# Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance **URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=57 [Latest](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/categories.md) **Page:** 58 --- ## [YYF Flight bearing spacers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyf-flight-bearing-spacers/75159)
**Author:** [@ThinkH2o](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ThinkH2o)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 5:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyf-flight-bearing-spacers/75159 "2015-06-11T17:28:49Z")
I’m needing to clean my bearing, but the spacer on one side will not come off. It’s like some super ghost glue that’s keeping it from being removed. I tried bearing lube, and a plastic card to loosen it. NOTHING!! its l… --- ## [Draupnir](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/draupnir/75131)
**Author:** [@Yoyordy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyordy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2015, 7:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/draupnir/75131 "2015-06-10T19:27:09Z")
I just spent 30 minutes trying to get a titanium NSKDS bearing out of my Draupnir and now I’m scared to put it back in. Is there a way to fix this --- ## [Pyro pad replacement? ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pyro-pad-replacement/75135)
**Author:** [@cjp](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cjp)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2015, 4:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pyro-pad-replacement/75135 "2015-06-10T04:25:55Z")
So I have this old Pyro that I’ve been trying to learn unresponsive tricks on. Its okay, but binding was still a pain, to the point that I was considering going back to responsive yoyoing. Then I bought a OneDrop and ho… --- ## [Duncan Metal Drifter stopped responding](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-metal-drifter-stopped-responding/75034)
**Author:** [@GregB](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregB)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2015, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/duncan-metal-drifter-stopped-responding/75034 "2015-06-09T13:54:40Z")
My granddaughter’s favorite yoyo is her Metal Drifter. She practices a lot but after only two months it no longer responds. She’s 10 and she’s working on the trapeze and the lindy loop so that gives you an idea of how s… --- ## [Found the O-rings, now to make it Tug responsive...](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/found-the-o-rings-now-to-make-it-tug-responsive/75028)
**Author:** [@aWayhugepickle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/aWayhugepickle)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2015, 4:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/found-the-o-rings-now-to-make-it-tug-responsive/75028 "2015-06-07T16:48:46Z")
I’m wanting to make my ywet tug responsive to work on some spencer berry type stuff. I feel like taking advantage of the quad fist response system. Does any one know what size o-ring goes in the larger response seat? J… --- ## [Looking for some one to do an annodize job for me.](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-for-some-one-to-do-an-annodize-job-for-me/75076)
**Author:** [@aWayhugepickle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/aWayhugepickle)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2015, 2:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-for-some-one-to-do-an-annodize-job-for-me/75076 "2015-06-07T14:11:20Z")
Might be getting hold of a raw Canvas and I was wondering if there was anyone here that could do a good anno job for me. I want it with each side being different but not in an Anti-yo kind of way, more like this wooly ma… --- ## [Screeching OD bearing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/screeching-od-bearing/74965)
**Author:** [@Anthony\_Frandi](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Anthony_Frandi)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2015, 1:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/screeching-od-bearing/74965 "2015-06-07T01:46:40Z")
Should I lubed it or let it dry (dunno if it will as quiet as before again or not) --- ## [What lube should I get?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-lube-should-i-get/74736)
**Author:** [@kirby620](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kirby620)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2015, 11:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-lube-should-i-get/74736 "2015-06-05T23:44:56Z")
So I recently lost my yoyofactory performance oil(lube) that I have been using for the past year, and so I need to get a new one. But there are a lot of choices, and I don’t know which one to get. I could get yyf lube ag… --- ## [yyr stargeyser response.](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyr-stargeyser-response/74960)
**Author:** [@josephadams183](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/josephadams183)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2015, 9:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyr-stargeyser-response/74960 "2015-06-05T21:36:11Z")
I know it uses 19.6 mm response and is 1.1mm thick but what pads can I use in it? --- ## [REPLAY PRO removed caps](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/replay-pro-removed-caps/74746)
**Author:** [@Stash](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Stash)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2015, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/replay-pro-removed-caps/74746 "2015-06-05T20:54:30Z")
IMO, The pink just had to go :stuck\_out\_tongue: First, I drilled a small tiny hole with my dremmel. Then, I used a coathanger tip bent as small hook to poke through, and pull cap out. Worked great, no damage to the yoyo… --- ## [Don't unscrew your Speedaholic.](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dont-unscrew-your-speedaholic/74942)
