# Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance **URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=27 [Latest](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/categories.md) **Page:** 28 --- ## [Help with H Spin replacement response pads](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-h-spin-replacement-response-pads/325923)
**Author:** [@TeeWrecks763](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TeeWrecks763)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2020, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-h-spin-replacement-response-pads/325923 "2020-08-19T19:45:15Z")
Hey folks, I have an older H Spin Gorylla that has lost its response pads. I have no idea which pads I would need to replace them with. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated --- ## [New Shutter Wide Angle - Bearing falls out](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-shutter-wide-angle-bearing-falls-out/325851)
**Author:** [@Trav88](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Trav88)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-shutter-wide-angle-bearing-falls-out/325851 "2020-08-18T17:33:04Z")
Hey everyone. Figured I’d ask here as YoyoFactory and YoyoCanada (where I purchased) hasn’t gotten back to me. I got a brand new Shutter Wide Angle for my birthday on August 9th. My amazing wife got me a decent throw b… --- ## [near mint yoyo randomly started to vibe. HELP!!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/near-mint-yoyo-randomly-started-to-vibe-help/85137)
**Author:** [@joshxz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/joshxz)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2020, 11:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/near-mint-yoyo-randomly-started-to-vibe-help/85137 "2020-08-17T23:42:10Z")
OK, so about a little over a month ago i bought myself a B grade Sengoku Musashi. The only difference between the B grade and the A grade was an ano flaw in the center of the yo-yo. Right out of the box this thing play… --- ## [Bringing new life to dinged Titanium](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bringing-new-life-to-dinged-titanium/324717)
**Author:** [@mmuuggwwoorrtt](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mmuuggwwoorrtt)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2020, 4:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bringing-new-life-to-dinged-titanium/324717 "2020-08-15T16:09:51Z")
So first off, my apologies if this is a duplicate topic. I could’ve sworn there was another thread about how to polish titanium but now I can’t find it for the life of me. I picked up a pretty beat OD Citizen today and … --- ## [Alleycat 650b response](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alleycat-650b-response/325535)
**Author:** [@samjonester](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/samjonester)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2020, 3:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/alleycat-650b-response/325535 "2020-08-15T03:22:43Z")
This alleycat 650b has been getting a lot of love lately, as you can see. It looks like the pink coreco pads are sold out everywhere. Has anyone had success on this yoyo with flowable silicone? Something else I shoul… --- ## [O-Rings for older yos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/o-rings-for-older-yos/325566)
**Author:** [@tommydorsey](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/tommydorsey)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2020, 2:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/o-rings-for-older-yos/325566 "2020-08-11T14:39:54Z")
Hi all - I’m looking for a source for O-Rings for some older yos that I have, including a Rev-G, a Yomega Metallic Missile, a Mongoose, and a couple Spin Factors. I’ve looked at McMaster-Carr, and they may have some, b… --- ## [Bearingized counterweights - A How to Guide.](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearingized-counterweights-a-how-to-guide/30852)
**Author:** [@Jake\_Elliott](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jake_Elliott)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2020, 2:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearingized-counterweights-a-how-to-guide/30852 "2020-08-10T14:43:41Z")
Greetings fellow modders. So a friend of mine wanted me to help him make a bearingized counterweight. So, I figured that I would post a guide that would help some more people out, or hopefully help spark some new ideas … --- ## [Odd Question about Plastic Yo-Yos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/odd-question-about-plastic-yo-yos/325076)
**Author:** [@jaysans](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jaysans)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 2:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/odd-question-about-plastic-yo-yos/325076 "2020-07-31T02:23:15Z")
Hey guys, I recently bought a Delrin yo-yo (Thesis Serenade) & I noticed something very weird about it. When the halves are connected, if I want to, the sides aren’t completely static and can move independently of each o… --- ## [Spilled liquid response](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spilled-liquid-response/324996)
**Author:** [@Lingsais](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Lingsais)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2020, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spilled-liquid-response/324996 "2020-07-29T13:22:59Z")
How to get rid of spilled liquid response… imagine having a cold and sneezing all over a 888… --- ## [Bearing maintenance](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-maintenance/324259)
