# Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance **URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=224 [Latest](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/categories.md) **Page:** 225 --- ## [\[YYJ Legacy\] Bearing?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyj-legacy-bearing/6169)
**Author:** [@TheMitch](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheMitch)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2009, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyj-legacy-bearing/6169 "2009-09-06T17:14:02Z")
I got a YYJ/YYD sized KK bearing, and it looks like it will fit fine. Problem is, how do I get the original bearing off of the yo-yo? It won’t come off by normal force. Is there a special tool or something? --- ## [My DM](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-dm/6005)
**Author:** [@wcrase](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/wcrase)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2009, 11:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-dm/6005 "2009-09-06T11:54:52Z")
So I love the weight and shape of my DM but I’m not sure about the starburst. That leaves me with two questions: Is it a bad idea to sand it off and play with just one o-ring? Is there a good way to sili/pad recess a … --- ## [Changing sides](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/changing-sides/6234)
**Author:** [@Domin123](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Domin123)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2009, 5:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/changing-sides/6234 "2009-09-05T17:17:46Z")
Do you guys think it is okay to pair a side of the yoyoexpert edition Dark Magic with a side of a normal Dark Magic? Do you think that it would be unequal(due to the weight of the annodisation)? --- ## [Bootleg DM Mod Help](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bootleg-dm-mod-help/6224)
**Author:** [@Adam](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Adam)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2009, 4:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bootleg-dm-mod-help/6224 "2009-09-05T16:56:51Z")
I have this bootleg DM that I’m getting no use of, and I really wanna use the parts for modding. Does anyone know of any way I could get the rims off of the body? --- ## [quickey](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/quickey/6217)
**Author:** [@Hardcore\_Max1986](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Hardcore_Max1986)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2009, 5:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/quickey/6217 "2009-09-05T05:59:24Z")
ok so on the DM can u take out the clear section on the sides with out affection performance --- ## [how do you TUNE a Project?..](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-tune-a-project/6194)
**Author:** [@PinoyProject](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PinoyProject)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2009, 12:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-tune-a-project/6194 "2009-09-04T12:22:40Z")
please help :\] thanks! --- ## [Duncan Imperial Mods?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-imperial-mods/6097)
**Author:** [@spinner](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/spinner)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 5:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-imperial-mods/6097 "2009-09-03T05:46:05Z")
Anybody know any decent mods that can be done on the Duncan imperial, to make it a better looper? --- ## [fixed axles](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axles/6099)
**Author:** [@jtman562](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jtman562)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 11:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axles/6099 "2009-09-02T23:18:33Z")
with fixed axle yoyos like the imperial or the butterfly, is there a way to seperate the two halves? --- ## [The Official - Lube and type of Silicone to use thread](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-official-lube-and-type-of-silicone-to-use-thread/6089)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 1:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-official-lube-and-type-of-silicone-to-use-thread/6089 "2009-09-02T01:33:10Z")
I’ve been seeing a lot of the same threads here lately and I want to get it all in one thread. SILICONE There are a lot of types of silicone out there you can use for a response system inn your yoyo. FLOWABLE SILICO… --- ## [Help with home-made string.](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-home-made-string/5967)
**Author:** [@Zer0F3AR](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Zer0F3AR)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2009, 9:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-home-made-string/5967 "2009-09-01T21:51:32Z")
So for those out there who use string you made yourself, you may have noticed that it doesn't last as long as string you buy from the internet. The problem is that the string that is connected to the bearing isn't to… --- ## [my first mod and i need a little help. pics added.](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-first-mod-and-i-need-a-little-help-pics-added/6085)
**Author:** [@jtman562](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jtman562)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2009, 2:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-first-mod-and-i-need-a-little-help-pics-added/6085 "2009-09-01T02:02:26Z")
so i bought a duncan misquito from walmart and moded it. i colored the body black and put those sticky things u use to put up hooks without puting a hole in the wall inside to add waight. it looks really cool and works a… --- ## [Krylon Fusion: Paint For Plastics](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/krylon-fusion-paint-for-plastics/2432)
**Author:** [@DYonch](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DYonch)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2009, 11:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/krylon-fusion-paint-for-plastics/2432 "2009-08-31T23:52:24Z")
Anybody tried using this stuff to paint a FHZ? Does it chip if you do it on the outside? Would you recommend it? --- ## [How do you clean a bearing specifically?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-clean-a-bearing-specifically/6004)
**Author:** [@Reflex](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Reflex)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2009, 11:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-clean-a-bearing-specifically/6004 "2009-08-31T23:07:55Z")
How do you clean a bearing specifically? You get the cleaning fluids, put it into a small cup, drop the bearing in there, and leave it there for a few minutes? --- ## [a question](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-question/5625)
**Author:** [@helioNXG](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/helioNXG)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2009, 8:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-question/5625 "2009-08-31T08:25:06Z")
I know you will think this is a silly question but i can’t take the o-ring out of my hitman :-\[ can anyone help? ??? --- ## [what do i need to dye a yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-do-i-need-to-dye-a-yoyo/6045)
**Author:** [@m\_yoyo13](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/m_yoyo13)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2009, 3:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-do-i-need-to-dye-a-yoyo/6045 "2009-08-31T03:34:07Z")
the title says it all please dont link a video my computer has a viruses so a cant watch videos --- ## [top tips on a pgm](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/top-tips-on-a-pgm/6035)