**Author:** [@JohnnyJ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JohnnyJ)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2015, 3:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/dont-unscrew-your-speedaholic/74942 "2015-06-04T15:19:57Z")
My Speedaholic was very smooth and fun to play with, but i unscrewed it to get a knot out and ever since then it has a really bad pulsating vibe. The axle isn’t attached to the yoyo, so when It got unscrewed the axle wa… --- ## [Maintenance free bearings?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/maintenance-free-bearings/74974)
**Author:** [@kirby620](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kirby620)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2015, 4:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/maintenance-free-bearings/74974 "2015-06-04T04:45:24Z")
I hate having to clean and lube my bearings :P, so what are some bearings that don’t need cleaning/lubing?? --- ## [yoyo customizing ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-customizing/74666)
**Author:** [@tristantaco](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/tristantaco)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 2:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyo-customizing/74666 "2015-06-01T02:27:47Z")
has anyone really customized their yoyo i mean like spray paint or other forms of changing its appearance? --- ## [Onedrop dang won't unscrew. HELP(never mind fixed it)](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/onedrop-dang-wont-unscrew-help-never-mind-fixed-it/74932)
**Author:** [@kirby620](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kirby620)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2015, 6:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/onedrop-dang-wont-unscrew-help-never-mind-fixed-it/74932 "2015-05-31T18:18:36Z")
after I screwed back my Onedrop dang, when I tried to unscrew it, it wouldn’t unscrew. the body of the yoyo turns, but it won’t come apart no matter how much i turn it. The side effects seem to move on their own and are … --- ## [Yomega Metallic Missile question](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yomega-metallic-missile-question/74929)
**Author:** [@stephosh](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/stephosh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2015, 9:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yomega-metallic-missile-question/74929 "2015-05-30T21:34:39Z")
I need to find a bearing and axle for my Yomega Metallic Missile. Would the guts from a raider work? Any idea where to find parts for older yoyos like these? --- ## [Just wondering, anyone ever tried making their own response pads?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/just-wondering-anyone-ever-tried-making-their-own-response-pads/74840)
**Author:** [@Rixtify](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rixtify)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2015, 2:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/just-wondering-anyone-ever-tried-making-their-own-response-pads/74840 "2015-05-27T02:09:45Z")
Anyone tried to make their own response pads? I’ve heard of cork and stuff being cut to be used but nothing else… I imagine glue could be used somehow in a mixture… --- ## [Do 19 mm OD pads fit YYFs?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-19-mm-od-pads-fit-yyfs/74837)
**Author:** [@kirby620](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kirby620)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2015, 2:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-19-mm-od-pads-fit-yyfs/74837 "2015-05-26T14:21:42Z")
So I need some new pads for my super g, and I might sound stupid asking this but do 19mm OD Pads fit YYF yoyos? I wanted to get an IrPad ball but all yye has left is 19 mm OD pads. I was confused by the “OD” because tha… --- ## [Will this paint thinner work for bearings?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/will-this-paint-thinner-work-for-bearings/74817)
**Author:** [@Raigo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Raigo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2015, 2:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/will-this-paint-thinner-work-for-bearings/74817 "2015-05-26T14:15:25Z")
I bought some Klean strip green paint thinner, but one thing that concerns me is that on the back, it says it has a “milky white” coloring. Do paint thinners/mineral spirits generally come like this? Also, is mineral s… --- ## [String making help](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-making-help/74728)
**Author:** [@Shadowspectre](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shadowspectre)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2015, 1:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/string-making-help/74728 "2015-05-26T01:46:36Z")
Hello, I just got into string making a few days ago. I found a perfect number of wraps for my preference and everything. They’re tightly wound and all, they look like a normal string and play fine. I’m wondering how to a… --- ## [putting a slighlty bigger axle by mistake...](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/putting-a-slighlty-bigger-axle-by-mistake/74787)
**Author:** [@Raigo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Raigo)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2015, 3:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/putting-a-slighlty-bigger-axle-by-mistake/74787 "2015-05-24T03:30:18Z")
If you were to put a slighlty larger axle that is very short (like yyr short) accidently screeing it togethrer (the size.difference is ehough that i could put it together excessive force)then switch it to the correct.on… --- ## [Extremely tight bearing seat on Horizon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/extremely-tight-bearing-seat-on-horizon/74753)