**Author:** [@PCaliyoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/PCaliyoyos)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2020, 1:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-maintenance/324259 "2020-07-29T01:15:16Z")
can i use isopropyl alcohol to clean my yoyo bearings? --- ## [Replace horizon response pads](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/replace-horizon-response-pads/324568)
**Author:** [@safetypin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/safetypin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/replace-horizon-response-pads/324568 "2020-07-21T15:15:00Z")
I feel like my horizon yo-yo has gotten less responsive. When I looked at the response pads they look kind of beaten up. Are used to get a lot of knots around the bearing, and I used a string pack to get them out, and I … --- ## [How I maintenance my yoyo bearings](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-i-maintenance-my-yoyo-bearings/324512)
**Author:** [@Mazdarx7FD](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mazdarx7FD)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 9:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-i-maintenance-my-yoyo-bearings/324512 "2020-07-20T21:28:17Z")
--- ## [Yoyo vibrating](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-vibrating/324209)
**Author:** [@xExCxLx1xPxSxEx](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/xExCxLx1xPxSxEx)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2020, 1:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-vibrating/324209 "2020-07-19T01:18:28Z")
i just got a new bearing for my silenus, same size but a 10 ball instead of the default one, and not only dpes it squeak now on the last few turns, but it seems to be vibrating a little bit… how can I find the source of … --- ## [4a bearing maintenance](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/4a-bearing-maintenance/324346)
**Author:** [@Mystik](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mystik)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2020, 5:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/4a-bearing-maintenance/324346 "2020-07-17T05:24:52Z")
I’m just about ready to do some maintenance on my Offstring but am realizing I know very little about Offstring bearing sizes and type of lube. I having taken apart either of the 4a’s I own but they both look to have a s… --- ## [Werrd response pad size?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/werrd-response-pad-size/324169)
**Author:** [@Pinktweetybird](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pinktweetybird)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 2:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/werrd-response-pad-size/324169 "2020-07-14T02:31:38Z")
anybody know what the beef, split decision or mystery meat use as response pad? I see someone asked this and was told OD flow grooves. My worry is the pads that are in mine now are just a tad too responsive similar to ho… --- ## [Need help! Yoyo frequently doesnt spin straight](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-help-yoyo-frequently-doesnt-spin-straight/323926)
**Author:** [@xExCxLx1xPxSxEx](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/xExCxLx1xPxSxEx)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-help-yoyo-frequently-doesnt-spin-straight/323926 "2020-07-09T17:22:08Z")
I am brand new to yoyos and tried to purchase all I would need to interchangeably use my unresponsive yoyo responsively as well, but ordered the wrong stuff. Yoyo tricks mentions double and triple looping the string to i… --- ## [My bearing is making a rattling noise](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-bearing-is-making-a-rattling-noise/323879)
**Author:** [@AdoNo659](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AdoNo659)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2020, 6:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-bearing-is-making-a-rattling-noise/323879 "2020-07-08T18:55:40Z")
I got my replay pro yesterday and when I took the bearing out and spun it, it kept making a screeching noise, so then I cleaned it and lubed it and the screeching noise is gone but the bearing still sounds like its scrat… --- ## [Proper Lube's for Unresponsive Bearings?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/proper-lubes-for-unresponsive-bearings/23927)
**Author:** [@HOWxiao](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/HOWxiao)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2020, 10:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/proper-lubes-for-unresponsive-bearings/23927 "2020-07-07T22:59:17Z")
What lube’s can i use ? can i use Johnson’s Baby Oil thanks for the replies? --- ## [Vaseline as Lube? Homemade lube?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/vaseline-as-lube-homemade-lube/65956)
**Author:** [@acheron717](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/acheron717)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/vaseline-as-lube-homemade-lube/65956 "2020-07-06T20:38:33Z")
I’m playing with a Fireball, but it’s become pretty unresponsive. I’ve heard that Vaseline can be used as lube? Is that true? Are there any other types of homemade yoyo lube? --- ## [Is re-using white spirit/mineral spirits bad?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-re-using-white-spirit-mineral-spirits-bad/323480)
**Author:** [@AdoNo659](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AdoNo659)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2020, 6:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-re-using-white-spirit-mineral-spirits-bad/323480 "2020-07-02T06:42:41Z")
Stupid question but I clean my bearings with white spirit/mineral spirits and to not waste any I decided to put the white spirit in a jar and re-use it when cleaning the bearing. Is this bad in anyway? --- ## [Spare parts + Butterfly = project time](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spare-parts-butterfly-project-time/323393)
