# Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance **URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=3 [Latest](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/categories.md) **Page:** 4 --- ## [Soy sauce, olive oil, oh my! Unique yoyo maintenance](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/soy-sauce-olive-oil-oh-my-unique-yoyo-maintenance/434388)
**Author:** [@Benthrowsyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Benthrowsyoyo)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2025, 11:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/soy-sauce-olive-oil-oh-my-unique-yoyo-maintenance/434388 "2025-10-16T11:01:45Z")
As the descriptor alludes to, I now know one person who uses soy sauce to clean their bearings, and another person who uses olive oil to help lube responsive bearings. Both of these apparently suit their purpose just fin… --- ## [I broke my axle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-broke-my-axle/20983)
**Author:** [@Saskabilly\_Psychosis](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Saskabilly_Psychosis)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 4:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-broke-my-axle/20983 "2025-10-06T16:25:42Z")
So there i was, yoyoing in my basement with a CW on my DM. and, I release it hoping it’ll do a 300\* spin and I’ll catch it. seems beautiful right?? well… there is a low spot on my ceiling for the air ducts and my DM j… --- ## [Perfect Knot Picking Tool](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/perfect-knot-picking-tool/411830)
**Author:** [@SlowThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlowThrow)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2025, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/perfect-knot-picking-tool/411830 "2025-10-03T12:45:35Z")
I have one of these in my toolbox for its intended use, but the other day it dawned on me that this would be perfect for picking axle knots and not destroying anno, and I’ll be dipped, I was right. It’s SUPER handy ha… --- ## [Unofficial (?) One Drop RSM (Rotating Side Members)](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unofficial-one-drop-rsm-rotating-side-members/298360)
**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2025, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unofficial-one-drop-rsm-rotating-side-members/298360 "2025-10-01T18:32:25Z")
The equivalent of hubstacks, but in Side Effect form, the One Drop Rotating Side Members. --- ## [Hubstack Compatable?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hubstack-compatable/433583)
**Author:** [@ArcNeoMasato](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ArcNeoMasato)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2025, 10:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hubstack-compatable/433583 "2025-09-26T22:19:31Z")
I’m sure I’ll wear out my welcome fast at this rate. lol Anyway, was looking at random accessories and such, and I see that YYF has a Hubstack kit available, and I was wondering if a DV888 is able to use that kit, as I … --- ## [How do you fix your vibey yohs ? (bimetals)](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-fix-your-vibey-yohs-bimetals/433426)
**Author:** [@Forza](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Forza)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2025, 7:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-you-fix-your-vibey-yohs-bimetals/433426 "2025-09-23T19:54:39Z")
Hey folks I have some throws that have annoying vibe on the string and nail can you describe how would you fix that? thanks to everybody --- ## [Annoying Pads](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/annoying-pads/432913)
**Author:** [@Painshark](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Painshark)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2025, 9:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/annoying-pads/432913 "2025-09-15T09:53:04Z")
I recently used flowable silicone on my Dif-e-Yo Juggernaut. I did a pretty good job. Unfortunately, the thing is pretty snaggy. Even after a few hours of use. I used the transparent, glass type silicone from permatex. … --- ## [Small lathe (bought for machining inserts and spacers)](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/small-lathe-bought-for-machining-inserts-and-spacers/432628)
**Author:** [@MaDMAn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MaDMAn)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 2:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/small-lathe-bought-for-machining-inserts-and-spacers/432628 "2025-09-10T02:56:19Z")
I’ve been very busy with non yoyo related stuff lately but as that project is now on hold till next summer (shipyard full atm) I’ve been restoring a small lathe. Wanted one to machine smaller parts at home (and it had to… --- ## [Any paracord string aficionados out there?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/any-paracord-string-aficionados-out-there/431732)
**Author:** [@kevinm](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kevinm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2025, 10:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/any-paracord-string-aficionados-out-there/431732 "2025-08-24T22:17:46Z")
Trying to hunt down a certain type of cord that came with a chonkakegoma top. It is stiffer than regular nylon paracord, but very similar to the 275 or #95 paracord in size, and it has the single piece core. This is the … --- ## [I need a hero](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-need-a-hero/431713)
**Author:** [@quinton](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/quinton)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2025, 11:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-need-a-hero/431713 "2025-08-22T11:46:46Z")
This. Is my knack. I like this yo-yo but it is plagued by being two halves of a yoyo instead of one. I have attempted a few times to make it whole, but have yet to succeed (as you may have guessed,). In my lates… --- ## [UV reactive white string?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/uv-reactive-white-string/431601)
