# Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance **URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=54 [Latest](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/categories.md) **Page:** 55 --- ## [Chief spin time issues](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/chief-spin-time-issues/76625)
**Author:** [@Connorspears](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Connorspears)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2015, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/chief-spin-time-issues/76625 "2015-09-05T15:44:32Z")
My chief has been working well until now. It spins long when I throw it normally and don’t perform any string tricks, but once try to throw even one of my shortest combos, it dies out on me. --- ## [HELP: How to make Duncan Throw Monkey use C Bearing?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-how-to-make-duncan-throw-monkey-use-c-bearing/76745)
**Author:** [@FoolsGoldDigger](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/FoolsGoldDigger)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2015, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-how-to-make-duncan-throw-monkey-use-c-bearing/76745 "2015-09-05T06:17:28Z")
Does anyone know of a pre-existing mod or how to mod a Duncan Throw Money to accept size C bearings? So far the only ideas I have come up with is drilling out space for a Chico anything kit (Which woud make the yoyo alm… --- ## [clyw chief puffin and sasquacth](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-chief-puffin-and-sasquacth/76659)
**Author:** [@Mandiz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mandiz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2015, 10:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-chief-puffin-and-sasquacth/76659 "2015-08-31T22:00:41Z")
may be getting these new yo-yos onlythng is the have shitty bearings, what are some good bearings that will work well with these yo-yos? --- ## [grind machine help](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/grind-machine-help/76635)
**Author:** [@logickrazed](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/logickrazed)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2015, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/grind-machine-help/76635 "2015-08-31T19:36:47Z")
So I just started throwing not to long ago so I’m not to sure about some parts that I need. I recently got some parts from a grind machine, I have the shell, 2 hub stacks, and the black O-rings. Can someone tell me what … --- ## [Response pads?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/response-pads/76620)
**Author:** [@Connorspears](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Connorspears)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2015, 9:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/response-pads/76620 "2015-08-29T21:51:23Z")
Will yoyofactory response pads work on most yoyos in other companies? Eg. CLYW, OneDrop, Duncan, YoyoJam, etc. THX :wink: --- ## [Bearing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing/76525)
**Author:** [@powercon5](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/powercon5)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2015, 3:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing/76525 "2015-08-26T15:47:45Z")
I got my new dv888 and after a few weeks of play I want to switch the bearing for unresponsive play so I took out the bearing and put the new one in and lubed the bearing and screwed it together and put the string on and… --- ## [Tips?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tips/76545)
**Author:** [@Cannon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Cannon)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2015, 3:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tips/76545 "2015-08-26T03:16:41Z")
So I don’t know if this would exactly go here or not but I’ll just go I guess. I am currently interested in attempting to make a couple of my own yoyos just for fun. Does anyone have tips on making them? This is for any… --- ## [replay pro responsive](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/replay-pro-responsive/76438)
**Author:** [@JustYoYo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JustYoYo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2015, 2:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/replay-pro-responsive/76438 "2015-08-22T02:36:13Z")
the only thing I have done to my replay pro is play it, this happens to me with all of my plastics the week after I get them, they end up being responsive, how can I fix this? --- ## [Rubber/plastic inside fell off from my YFF Onestar, help? ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/rubber-plastic-inside-fell-off-from-my-yff-onestar-help/76476)
**Author:** [@Tutis](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Tutis)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2015, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/rubber-plastic-inside-fell-off-from-my-yff-onestar-help/76476 "2015-08-21T13:47:55Z")
So I was playing today when I noticed something got snagged inside the string. The soft-plastic/rubber (Not sure what its called) fell off from one side. I came out very clean and is still in perfect shape. So what are m… --- ## [uh oh (cleaning)](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/uh-oh-cleaning/76437)
