# Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance **URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=75 [Latest](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/categories.md) **Page:** 76 --- ## [Unpredictable response in new YYF superstar](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpredictable-response-in-new-yyf-superstar/66552)
**Author:** [@AJAX](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AJAX)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2014, 6:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/unpredictable-response-in-new-yyf-superstar/66552 "2014-05-27T18:03:01Z")
Ok, so, here’s the deal. I have a new yoyofactory Superstar - pulsar that I got approximately 2 weeks ago. I’ve played with it about 1 hour a day since then. Recently it has become unpredictably responsive, as in if I… --- ## [Difficulty keeping the Mighty Flea running right! ](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/difficulty-keeping-the-mighty-flea-running-right/66495)
**Author:** [@anon5341354](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon5341354)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2014, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/difficulty-keeping-the-mighty-flea-running-right/66495 "2014-05-27T10:52:44Z")
Hi everyone, I have a Mighty Flea and enjoy it, but man, is it hard to keep it running properly! I know how to clean and lube a bearing, but I find it to be almost impossible to keep it running unresponsive consistentl… --- ## [Bearing Issue](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-issue/66374)
**Author:** [@qpwoei12](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/qpwoei12)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2014, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/bearing-issue/66374 "2014-05-27T10:51:21Z")
Okay, so I just bought 3 bearings and ALL 3 OF THEM have this issue. Now, this isn’t a specific problem about these certain bearings because I’ve had it happen to all kinds of bearings. I’ll try to describe it as best I … --- ## [IrPad together with FS?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/irpad-together-with-fs/66556)
**Author:** [@kadabrium](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kadabrium)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2014, 6:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/irpad-together-with-fs/66556 "2014-05-26T18:06:40Z")
Has anyone tried putting Irpad on one side of the yo and flowable on the other side? How does the performance compare to having the generic YYJ/YYF pads (which costs half as much as the Ir) on both halves? --- ## [Silicon response popped out](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicon-response-popped-out/66505)
**Author:** [@FocusFun](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/FocusFun)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2014, 4:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicon-response-popped-out/66505 "2014-05-26T16:30:58Z")
My silicon response came out of my Magicyoyo N9 and it won’t back in because the diameter is too large, maybe is go too hot and expanded? please help --- ## [Home made Titanium yoyo too responsive?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/home-made-titanium-yoyo-too-responsive/66475)
**Author:** [@jon\_walker](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jon_walker)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2014, 4:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/home-made-titanium-yoyo-too-responsive/66475 "2014-05-26T04:54:14Z")
I made myself a super small undersize Titanium yoyo. The bearing seat and response was cloned from 1 drop’s style. The response is Red Silicone. The bearing is a dead clean ceramic buddha. My problem is that the yoyo sl… --- ## [Putting it back together](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/putting-it-back-together/66514)
**Author:** [@vic909](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/vic909)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2014, 1:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/putting-it-back-together/66514 "2014-05-25T13:59:35Z")
Why is it that when I’m putting my yoyos back together I can’t seem to line up the little arrows again? What is the purpose of these markers? --- ## [The Ultimate Yo-Yo Clip](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-ultimate-yo-yo-clip/66377)
**Author:** [@Truespinner](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Truespinner)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2014, 11:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-ultimate-yo-yo-clip/66377 "2014-05-23T23:36:47Z")
It fits my Duncan Imperial perfectly. Just a key-chain hook and a hair holder! For wider butterfly yo-yos the string can potentially tallow out. How do you travel with your yo-yo(s)? --- ## [My yoyorecreation blink won't come apart!!!!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyorecreation-blink-wont-come-apart/66426)
**Author:** [@ImThatGuyInYourLife](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ImThatGuyInYourLife)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2014, 9:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyorecreation-blink-wont-come-apart/66426 "2014-05-23T21:47:55Z")
Hello everyone!! i’m having some trouble, my blink (yyr) won’t come apart. I have had a yoyofactory g-funk that didn’t come apart, so I went to the local yoyo-class and the manager said that the manufacturer just made it… --- ## [Barracuda axle size](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/barracuda-axle-size/66362)