**Author:** [@m\_yoyo13](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/m_yoyo13)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2009, 1:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/top-tips-on-a-pgm/6035 "2009-08-31T01:55:37Z")
could i put top tips on my pgm or is that a bad idea --- ## [first serious mod](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/first-serious-mod/5678)
**Author:** [@jack\_wiggin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jack_wiggin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2009, 12:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/first-serious-mod/5678 "2009-08-31T00:08:48Z")
ok i just did my first serious mod on my lyn fury. i say serious because th only thing i have done before this was small stuff like shimming. i satined it. flat rimmed it a little pushed the wall by the bearing back … --- ## [bearing noise?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-noise/5994)
**Author:** [@shmoe93](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/shmoe93)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2009, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-noise/5994 "2009-08-30T19:58:34Z")
(another stupid question) umm i cleaned my darkmagic bearing and i played with it with no grease for few minutes and it got really loud and so i stopped playing with it and took the yoyo apart and flicked the bearing and… --- ## [dry silicone help](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dry-silicone-help/6026)
**Author:** [@shmoe93](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/shmoe93)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2009, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dry-silicone-help/6026 "2009-08-30T17:45:02Z")
if i let the silicone dry for 12 hours is it dry enough ??? --- ## [How do you make string?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-make-string/6025)
**Author:** [@G51](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/G51)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2009, 3:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-make-string/6025 "2009-08-30T15:55:02Z")
What the title says. --- ## [how do i mod a duncan butterfly](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-i-mod-a-duncan-butterfly/5847)
**Author:** [@yoyolvr](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyolvr)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2009, 12:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-i-mod-a-duncan-butterfly/5847 "2009-08-30T00:06:39Z")
i have 2 duncan butterflies from the 80’s. i want to put an axle and a bearing in it. can someone tell me how i can do it step by step? --- ## [Alchemy String Mod! In dialogue format!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alchemy-string-mod-in-dialogue-format/5946)
**Author:** [@Adam](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Adam)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2009, 11:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alchemy-string-mod-in-dialogue-format/5946 "2009-08-29T11:28:33Z")
A typical quote from a yoyoer who has used Alchemy: “Gee whiz. I sure love Alchemy yoyo string, but I do not enjoy how it doesn’t stay on my finger, and cuts up my finger. It slips off a lot and my precious 888 now has… --- ## [starting out with a Dark Magic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starting-out-with-a-dark-magic/5936)
**Author:** [@Hardcore\_Max1986](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Hardcore_Max1986)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2009, 3:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/starting-out-with-a-dark-magic/5936 "2009-08-29T03:45:33Z")
hey i have been yo-ing now for a while now with a Yomega saber raider and have really loved it but now im upgrading to a Dark Magic and was wondering if getting a set of spacers to open up the gap is worth while --- ## [Here it is.. after an unbelievably large amount of work.. \[56k join the century\]](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/here-it-is-after-an-unbelievably-large-amount-of-work-56k-join-the-century/5857)
**Author:** [@kyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kyo)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2009, 2:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/here-it-is-after-an-unbelievably-large-amount-of-work-56k-join-the-century/5857 "2009-08-29T02:59:49Z")
I had the inspiration for this several years ago, and early this year I decided to finally make it happen… an unbelievably large number of hours later, and here it is :slight\_smile: It’s an ultra lightweight plastic bod… --- ## [Removing Old Silicone](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/removing-old-silicone/5940)
**Author:** [@SpiderPig](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SpiderPig)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2009, 12:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/removing-old-silicone/5940 "2009-08-29T00:18:45Z")
I siliconed my X-ConVict. I loved it once it broke in a bit. But like in all things time came for change and I needed to redo the silicone. I tried using a pin to remove the Silicone but it just tore apart. Any help in r… --- ## [Size B bearing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/size-b-bearing/5947)
**Author:** [@Domin123](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Domin123)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2009, 10:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/size-b-bearing/5947 "2009-08-28T22:19:29Z")
I was just wondering, are there any size B bearings(for Sunset Trajectory and Aquqrius) sold besides the ones made by yoyojam? --- ## [Duncan Imperial Modifications?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-imperial-modifications/5914)
**Author:** [@mongoriller](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mongoriller)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2009, 10:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-imperial-modifications/5914 "2009-08-28T22:16:09Z")
I got 2 Duncan Imperials and 1 Duncan Butterfly from walmart with a giftcard. Does anybody know any modifications I could do to them? Just throw some ideas out there, I don’t care if they’re risky, as the yo-yos are only… --- ## [does silicone make the yoyo less or more responsive?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-silicone-make-the-yoyo-less-or-more-responsive/5905)
**Author:** [@jtman562](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jtman562)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2009, 1:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/does-silicone-make-the-yoyo-less-or-more-responsive/5905 "2009-08-28T13:59:26Z")
see title… --- ## [A Handy Quick-Fix Guide For Your Yoyo Issues](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-handy-quick-fix-guide-for-your-yoyo-issues/5908)
**Author:** [@Xdohl](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Xdohl)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2009, 3:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-handy-quick-fix-guide-for-your-yoyo-issues/5908 "2009-08-28T03:24:30Z")
Hello! If you’re reading this, you either have a “messed up” yoyo, or are just curious about what I’ve decided to write this morning. (Golly, 12:18, it’s the afternoon already!) Anyway, what I’m setting up here is a cut… --- ## [waight rings](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/waight-rings/5919)
**Author:** [@boywhoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/boywhoyo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2009, 12:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/waight-rings/5919 "2009-08-28T00:21:39Z")
is there any weight rings or something i could make for weight rings? I’ve modded a duncan dragonfly recessed and siliconed it but its way to light, my freehand came with some weights but i like to keep them inside it. A… [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=223) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=225)