**Author:** [@JustYoYo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JustYoYo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2015, 5:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/uh-oh-cleaning/76437 "2015-08-21T05:45:33Z")
so I recently had to put some lube in a bearing but didn’t take out the bearing or cleans it in lighter fluid if I play it enough will it go back to normal? (please don’t ream me for incorrect cleaning) --- ## [My first mod](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-first-mod/76347)
**Author:** [@FancyExabyte](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/FancyExabyte)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2015, 3:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-first-mod/76347 "2015-08-21T03:11:16Z")
So this is my first mod. I got bored and wanted to try a mod so I turned this butterfly xt. I made it into a looping type yoyo. What do you guys think and any recommendations for what I should do next and tips? --- ## [Clyw chief responsive?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-chief-responsive/76418)
**Author:** [@Maverick](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Maverick)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2015, 3:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-chief-responsive/76418 "2015-08-20T03:12:36Z")
So, I just got a chief, and for some reason it is somewhat tug responsive out of the box. do I have to break in the pads? Or is it the bearing? --- ## [LF anodizer?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lf-anodizer/76374)
**Author:** [@kadabrium](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kadabrium)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2015, 3:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/lf-anodizer/76374 "2015-08-19T15:56:44Z")
a pile of yoyos to be re anodized, some of them need polishing to various degrees --- ## [Knot in my Butterfly XT](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/knot-in-my-butterfly-xt/76372)
**Author:** [@iiScourge](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/iiScourge)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2015, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/knot-in-my-butterfly-xt/76372 "2015-08-18T13:26:09Z")
So today I picked up a butterfly xt and got a knot in it, great luck right? My question is, how am I supposed to get it out? The yoyo is basically impossible to open! --- ## [Duncan Hayabusa lights and/or caps - possibly from FHZ or Pulse?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-hayabusa-lights-and-or-caps-possibly-from-fhz-or-pulse/76280)
**Author:** [@aqua\_scummm](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/aqua_scummm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2015, 5:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-hayabusa-lights-and-or-caps-possibly-from-fhz-or-pulse/76280 "2015-08-17T05:33:11Z")
I’d like to have a light up Hayabusa. Will the light parts from another Duncan light up yoyo fit under the caps? Also, there’s limited selection of colored clear ones, will other Duncan yoyo caps fit onto the Hayabusa? … --- ## [My response came out :(](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-response-came-out/76390)
**Author:** [@rds526](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rds526)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2015, 9:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-response-came-out/76390 "2015-08-16T21:38:45Z")
Does anyone know what response pads fit a magic n12? I’d prefer pads over flowable silicone. --- ## [What sound does bearing make when it needs to be lubed?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-sound-does-bearing-make-when-it-needs-to-be-lubed/76362)
**Author:** [@MegaDud](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MegaDud)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2015, 4:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-sound-does-bearing-make-when-it-needs-to-be-lubed/76362 "2015-08-14T16:19:32Z")
I don’t know what it sounds when bearing needs to be lubed. --- ## [yo yo grinding](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yo-yo-grinding/76335)
**Author:** [@Yase](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yase)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2015, 2:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yo-yo-grinding/76335 "2015-08-13T02:08:11Z")
Lately when I throw, my yo-yo has been slowing down. I’ve tried changing the friction stickers and oiling the bearing. Also tried a new string. (If it makes a difference, it’s Duncan Metal Drifter) --- ## [Please help FAST!!!Yo-Yo got overlubed](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-help-fast-yo-yo-got-overlubed/76324)
**Author:** [@MegaDud](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MegaDud)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2015, 2:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/please-help-fast-yo-yo-got-overlubed/76324 "2015-08-13T02:00:02Z")
Hello.So i just got a new unresponsive yo-yo.So i lubed the bearing (YYF Thin lube).I wasn’t sure how much lube there was so i kept puting more.Now there was too much lube.When i spinned the bearing with my finger it was… --- ## [Elysian Owners...questions](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/elysian-owners-questions/76318)
**Author:** [@AngryGumball](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AngryGumball)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2015, 12:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/elysian-owners-questions/76318 "2015-08-12T00:51:05Z")
I just received my Elysian and finding it that while it’s an awesome yoyo, I can’t trust it, finding unpredictable snag, nearly got punched in the eyes twice by it now. I am using the stock flat bearing in it and it is f… --- ## [my Yyj Classic for 5A...](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yyj-classic-for-5a/76242)
