowable. i was also tossing around the idea of removing some of the centralized weight off the inside of the yoyo (where the side caps cove… --- ## [YYJ speed bearing is messed up](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyj-speed-bearing-is-messed-up/14592)
**Author:** [@weinbe58](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/weinbe58)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2010, 8:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyj-speed-bearing-is-messed-up/14592 "2010-05-21T20:37:24Z")
Hey, so I was playing with my atmosphere the other day and it was playing fine, unresponsive you know awesome. I got a knot so I took it apart and unknotted it and then put it back together. on the throw after that, my y… --- ## [Led Lights?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/led-lights/14389)
**Author:** [@Leo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Leo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2010, 9:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/led-lights/14389 "2010-05-20T21:31:58Z")
Im looking into making a LED FHZ. And i kinda need help for the setup. I would buy a shinwoo kit but they are gone! --- ## [pad recessed Alph](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pad-recessed-alph/14597)
**Author:** [@tyler3490](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/tyler3490)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2010, 8:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pad-recessed-alph/14597 "2010-05-20T20:32:33Z")
Just did this today, I only got one half done and it took about half an hour on the wood lathe, mainly because I needed to touch up the tools every few minutes to keep them sharp. I did some practice on a read/write head… --- ## [New Breed silicone worn out](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-breed-silicone-worn-out/14604)
**Author:** [@yoyoninja](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoninja)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2010, 1:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-breed-silicone-worn-out/14604 "2010-05-20T01:22:44Z")
so ive had my new breed for a while now and my silicone is starting to wear out. I know there are replacement pads but i dont know how to put them in. does anyone know how? ??? --- ## [Witch amasses longer spins?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/witch-amasses-longer-spins/14482)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_rocks](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Johnny_rocks)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 11:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/witch-amasses-longer-spins/14482 "2010-05-19T11:47:39Z")
a ceramic, or a Dorothy bearing? Just wondering ;D --- ## [FHZ H shape mod](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fhz-h-shape-mod/14544)
**Author:** [@tyler3490](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/tyler3490)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fhz-h-shape-mod/14544 "2010-05-19T11:20:48Z")
Just a simple h shape reshape, no vibe, no wobble, other than what it already had, done on a wood lathe http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs341.ash1/29207\_1197130068825\_1845698020\_381385\_1128303\_n.jpg http://… --- ## [How to mod an H-spin Pyro](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-mod-an-h-spin-pyro/14546)
**Author:** [@Lazegalli](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Lazegalli)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 9:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-mod-an-h-spin-pyro/14546 "2010-05-19T09:41:47Z")
Found on http://www.singaporeyoing.com/ B!ST - Pyro Chrome Flame And the best…B!ST made a perfect tutorial: Looks awesome, but i’m not sure if I would have the courage to do it!? ??? What do you… --- ## [protostar wipe, help](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/protostar-wipe-help/14551)
**Author:** [@yoEEKyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoEEKyo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 4:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/protostar-wipe-help/14551 "2010-05-19T04:23:53Z")
i wanna clean off the yellow star on the inside rims any suggestions? --- ## [\[tut\] how to remove hubstacks](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tut-how-to-remove-hubstacks/14549)
**Author:** [@Samurai-Hacker](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Samurai-Hacker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2010, 9:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tut-how-to-remove-hubstacks/14549 "2010-05-18T21:59:53Z")
all u need is a yoyo with hubstacks and a yoyo string 1-take out the string from the yoyo http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/6670/img0150hb.jpg 2-place it under ur hubstacks as shown in the pictrue http://img294.images… --- ## [hubstack lubing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hubstack-lubing/14512)
**Author:** [@AwEsOmEnEsS](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AwEsOmEnEsS)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 10:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hubstack-lubing/14512 "2010-05-17T22:04:19Z")
my pgm v2 hubstacks sound really loud when i use them it is what it sounds like wen a bearing in my other yoyos need to be lubed so do i need to lube it? if so how do i --- ## [Mercury bearing sheilds...](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mercury-bearing-sheilds/14439)
**Author:** [@yoyojamben](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyojamben)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 8:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/mercury-bearing-sheilds/14439 "2010-05-17T20:23:09Z")
I have a cuLater with a Merc D bearing. THe bearing got some silicone Jammed in it and I want to take off the sheilds to clean, lube, and blow it out. There seems to be no C-clip on the bearing, and yoyoguy states that i… --- ## [Total moding newb question ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/total-moding-newb-question/14470)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_rocks](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Johnny_rocks)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2010, 6:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/total-moding-newb-question/14470 "2010-05-16T18:52:07Z")
Hey guys, So what’s more unresponsive, double sticker recces, or single sticker recces? and also how unresponsive is a recces? PS. I’d be doing it to an FHZ --- ## [Can you put hubstacks on void?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-you-put-hubstacks-on-void/14298)
