# Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance **URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=70 [Latest](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/categories.md) **Page:** 71 --- ## [DIY Polished YoYoMagic T8 Shadow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/diy-polished-yoyomagic-t8-shadow/68939)
**Author:** [@VelvetTorpedo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/VelvetTorpedo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2014, 4:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/diy-polished-yoyomagic-t8-shadow/68939 "2014-08-29T04:10:52Z")
It seems I can’t leave well enough alone… after refinishing my cheap Maverick I decided my even cheaper T8 needed a custom touch. I had found some of my old wheel polish, so I chucked the T8 in my trusty drill. After 3 g… --- ## [new bearing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-bearing/68863)
**Author:** [@Lseda3984](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Lseda3984)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 11:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-bearing/68863 "2014-08-28T23:30:29Z")
hey guys im looking into getting a new bearing for my shutter yoyo to keep my string centered and i would like to know will this gsquared bearing fit my shutter yoyo from yoyofactory \[Online store link removed\] - Please… --- ## [How to clean a K size bearing?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-clean-a-k-size-bearing/68920)
**Author:** [@9\_45](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/9_45)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 4:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-clean-a-k-size-bearing/68920 "2014-08-27T04:05:29Z")
Soooo i can’t seem to fiqure out where the tiny peace of metal comes off were the bearing sheild is held on by. It it different with these types of yoyos? k size seems really really small. --- ## [Not sure if anyone has tried this?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/not-sure-if-anyone-has-tried-this/68916)
**Author:** [@Jaydawg0006](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jaydawg0006)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2014, 4:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/not-sure-if-anyone-has-tried-this/68916 "2014-08-26T04:05:31Z")
I’m kinda new to yoyo’ing (had a yomega raider back in the day). I bought a few budget metal yoyo’s (drifter, maverick) and really liked them so I decided to step up in class and bought a onedrop v-benchmark. I really … --- ## [Howtoget out tight bearing?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/howtoget-out-tight-bearing/68723)
**Author:** [@Ted429](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ted429)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2014, 8:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/howtoget-out-tight-bearing/68723 "2014-08-25T20:59:08Z")
My shutter has a really tight bearing i cant get out even with my bearing tool any tips? --- ## [Can I switch response pads from one yoyo to another?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-switch-response-pads-from-one-yoyo-to-another/68729)
**Author:** [@Raigo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Raigo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2014, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-switch-response-pads-from-one-yoyo-to-another/68729 "2014-08-25T19:57:31Z")
Iran out of response way sooner than I thought I would, which leaves two of my throws response less. Is it possible to take out pads from one of my other throws and put it in one of my other yoyos? IE: take the respons… --- ## [Im puzzled](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/im-puzzled/68823)
**Author:** [@Happypenguin7](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Happypenguin7)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2014, 7:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/im-puzzled/68823 "2014-08-25T07:54:15Z")
I have a yyf shutter with a concave bearing in it and has been playing fine for a little while, however recently its started playing responsive, so i cleaned the bearing and that seemed to do the trick, so i start playin… --- ## [Household objects as thin lube for unresponsive a](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/household-objects-as-thin-lube-for-unresponsive-a/68742)
**Author:** [@Boosh](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Boosh)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2014, 8:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/household-objects-as-thin-lube-for-unresponsive-a/68742 "2014-08-24T20:07:59Z")
Anything? --- ## [Easy Bearing Removal](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/easy-bearing-removal/68877)
**Author:** [@Yo\_2](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yo_2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2014, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/easy-bearing-removal/68877 "2014-08-24T19:56:41Z")
So I had a seriously stuck bearing on my R2. I looked up everything I could to remove it. I finally tried something that absolutely will not hurt the bearing or deform it. I used a 1/4 inch drill bit, but not the cutting… --- ## [Zeekio Zenith binding issue](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/zeekio-zenith-binding-issue/68657)
**Author:** [@Joey](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Joey)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2014, 1:53pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/zeekio-zenith-binding-issue/68657 "2014-08-24T13:53:22Z")
So I wanted to put this out there to get some (positive) feedback/answers. I just bought the Zeekio Zenith. I’m absolutely in love with it. Perfect size, sleeps forever, throws smooth. BUT… I’m having trouble with binds… --- ## [How to repair a stripped axle seat](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-repair-a-stripped-axle-seat/68653)