**Author:** [@SlowThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlowThrow)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2025, 8:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/uv-reactive-white-string/431601 "2025-08-21T20:57:24Z")
I have some Canopy Rope and I noticed half of it reacts pretty good to UV light, unlike pretty much all the other white string I have. What other brands have some UV reaction to their white blends? --- ## [Orange Pleak Art](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/orange-pleak-art/429994)
**Author:** [@NuroVolt7](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/NuroVolt7)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 3:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/orange-pleak-art/429994 "2025-08-14T03:05:47Z")
I received an orange Plastic Peak recently, and decided to go down a rabbit hole and found the original Plastic Peak thread. I saw that a few who had bought white ones were dying/painting/drawing on them to make them loo… --- ## [Crooked DK](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/crooked-dk/430331)
**Author:** [@shakazulu94](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/shakazulu94)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2025, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/crooked-dk/430331 "2025-08-12T12:44:53Z")
I got that dinged up DK in the mail and i am trying to get this thing repaired. It looks like it was stepped on or something that has made the axel seat bent, meaning that the axis is slightly off kilter. Any ideas … --- ## [All One Drop Side Effects, by Weight](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/all-one-drop-side-effects-by-weight/291121)
**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2025, 8:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/all-one-drop-side-effects-by-weight/291121 "2025-08-11T20:51:41Z")
I’m a huge One Drop fanboy and I love the Side Effects system! It not only prevents a huge class of permanent yo-yo damage by making the axle easily replaceable – it also allows you to adjust center weight and change the… --- ## [Thinking About Painting a Yo-Yo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thinking-about-painting-a-yo-yo/417315)
**Author:** [@Snoopy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Snoopy)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 12:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thinking-about-painting-a-yo-yo/417315 "2025-08-08T00:46:24Z")
I’ve recently “Satined” my Clear Freehand One, and I was thinking of painting it as well! trouble is, sanding it has made it kind of foggy. So, I thought maybe I could paint something that might be enhanced by this c… --- ## [Unusual Hubstack Caps](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unusual-hubstack-caps/430645)
**Author:** [@SlowThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlowThrow)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2025, 12:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unusual-hubstack-caps/430645 "2025-08-05T00:58:25Z")
I am playing my 888x and admiring the blue pearl dice stacks that I was able to make work after some tinkering a little while after my rice rocket dice broke, and it got me wondering what other cool hubstack things are o… --- ## [Did I BREAK Deep State? Update Fixed!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/did-i-break-deep-state-update-fixed/429169)
**Author:** [@chrisnotes86](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/chrisnotes86)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2025, 12:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/did-i-break-deep-state-update-fixed/429169 "2025-08-05T00:28:52Z")
Sooooo any advice is much appreciated. I must admit I feel silly: Just got this Deep State a few days ago. Ordered a Non bearing/Blank fixed axle size C center track 1/8” (3.5mm) wide from ZGRT. I thought, let me see i… --- ## [Vibey yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/vibey-yoyo/430523)
**Author:** [@yoyomaster101](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyomaster101)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2025, 12:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/vibey-yoyo/430523 "2025-08-02T00:39:31Z")
I’m new is there any way to make a vibey yoyo not so vibey? --- ## [New yoyofactory bullseye bearing snaging](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-yoyofactory-bullseye-bearing-snaging/430310)
**Author:** [@AnEpicFailer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AnEpicFailer)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2025, 2:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-yoyofactory-bullseye-bearing-snaging/430310 "2025-07-29T14:21:56Z")
I just got my new yoyofactory bullseye and after 2 hours of playing the bearing starts making weird noises once a while. And the worst thing is the string snags whenever the sound occurs. Can someone help me? I dont hav… --- ## [New strings are too thick for loop 720 :(](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-strings-are-too-thick-for-loop-720/427923)
**Author:** [@shimm7](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/shimm7)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2025, 7:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-strings-are-too-thick-for-loop-720/427923 "2025-07-25T19:04:57Z")
My old 100 pack of Yoyoexpert 100% green polyester string ran out a few weeks ago. In Aug 2024, I bought a new 100 pack (same brand and same material same color same amount; yoyoexpert 100% green polyester 100 count) an… --- ## [How do y'all make your strings floresce in public?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-yall-make-your-strings-floresce-in-public/430002)
