# Axel help! **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [June 26, 2024, 3:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axel-help/404125 "2024-06-26T15:34:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2024, 1:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axel-help/404125/3 "2024-06-27T01:09:57Z")
How to tighten your yoyo… > [@un-Screwed?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/un-screwed/299096/34): > > I know this is impossible to quanitfy, but how tight… > > I usually spin the halves until they stop spinning freely, then tighten until I feel resistance. Then one solid snug down and viola! > [@un-Screwed?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/un-screwed/299096/35): > > The old rule of thumb (or maybe we should call it the rule of palms) is to hold the yoyo between your palms and tighten it until it slips on your palm (w/o gripping with your fingers). The method you describe is pretty much the way I do it and it works fine. Another trick is to put a couple of wraps of plumbers teflon tape on the axle. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axel-help/404125)._