**Author:** [@MrPimple](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MrPimple)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2014, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/barracuda-axle-size/66362 "2014-05-22T19:19:37Z")
Hello everyone! So something happen to the Barracuda axle and I’m in need of a new one. Can someone tell me the size of it and would I be able to find it at Home depot? If not where else will I be able to find it? Thanks… --- ## [building a yoyo from the ground up?......im gonna need some help!](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/building-a-yoyo-from-the-ground-up-im-gonna-need-some-help/66290)
**Author:** [@YoYoYakuza](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoYakuza)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2014, 12:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/building-a-yoyo-from-the-ground-up-im-gonna-need-some-help/66290 "2014-05-19T00:15:16Z")
So, I’m pretty hell bent on buying a lathe and making yoyos, and I need help. I pretty much need to know the process from start to finish. I know a few things about it, but I want to find someone willing to tell me the w… --- ## [Thinking about making pads](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thinking-about-making-pads/66163)
**Author:** [@qpwoei12](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/qpwoei12)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2014, 10:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/thinking-about-making-pads/66163 "2014-05-18T22:31:42Z")
So I’ve been playing around with flowable while waiting for my sticker maker… I was wondering if plastidip and flowable would mix well? Flowable alone is a little too soft imo, looking to make a more durable pad that st… --- ## [My Bearing Is Yucky Looking (and playing)](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-bearing-is-yucky-looking-and-playing/66305)
**Author:** [@FocusFun](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/FocusFun)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2014, 3:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-bearing-is-yucky-looking-and-playing/66305 "2014-05-18T03:30:57Z")
I have cleaned it a few times with lighter fluid then applied thin lube. My magicyoyo N9 does not sleep very long maybe 30 seconds and i have had is about 3 months or so. I did not clean it recently. sorry for bad qua… --- ## [is this normal or what](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-this-normal-or-what/66297)
**Author:** [@YoYoYakuza](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoYakuza)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2014, 8:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-this-normal-or-what/66297 "2014-05-17T20:17:55Z")
I’m getting these sudden yank backs during things like GT’s and whatnot. Like all will be fine and then the second it touches the string, YANK like running full speed and being clothes lined to a dead stop and then some… --- ## [Hi guys! I am a returning YoYo player, need some answers to questions :)](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hi-guys-i-am-a-returning-yoyo-player-need-some-answers-to-questions/66272)
**Author:** [@rogue2727](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rogue2727)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2014, 7:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/hi-guys-i-am-a-returning-yoyo-player-need-some-answers-to-questions/66272 "2014-05-17T07:30:55Z")
After a hiatus of over 2 years, I have decided to return to yoyoing. Unfortunately, the knowledge that I have gained about yoyoing seemed to have faded quite a bit. Here are some questions that I have and it would be gre… --- ## [Pad punch prices?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pad-punch-prices/66221)
**Author:** [@qpwoei12](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/qpwoei12)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2014, 2:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pad-punch-prices/66221 "2014-05-17T02:54:25Z")
Gonna start experimenting with homemade pads soon. For those of you that have lathes, how much would it cost me to get a set of punches? I’d like to start with just the .555 size punches first. Thanks :slight\_smile: --- ## [Pads for Hspin Envy?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pads-for-hspin-envy/66274)
**Author:** [@burdger](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/burdger)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2014, 10:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pads-for-hspin-envy/66274 "2014-05-16T22:40:34Z")
Can anyone tell me what pads fit in Hspin’s Envy? They are much wider than all of my other Hspin response pads. --- ## [Cup dimensions for a C sized bearing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cup-dimensions-for-a-c-sized-bearing/66260)
**Author:** [@ram112358](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ram112358)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2014, 10:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cup-dimensions-for-a-c-sized-bearing/66260 "2014-05-16T22:37:55Z")
i’m working on creating a yoyo and i’m currently in the cading stage but i was wondering what measurements i should use for the response pad and the place where the bearing sits if i was using a C sized bearing (and flow… --- ## [Noisy konkave bearing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/noisy-konkave-bearing/66002)
**Author:** [@FinalFantasy9001](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/FinalFantasy9001)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2014, 1:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/noisy-konkave-bearing/66002 "2014-05-16T01:34:00Z")
I got a KonKave bearing, and it makes a ton of noise when I play with it. Do I have to break it in? If so, how long should it take? --- ## [silicone hard to remove](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicone-hard-to-remove/66227)