**Author:** [@nkljbl](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nkljbl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2025, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-yall-make-your-strings-floresce-in-public/430002 "2025-07-23T13:07:28Z")
I want to be able to wander around at night with a glowing string and yoyo. Do they make UV headlights? Some kind of LED body vest? --- ## [Older Duncan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/older-duncan/429761)
**Author:** [@Metalfan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Metalfan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2025, 2:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/older-duncan/429761 "2025-07-19T14:54:37Z")
I bought this older duncan yo yo off of eBay. It’s a Made in the USA model. I was reading the back of the package and it said, replace wooden axle Every three months I was just wondering where would I be able to find par… --- ## [I repaired my broken Brain](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-repaired-my-broken-brain/429745)
**Author:** [@SlowThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlowThrow)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-repaired-my-broken-brain/429745 "2025-07-18T17:14:07Z")
The saga of the eBay’d Glow in the Dark Brain continues. It cracked the other day when (gingerly) tightening it down, I guess 30 y/o plastic will do that. So I had been thinking of ways to salvage it, and it occu… --- ## [Installing Red RTV: A High Speed YoYo Tutorial](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/installing-red-rtv-a-high-speed-yoyo-tutorial/17915)
**Author:** [@saintrobyn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/saintrobyn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2010, 3:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/installing-red-rtv-a-high-speed-yoyo-tutorial/17915 "2010-08-14T03:04:55Z")
I would like to take this time to introduce our new modding section headed up by none other than Alex “Cyclontzy” Franke, modder extraordinaire. for his first topic he is tackling the much misunderstood art of install… --- ## [Why does my RESPONSIVE yoyo need lubricating every hour?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-does-my-responsive-yoyo-need-lubricating-every-hour/429350)
**Author:** [@Vilx](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Vilx)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2025, 4:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/why-does-my-responsive-yoyo-need-lubricating-every-hour/429350 "2025-07-13T16:21:54Z")
I’ve been playing with yoyos for 2 years now, but not in a very focused way. Just a bit of play here and there, as befits a hobby. Still, I’m slowly building up some skills with it. For now I’m sticking to a RESPONSIVE y… --- ## [Yomega Parts (Replacements for Brain Spool, Raider spacers)](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yomega-parts-replacements-for-brain-spool-raider-spacers/428919)
**Author:** [@SlowThrow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SlowThrow)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2025, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yomega-parts-replacements-for-brain-spool-raider-spacers/428919 "2025-07-12T15:00:14Z")
Hey all, Just got a cool Glow in the Dark Brain, but it’s missing the spool… anyone have a spare? I don’t mind what condition the o ring is in, I can find some at work no problem. Also still looking for Raider spacers,… --- ## [OD 10 Ball mod](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/od-10-ball-mod/429307)
**Author:** [@smittylube](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/smittylube)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2025, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/od-10-ball-mod/429307 "2025-07-11T19:40:23Z")
I was under the impression the One Drop 10 ball bearings were the best until I found the string would sometimes be touching the response pads and slowing the spin. I then migrated to the centertac, concave and even the c… --- ## [Strings replacement](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/strings-replacement/429189)
**Author:** [@Metalfan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Metalfan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2025, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/strings-replacement/429189 "2025-07-10T10:27:29Z")
What are some good high quality strings I could buy? Strings that are of a higher quality than the ones that come on duncan yo-yos --- ## [OD Deep State/Deeper State Maintenance](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/od-deep-state-deeper-state-maintenance/428921)
**Author:** [@ayayron808](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ayayron808)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2025, 7:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/od-deep-state-deeper-state-maintenance/428921 "2025-07-07T19:14:18Z")
What lube do y’all use for your guys deep/deeper states? Is it still v4m? --- ## [Stripped threads on Toru .99, can anyone fix?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stripped-threads-on-toru-99-can-anyone-fix/428448)
**Author:** [@Tshou](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Tshou)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2025, 9:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stripped-threads-on-toru-99-can-anyone-fix/428448 "2025-07-05T21:09:51Z")
So basically, I received this toru .99 through BST with stripped threads. I literally just found out after I tried carefully swapping the axle (from one half to the other) to try and clear some of the vibe. It worked b… [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=2) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=4)