**Author:** [@persson](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/persson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yyj-classic-for-5a/76242 "2015-08-11T13:43:56Z")
That’s one of my Classic prepared for 5A. Such revisions are: Elimination of the inside of the caps, so as to maximize the weight in the rings. New shape and little lightening of hub Increase in the return system Enla… --- ## [What is the benefit of Schmoove rings?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-the-benefit-of-schmoove-rings/76208)
**Author:** [@JohnnyJ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JohnnyJ)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2015, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-the-benefit-of-schmoove-rings/76208 "2015-08-06T19:08:16Z")
What do Schmoove rings change about a yoyos performance? --- ## [Yoyo Response Problems + tilting/leaning?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-response-problems-tilting-leaning/76104)
**Author:** [@Connorspears](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Connorspears)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2015, 8:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-response-problems-tilting-leaning/76104 "2015-08-03T08:45:09Z")
1st problem: Ive been using my too hot for a few months now and recently it hasn’t been coming back to my hand very well. And then when I throw it, it seems to just drop down and have very little spin time. I figured tha… --- ## [HEEELP! pads measures!!! 19mm, Snowtires, flow groove](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/heeelp-pads-measures-19mm-snowtires-flow-groove/76092)
**Author:** [@TYPHOON](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TYPHOON)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2015, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/heeelp-pads-measures-19mm-snowtires-flow-groove/76092 "2015-08-02T17:32:13Z")
Can someone post a photo of a classic 19mm pad, Clyw snow tires and Onedrop flow groove? all in the same photo, like a comparison maybe (also overlapped would be very cool)… :smiley: i need to know the difference in th… --- ## [Looking for Anodizer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-for-anodizer/75596)
**Author:** [@Filledwithfire](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Filledwithfire)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2015, 1:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-for-anodizer/75596 "2015-08-02T01:30:58Z")
tl;dr looking for anodizer as most seem to have gone extinct So I’ve been away from this forum for a while and got back on this summer looking for new throws because I’ve had the same stuff for like 2 years. I’ve always… --- ## [Bearing Shield Backwards](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-shield-backwards/76117)
**Author:** [@StrippedAxle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/StrippedAxle)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2015, 7:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-shield-backwards/76117 "2015-08-01T19:20:38Z")
Well friends, I bet you’re wondering why I’ve gathered you all here today. It is because I have done probably one of the noobiest mistakes in yoyo history. I was cleaning a bunch of my bearings. One of them was kinda st… --- ## [load bearing ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/load-bearing/75983)
**Author:** [@Mandiz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mandiz)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2015, 4:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/load-bearing/75983 "2015-08-01T16:04:10Z")
why is my bearing so load? how can a make it be not as load does this mean it needs to be lubed? --- ## [homemade yoyo string problems](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/homemade-yoyo-string-problems/76100)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2015, 7:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/homemade-yoyo-string-problems/76100 "2015-08-01T07:10:34Z")
When I make my yoyo strings, loops of thread start popping out after 5-10 minutes. --- ## [Quick question related to yoyo response](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/quick-question-related-to-yoyo-response/76084)
**Author:** [@disastorm](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/disastorm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2015, 4:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/quick-question-related-to-yoyo-response/76084 "2015-08-01T04:40:29Z")
I was just wondering if anyone knows what the exact issue is when your yoyo sleeps more than you want it to ( in looping ) and for example when you throw it down for a normal sleeper, if you pull it up only a little bit … --- ## [axle trouble](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axle-trouble/76094)
**Author:** [@Yoyogirl](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyogirl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2015, 9:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axle-trouble/76094 "2015-07-31T21:32:34Z")
I just stripped my axle on my echo 1 :‘( Any one know where I can find a new axle? It is about 5mm please help :smiley: :’( [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=53) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=55)