**Author:** [@Raigo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Raigo)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2014, 6:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-repair-a-stripped-axle-seat/68653 "2014-08-24T06:05:54Z")
Sadly, I stripped my equilateral when trying to tune it a bit, and was wondering if there is anything I can do myself to fix it. If not, I there anyone here who can fix it? --- ## [Sanded/Repainted Yomega Maverick](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sanded-repainted-yomega-maverick/68848)
**Author:** [@VelvetTorpedo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/VelvetTorpedo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2014, 3:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sanded-repainted-yomega-maverick/68848 "2014-08-24T03:24:22Z")
This was my first unresponsive yoyo and served me well, but I could never get past the awful awful barbed wire and skulls etched into it: I chucked the halves into my electric drill and went at them with varying grit… --- ## [Response for an HSpin Icon?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/response-for-an-hspin-icon/68834)
**Author:** [@shagnasty17](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/shagnasty17)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2014, 2:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/response-for-an-hspin-icon/68834 "2014-08-23T02:32:28Z")
New user, long time lurker. I recently picked up an HSpin Icon. It takes the silicon red pads. These are out of stock, most anywhere. What can I use to replace these? Thanks in advance, Matt. --- ## [YYF Protostar/Northstar... squeak? squawk? honk? moo?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyf-protostar-northstar-squeak-squawk-honk-moo/68813)
**Author:** [@cr41g](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cr41g)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2014, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyf-protostar-northstar-squeak-squawk-honk-moo/68813 "2014-08-22T13:28:09Z")
Just got a YYF Northstar in the other day, and I’m getting a bit of noise whenever I throw or catch it hard enough. I’m assuming it’s one of the weight rings not fitting in its slot exactly right, and spinning in place u… --- ## [How many Times does a Bearing need to be Cleaned?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-many-times-does-a-bearing-need-to-be-cleaned/68598)
**Author:** [@Buggot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Buggot)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2014, 2:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-many-times-does-a-bearing-need-to-be-cleaned/68598 "2014-08-21T14:38:54Z")
I am asking this question because it hasn’t been a long time since I first cleaned my Magic Yoyo N12 Bearing, and it’s starting to be responsive again. I hope that this isn’t going to be a repetitive thing! Thanks in ad… --- ## [Bearing choice for yyf supernova ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-choice-for-yyf-supernova/68726)
**Author:** [@Silverkno](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Silverkno)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2014, 2:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-choice-for-yyf-supernova/68726 "2014-08-19T02:45:13Z")
Bought a Supernova from yoyoexpert a week ago but the new SPEC X bearing really piss me off! I wanna ask should I buy the normal SPEC bearing or the 10-ball bearing from Onedrop??? Anybody know if the 10-ball bearing fr… --- ## [Help! Trouble with my Whip](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-trouble-with-my-whip/68733)
**Author:** [@Boosh](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Boosh)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2014, 1:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-trouble-with-my-whip/68733 "2014-08-19T01:13:50Z")
After about a week of usage, my yyf whip has become responsive and sleeps for barely any time, I can’t even finish cold fusion. I tried brain lube cause thats all I have but it just made it worse. Do I have to buy thin l… --- ## [Yyf Lube](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyf-lube/68588)
**Author:** [@Junior\_Stik-O](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Junior_Stik-O)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2014, 3:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyf-lube/68588 "2014-08-18T15:35:03Z")
My lube just came and when i put a drop in my bearing seemed to ave slowed down does it need time to break in? --- ## [Thread choice for string making](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thread-choice-for-string-making/68697)
**Author:** [@Gym\_Kirk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Gym_Kirk)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2014, 11:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thread-choice-for-string-making/68697 "2014-08-17T23:36:37Z")
Any suggestions on thread choice for strings? I was wanting something that would be good for learning whips etc. How many spools should I start with? I plan on making a jig at some point. I know I will need to do some ex… --- ## [need bearing help](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-bearing-help/68671)
**Author:** [@ddp352](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ddp352)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2014, 11:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-bearing-help/68671 "2014-08-16T23:27:23Z")
i just got some onedrop lube in the mail, and i was wondering how i can use it to quiet my 10ball bearing? --- ## [Would Monkeyfinger Buff polish giva a non-bead blasted shutter a grinding finish](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/would-monkeyfinger-buff-polish-giva-a-non-bead-blasted-shutter-a-grinding-finish/68666)