**Author:** [@system](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2015, 3:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/extremely-tight-bearing-seat-on-horizon/74753 "2015-05-21T15:20:06Z")
My question is how I can remove/replace a bearing from a very tight seat safely, and also how (if possible) to make the bearing seat on a yoyo much more loose. Story time: I got a Flight, Horizon, and two Protostars am… --- ## [What are the best response pads for a 1a yoyo?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-the-best-response-pads-for-a-1a-yoyo/74453)
**Author:** [@THEY0Y0MAN](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/THEY0Y0MAN)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2015, 5:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-are-the-best-response-pads-for-a-1a-yoyo/74453 "2015-05-21T05:16:43Z")
What are the best response pads for a 1a yoyo? --- ## [re-threading an orbis question.](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/re-threading-an-orbis-question/74744)
**Author:** [@ahruke](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ahruke)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2015, 9:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/re-threading-an-orbis-question/74744 "2015-05-20T21:04:01Z")
ok, so a month or so ago my orbis smacked the ground hard enough to pop the axle out a bit and give it a nasty wobble. So my question is could it be re-threaded to fit the newer orbis axle which is a bit bigger in size? … --- ## [Acrylic latex caulk kicks so much butt.](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/acrylic-latex-caulk-kicks-so-much-butt/74537)
**Author:** [@Buddy\_Jim](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Buddy_Jim)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2015, 6:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/acrylic-latex-caulk-kicks-so-much-butt/74537 "2015-05-20T06:35:36Z")
Some of you may know I’ve taken too caulking a throw or two of mine. The process is similar to using RTV, but man I love this stuff so much more. It dries faster. and applys smoother. I didn’t think I could apply a flowa… --- ## [Question about making your own cotton strings for fixed axle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/question-about-making-your-own-cotton-strings-for-fixed-axle/74702)
**Author:** [@trick420](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/trick420)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2015, 4:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/question-about-making-your-own-cotton-strings-for-fixed-axle/74702 "2015-05-20T04:25:25Z")
Hey guys, I’m currently making my own poly strings out of Coats and Clark XP. In short, I love them and am super happy. Anyway, with my new fixed axle obsession, I would like to spin my own cotton strings too. I was … --- ## [Another yoyo question, No Jive 3-in-1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/another-yoyo-question-no-jive-3-in-1/74628)
**Author:** [@AngryGumball](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AngryGumball)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2015, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/another-yoyo-question-no-jive-3-in-1/74628 "2015-05-19T19:34:02Z")
My No Jive 3-in-1 came in today and is quite fun to mess with, has pulled my nostalgia strings and brought me back to 1998 when I first saw these. I bought the “Optic Star” engraved version, which has the image engraved … --- ## [Nail File](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nail-file/74707)
**Author:** [@Yoyordy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yoyordy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2015, 2:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nail-file/74707 "2015-05-19T02:32:28Z")
I got a flat spot on my advance scout and a piece of metal is sticking up. Can i use a nail file on it or sand it? --- ## [response help](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/response-help/74665)
**Author:** [@nickolasflammel](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nickolasflammel)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2015, 2:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/response-help/74665 "2015-05-18T02:55:24Z")
So I got a YYF Shutter a couple months ago, and lately one of the response pads has been coming out while I’m playing with it. It will go back in if I push it, but it won’t stay in for longer than 30 or so throws. Is t… --- ## [Spectrum / Fireball](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spectrum-fireball/74681)
**Author:** [@Pr3c1ousss\_Spinz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pr3c1ousss_Spinz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2015, 7:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/spectrum-fireball/74681 "2015-05-17T19:35:32Z")
Have you guys already had a try at a Fireball / Spectrum Mix? So one half of a Fireball screwed with a half of a Spectrum? I have a glow Fireball and I thought this could be nice… Thanks for your feedback! --- ## [Anodizing yoyos.](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anodizing-yoyos/74125)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Tater](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Darth_Tater)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2015, 7:57am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/anodizing-yoyos/74125 "2015-05-17T07:57:49Z")
Hey guys whats up. I was wondering if anybody here knew how or knows somebody that knows how to anodize, paint, and or splash yo-yos. The reason i ask is because me and a couple of friends are designing our own yo-yos. A… [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=56) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=58)