**Author:** [@yoyo\_yizzo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyo_yizzo)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2014, 6:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/silicone-hard-to-remove/66227 "2014-05-15T18:05:50Z")
Hey fellow yoyoers :slight\_smile: I got a yo that had silicone as the response pads. I tried removing the silicone to replace with snow tires but it has tiny pieces and are hard to scape out. I don’t want to scratch t… --- ## [Freehand Zero mod help](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/freehand-zero-mod-help/65861)
**Author:** [@DKiminator](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/DKiminator)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2014, 11:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/freehand-zero-mod-help/65861 "2014-05-14T23:22:22Z")
Can anyone here silicone recess a Freehand Zero? If you can, then tell me the price and how it works. Also, what’s better, single or double recess --- ## [Cleaning bearings and why most yoyo players do it wrong](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-bearings-and-why-most-yoyo-players-do-it-wrong/65738)
**Author:** [@Nikolai](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Nikolai)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2014, 2:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/cleaning-bearings-and-why-most-yoyo-players-do-it-wrong/65738 "2014-05-14T02:54:34Z")
I wrote this with the intention for all people to be as safe as possible. SAFETY FIRST, ALWAYS! Like working with any chemical, safety precautions should be taken before handling. I don’t understand why all I have see… --- ## [De-shielding YYJ Big Yo 2 Bearing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/de-shielding-yyj-big-yo-2-bearing/66143)
**Author:** [@Slicemage](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Slicemage)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2014, 1:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/de-shielding-yyj-big-yo-2-bearing/66143 "2014-05-14T01:59:33Z")
Hi all, Just a quick question regarding de-shielding the bearing of the YYJ Big Yo 2 - the bearing is much larger than a standard bearing and I’m having some significant trouble getting the C Clips out…I’ve tried the us… --- ## [Nickel plating](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nickel-plating/66166)
**Author:** [@YoYoYakuza](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoYakuza)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2014, 3:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/nickel-plating/66166 "2014-05-13T03:03:40Z")
Anyone? Anyone do nickel plating? --- ## [Looking for a rally half](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-for-a-rally-half/66114)
**Author:** [@dnj89](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dnj89)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2014, 11:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/looking-for-a-rally-half/66114 "2014-05-12T23:12:47Z")
So one side of my rally is cracked so I’m just putting this out there. I’m looking for another peice I don’t care what color let me know if u have one --- ## [is it just me or is this odd?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-this-odd/66105)
**Author:** [@abby1371](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/abby1371)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2014, 1:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-this-odd/66105 "2014-05-11T01:03:59Z")
alright soo with my spyy amplifier something odd was going on the bearing was hiccuping but, the bearing wasn’t shot. I figured this out when i put the bearing in another yoyo because the bearing was spinning perfectly… --- ## [New Yoyo Bearing Questions](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-yoyo-bearing-questions/66017)
**Author:** [@CrawfishYo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CrawfishYo)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2014, 12:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-yoyo-bearing-questions/66017 "2014-05-11T00:53:14Z")
My new Triton should be in today, and I have a couple questions: When do I lube the bearing? I thought the Triton came with the One Drop 10 Ball, but YYE told me that it comes with a Crucial Grooved bearing. Any op… --- ## [YoYoFactory Response Types](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyofactory-response-types/66094)
**Author:** [@ginny](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ginny)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2014, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yoyofactory-response-types/66094 "2014-05-10T15:27:31Z")
Hi, can I use these in my on the way Dark Magic II or do I need to buy them from YoYo Factory? thanks in advance for your help. my thought was I could try different one’s or is that stupid? ginny --- ## [phenom cap](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/phenom-cap/66013)
**Author:** [@marcuspeh](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/marcuspeh)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2014, 1:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/phenom-cap/66013 "2014-05-10T13:33:04Z")
How to remove phenom mirror caps? I tried suction cap but it cannot be removed. --- ## [On yoyo design](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/on-yoyo-design/65986)
**Author:** [@CyBer\_Hurricane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CyBer_Hurricane)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2014, 2:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/on-yoyo-design/65986 "2014-05-10T02:43:43Z")
This photo is apparently a cross section of the one drop cascade, I was wondering why one drop didn’t put all the rim weight on the very outside rim of the yoyo because I mean, isn’t that the ONLY good place to put weigh… [Previous page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=74) [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/c/yo-yo-modification-and-maintenance/12.md?no_subcategories=false&page=76)