**Author:** [@rumstove](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rumstove)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2020, 4:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spare-parts-butterfly-project-time/323393 "2020-07-01T04:13:15Z")
I had an extra Duncan A bearing kit, some extra washers, and a Duncan Butterfly so I thought I’d give it a try. Soft plastic yo and all the wrong tools I didn’t have high hopes. Armed with a Dremel, sandpaper, and a big … --- ## [Cleaning bearing video’s VS real life cleaning bearing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-bearing-video-s-vs-real-life-cleaning-bearing/323094)
**Author:** [@Frycie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Frycie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 9:13pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-bearing-video-s-vs-real-life-cleaning-bearing/323094 "2020-06-24T21:13:40Z")
I’m fairly new to the YoYo world and don’t know much about it at all. I have problems with cleaning my bearing and as a good student I’m looking for help. I first used Youtube but when you keep reading you will know why … --- ## [Quail is \[no longer\] playing responsive](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/quail-is-no-longer-playing-responsive/316865)
**Author:** [@smileypants707](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smileypants707)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2020, 12:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/quail-is-no-longer-playing-responsive/316865 "2020-06-22T00:58:30Z")
I’ve been throwing yoyos for a little more than 3 years, I know how to troubleshoot/ fine tune them, but I cannot for the life of me understand why my Quail is playing tug responsive. String thickness is not an issue, b… --- ## [Titanium Un-walk the dog \*picture thread"](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/titanium-un-walk-the-dog-picture-thread/319299)
**Author:** [@dizzo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dizzo)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2020, 12:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/titanium-un-walk-the-dog-picture-thread/319299 "2020-06-20T12:12:51Z")
I would love to see some before and after pics of what can be done to get scratches out of titanium. I have tried with a buffing wheel, but no real luck. I didnt really put that much effort into it though. I just got a … --- ## [Any Dye tips for ippon?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/any-dye-tips-for-ippon/322711)
**Author:** [@yoCHOPPA](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoCHOPPA)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2020, 4:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/any-dye-tips-for-ippon/322711 "2020-06-19T04:55:26Z")
Hi so I’m just looking for some insight on dyeing a ippon it’s clear black rim Not sure I will but any info will be appreciated :grimacing: --- ## [When should I change my string... heh?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-should-i-change-my-string-heh/20192)
**Author:** [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2020, 4:50am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/when-should-i-change-my-string-heh/20192 "2020-06-19T04:50:34Z")
(The long awaited dissertation on string care and feeding) “Before it breaks is a good rule of thumb.” is the advice over at Dave’s Yo-Yo Talk(\*). Generally the advice is to change the string when it: shows signs of … --- ## [Faulty bearing?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/faulty-bearing/322627)
**Author:** [@Certifiedgore](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Certifiedgore)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2020, 4:57am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/faulty-bearing/322627 "2020-06-18T04:57:49Z")
I purchased the wEDGE yoyo yesterday, and out of the box it performed very well. About four hours of practice later, a loud high-pitched grating sound appeared. When I held the bearing it felt like there was something s… --- ## [MagicYoYo Y01 turned responsive](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/magicyoyo-y01-turned-responsive/322455)
**Author:** [@yophilyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yophilyo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 10:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/magicyoyo-y01-turned-responsive/322455 "2020-06-16T22:25:42Z")
Hey guys, So I got a Y01 last week to get back into throwing. Not sure what I’ve done but the Y01 has now become tug responsive and I’ve no idea how to turn it back to unresponsive. I have opened the yo-yo up which I t… --- ## [Can I fix a yoyo that snags?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-fix-a-yoyo-that-snags/322456)
**Author:** [@TheRealLegendV](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheRealLegendV)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 1:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-fix-a-yoyo-that-snags/322456 "2020-06-16T13:58:29Z")
I’ve been playing with my new Magicyoyo N6 and it snags, is there anyway I can fix it? --- ## [Want to replicate a colorway](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/want-to-replicate-a-colorway/322418)
**Author:** [@SuperWideAngle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SuperWideAngle)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2020, 10:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/want-to-replicate-a-colorway/322418 "2020-06-14T22:07:29Z")
What is the best way to make a custom colorway for a metal yoyo. Im using a bimetal [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=26) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=28)