**Author:** [@G.O.A.T\_yo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/G.O.A.T_yo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2014, 11:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/would-monkeyfinger-buff-polish-giva-a-non-bead-blasted-shutter-a-grinding-finish/68666 "2014-08-16T23:26:38Z")
Saw the monkeyfinger buff polish on here and wondered if it would give my shutter a grinding finish. If you know anything about this please tell :slight\_smile: --- ## [Bearing won't go in Cypher](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-wont-go-in-cypher/68518)
**Author:** [@Raigo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Raigo)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2014, 5:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-wont-go-in-cypher/68518 "2014-08-16T17:31:31Z")
I’m trying to put my crucial bearing in, but the entire thing just wont go in… ITs mostly in, put theres a little gap in between the bearing seat and the bearing which i cant push in all the way --- ## [Wooden axle in a modern yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wooden-axle-in-a-modern-yoyo/68649)
**Author:** [@Yo\_2](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yo_2)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2014, 4:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wooden-axle-in-a-modern-yoyo/68649 "2014-08-16T04:33:30Z")
So Miguel Correa replaces his bearing with a wooden axle in the following video. Where can you get one of those (or am I mistaken)? --- ## [Wooly Marmot 2 issue](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wooly-marmot-2-issue/68613)
**Author:** [@jetct](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jetct)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2014, 1:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/wooly-marmot-2-issue/68613 "2014-08-16T01:08:23Z")
Hi so I bought a wooly marmot 2 off someone and it is completely mint but the issue is that on throws it feels like its not catching on the pads, (like how it feels when you throw a yoyo that needs new pads) but the pads… --- ## [Will the Diff-e-yo Shims work on a level 6 and OD Benchmark?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/will-the-diff-e-yo-shims-work-on-a-level-6-and-od-benchmark/68630)
**Author:** [@slavetoslaughter](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/slavetoslaughter)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2014, 12:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/will-the-diff-e-yo-shims-work-on-a-level-6-and-od-benchmark/68630 "2014-08-16T00:13:36Z")
Subject line says it all. I’d like to widen the gap on my Level 6 and I’ll be getting a Benchmark soon and from the looks of it I may want to widen it as well so just curious. Thanks guys! --- ## [YYF Whip weight rings?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyf-whip-weight-rings/68632)
**Author:** [@Boosh](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Boosh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2014, 12:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyf-whip-weight-rings/68632 "2014-08-16T00:13:09Z")
The whip is too light. Is there a way to mod it and add rim weight? --- ## [YYF ONE response pads need help](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyf-one-response-pads-need-help/68593)
**Author:** [@gremlinyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/gremlinyoyo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2014, 9:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyf-one-response-pads-need-help/68593 "2014-08-14T09:18:27Z")
Hi guys,i bought this yoyo a few months ago.Today when i was goofing around with it, i have noticed that a small part of one of the response pads sticks out. I ve tried to put it back in but it looks like the pad got big… --- ## [Making String](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/making-string/68461)
**Author:** [@iron\_hayden](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/iron_hayden)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2014, 2:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/making-string/68461 "2014-08-14T02:22:43Z")
I’ve thought about making strings for a while now, so today I did! 6 strands trilobal poly, and 6 strands of regular poly. Plays pretty well, only thing is I put too many strands in, plays like a marshmallowed versio… --- ## [I need someone to repair and PC or anodize these for me!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-need-someone-to-repair-and-pc-or-anodize-these-for-me/68565)
**Author:** [@YoYoYakuza](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoYakuza)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2014, 9:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-need-someone-to-repair-and-pc-or-anodize-these-for-me/68565 "2014-08-13T21:29:54Z")
So, I collect YoYofficer throws to one day hand down to my son who now is only seven months old. My aim is to collect the entire line of YYO in as mint conditions as possible. Unfortunately, there are a few YYO that are … --- ## [YYF Shutter Bearing Stuck](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyf-shutter-bearing-stuck/68595)
**Author:** [@Superspylee](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Superspylee)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2014, 6:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyf-shutter-bearing-stuck/68595 "2014-08-13T18:48:58Z")
Yah the title pretty much covers it i bought a Shutter recently and was going to change the response and clean the bearing but i cant get the bearing out i tried almost everything its stuck in there pretty good and i don… [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=69) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=71)