**Author:** [@BuddhaFusion](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/BuddhaFusion)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2010, 5:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-you-put-hubstacks-on-void/14298 "2010-05-16T17:52:04Z")
??? i dont know if u can so im asking and im not sure if this is for modifaction section because its a question about modifaction --- ## [CULater String eating](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/culater-string-eating/14347)
**Author:** [@yoyojamben](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyojamben)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2010, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/culater-string-eating/14347 "2010-05-15T20:39:11Z")
Ok, I understand I could fix this by rubbing it with some kind of denim, but what actually is the cause of this? is it the BB? is it the Anno? And while we’re at it, how does the CULater grind? --- ## [Help](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help/14409)
**Author:** [@skillz123](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skillz123)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2010, 2:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help/14409 "2010-05-15T14:49:36Z")
Ok i need some help. I just got red shims from yoyojam and i was wondering how to put them on my darkmagic and if i could stack 2 together --- ## [Fun with my Mosquito](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fun-with-my-mosquito/14382)
**Author:** [@XminusmikeX](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/XminusmikeX)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2010, 11:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fun-with-my-mosquito/14382 "2010-05-15T11:51:58Z")
I was crafty this past weekend ;D --- ## [can u put huds on a dv888?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-u-put-huds-on-a-dv888/14394)
**Author:** [@Demon8828](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Demon8828)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2010, 2:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-u-put-huds-on-a-dv888/14394 "2010-05-15T02:07:51Z")
my friend is tryin to decide on a yoyo and he like the dv888 but he wants hud stacks so he wud like to know if u can and how easy it is and if so can u show us how --- ## [Anyone know what this is?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-know-what-this-is/14335)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anyone-know-what-this-is/14335 "2010-05-14T16:41:37Z")
--- ## [Even though I'm a moderator............](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/even-though-im-a-moderator/14334)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2010, 4:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/even-though-im-a-moderator/14334 "2010-05-13T16:38:00Z")
Doesn’t mean I’m not a Modifier! Here is a Renegade that I had a little fun with. Just in case you have never played with a renegade. This is one stock. http://yet.yoyoing.com/yoyoeng/StarBurst\_SuperYo\_RENEGADE(L).jpg … --- ## [Screwed up All Metal Freehand](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/screwed-up-all-metal-freehand/13857)
**Author:** [@Buddy\_Jim](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Buddy_Jim)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2010, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/screwed-up-all-metal-freehand/13857 "2010-05-13T13:51:52Z")
So once upon a time I had an all metal Free hand that worked awesome then one day a horrible incident bent the axel so that now there is a terrible vibe in what used to be one of my smoothest yoyos. Is there any way to s… --- ## [brake cleaner](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/brake-cleaner/14235)
**Author:** [@hubstack](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hubstack)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2010, 12:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/brake-cleaner/14235 "2010-05-13T00:45:04Z")
would brake CLEANER get the logo off duncan caps --- ## [Strings breaking very fast with Dark Magic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/strings-breaking-very-fast-with-dark-magic/14316)
**Author:** [@blaaaa](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/blaaaa)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2010, 12:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/strings-breaking-very-fast-with-dark-magic/14316 "2010-05-13T00:41:56Z")
I have a DM, I recently started using thin (gray) shims and 100% polyester strings. since this two changes my throw is crooked 90% of the time, what makes the string rub against the starbursts or the o-ring. Right now th… --- ## [My stacks are sticking](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-stacks-are-sticking/13513)
**Author:** [@Buddy\_Jim](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Buddy_Jim)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 7:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-stacks-are-sticking/13513 "2010-05-12T19:07:49Z")
So I just got a Grind Machine by yoyo Factory, and one stack keeps on jamming I think it is just in the plastic stack itself, and not the bearing, because when if I hold it just right then it doesn’t jam, but I try to do… --- ## [how do i put shims on???](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-i-put-shims-on/14329)
**Author:** [@jackjigsaw](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jackjigsaw)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-i-put-shims-on/14329 "2010-05-12T17:20:07Z")
just ordered red shims for my dark magic and i want to makes sure if i can put them in right so pleasee comment on how i could put shims on;) thanx --- ## [Botched Duncan=Love FHZ that actually turned out OK!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/botched-duncan-love-fhz-that-actually-turned-out-ok/14185)
**Author:** [@Ricerocket](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ricerocket)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 2:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/botched-duncan-love-fhz-that-actually-turned-out-ok/14185 "2010-05-12T14:46:31Z")
I was doing a very simple mod for a user here on the boards. All I was supposed to do was widen the already existing silicone recess and remove the sticker lip. Easy peasy, right? :stuck\_out\_tongue: Well, on the ver… --- ## ["Rattler" Mod](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/rattler-mod/14322)
**Author:** [@Yojo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yojo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 2:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/rattler-mod/14322 "2010-05-12T14:29:02Z")
A while back I posted about a simple Duncan Mosquito mod I did a while back that added somewhat to its play. I bought those large plastic beads (that come in like a quarter pound for a few bucks) and put 8 on either side… [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=205) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=207)