# Avalanche trouble - Please Help!
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/avalanche-trouble-please-help/49312
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance
**Created:** [February 10, 2013, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/avalanche-trouble-please-help/49312 "2013-02-10T20:26:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@yoj](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoj)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2013, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/avalanche-trouble-please-help/49312/1 "2013-02-10T20:26:53Z")
Okay. So I got a brand-new CLYW Avalanche yoyo for christmas.
I was upset with it, as it was vibey out of the box, and was not staying unresponsive, but I liked the shape of it.
I have replaced the bearing and response pads, but it is still very responsive!
Also, the axle won’t come out. Not sure if that has anything to do with it or if that’s a normal thing…
Please help me!
(If a moderator sees this, I 'm not sure which discussion section this belongs in.)
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### Author:  [@Yonut](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yonut)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2013, 8:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/avalanche-trouble-please-help/49312/2 "2013-02-10T20:30:15Z")
> [@yoj](#):
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> Okay. So I got a brand-new CLYW Avalanche yoyo for christmas.
> I was upset with it, as it was vibey out of the box, and was not staying unresponsive, but I liked the shape of it.
> I have replaced the bearing and response pads, but it is still very responsive!
> Also, the axle won’t come out. Not sure if that has anything to do with it or if that’s a normal thing…
> Please help me!
> (If a moderator sees this, I 'm not sure which discussion section this belongs in.)
Does it have two pick axes on it? If so, it is sold for cheaper due to vibe. Try cleaning the bearing seat and using different string if cleaning the bearing doesn’t help.
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### Author:  [@CLYWPenguin](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CLYWPenguin)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2013, 5:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/avalanche-trouble-please-help/49312/3 "2013-02-15T17:59:41Z")
If it has the clyw logo on it then its a fools gold and is probably vibey.
I would go to this thread [http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php?action=printpage;topic=40366.0](http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php?action=printpage;topic=40366.0)
You might strip the yoyo if you use pliers so use with caution.
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### Author:  [@ebilflindas](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ebilflindas)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2013, 7:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/avalanche-trouble-please-help/49312/4 "2013-02-15T19:38:04Z")
Why did you wait over a month? Was the axle stuck from the beginning? Did it come from YoyoExpert? I would have immediately contacted André.
And…
> [@Yonut](#):
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> Does it have two pick axes on it? If so, it is sold for cheaper due to vibe.
> [@CLYWPenguin](#):
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> If it has the clyw logo on it then its a fools gold and is naturally vibey.
Fool’s Gold is not necessarily due to vibe. And the ones that are can sometimes be tuned to minimal or no vibe.
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### Author:  [@newquezadabreed3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/newquezadabreed3)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2013, 3:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/avalanche-trouble-please-help/49312/5 "2013-02-23T03:02:40Z")
> [@CLYWPenguin](#):
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> If it has the clyw logo on it then its a fools gold and is naturally vibey.
> I would go to this thread [http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php?action=printpage;topic=40366.0](http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php?action=printpage;topic=40366.0)
> You might strip the yoyo if you use pliers so use with caution.
so not true some fools gold have vibe but its usually ano flaws that make it fools gold
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### Author:  [@yoyospirit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyospirit)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2013, 3:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/avalanche-trouble-please-help/49312/6 "2013-02-23T03:40:09Z")
The ones on sale at the CLYW Store were Fool’s Gold due to vibe. But if you changed the bearing and response pads, there’s no reason for it to be responsive. Try cleaning the bearing, and wiping the bearing seat with a Q-Tip or something, should get rid of most of the gunk in there.
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### Author:  [@supbreh1234](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/supbreh1234)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2013, 5:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/avalanche-trouble-please-help/49312/7 "2013-02-23T05:13:39Z")
Maybe the bearing seat wasnt shaped correctly? Maybe try popping a bearing with a rounded edge, like a onedrop 10ball. Maybe thatll work? If you replaced everything else, then there should be no reason it would be responsive and vibey (to a large extent), even if a fools gold.
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### Author:  [@yoyospirit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyospirit)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2013, 7:01am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/avalanche-trouble-please-help/49312/8 "2013-02-23T07:01:03Z")
> [@supbreh1234](#):
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> Maybe the bearing seat wasnt shaped correctly? Maybe try popping a bearing with a rounded edge, like a onedrop 10ball. Maybe thatll work? If you replaced everything else, then there should be no reason it would be responsive and vibey (to a large extent), even if a fools gold.
CLYW tests all their YoYos before packaging them. Is it possible for the YoYo to have been damaged in transit? What store did you get the Avalanche from?