# Axel stuck in yoyo **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [December 2, 2018, 7:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axel-stuck-in-yoyo/295805 "2018-12-02T19:29:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Evan\_the\_yoyo\_boy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/evan_the_yoyo_boy/32/65657_2.png) [@Evan\_the\_yoyo\_boy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Evan_the_yoyo_boy)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2018, 7:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axel-stuck-in-yoyo/295805/1 "2018-12-02T19:29:03Z")
I got my Axel stuck in my yoyo. How can I get it out without breaking it? ![15437787005591814108011](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/4/1/f41bc6166758004ecd647eec28de37e6ea7541a8.jpeg) ![15437788244781750321748](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/2/e/42e38ca38ed03ecf0cba435465aad02f7e3c8426.jpeg) ![15437788453171474807800](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/9/1/4912ad90b4fee3dc7f9b0adafbbe59c8a3bd8eb6.jpeg) Sorry, I know the pictures are dark, I have a bad camera on my phone. ---
**Author:** ![anon19434144](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@anon19434144](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon19434144)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2018, 7:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axel-stuck-in-yoyo/295805/2 "2018-12-02T19:31:17Z")
Wrap it in a washcloth and put the side in the freezer for 20 minutes. It works. Please notify us if you have success. ---
**Author:** ![Rosenberg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rosenberg/32/20465_2.png) [@Rosenberg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rosenberg)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2018, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axel-stuck-in-yoyo/295805/3 "2018-12-02T19:34:47Z")
How did it get to be in this position? ---
**Author:** ![Evan\_the\_yoyo\_boy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/evan_the_yoyo_boy/32/65657_2.png) [@Evan\_the\_yoyo\_boy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Evan_the_yoyo_boy)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2018, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axel-stuck-in-yoyo/295805/4 "2018-12-02T19:36:43Z")
I was doing 3a, and then I got a knot, and when I unscrewed it the Axel got in this position somehow. ---
**Author:** ![Rosenberg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rosenberg/32/20465_2.png) [@Rosenberg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rosenberg)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2018, 7:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axel-stuck-in-yoyo/295805/5 "2018-12-02T19:37:13Z")
Yeah ouch ---
**Author:** ![Evan\_the\_yoyo\_boy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/evan_the_yoyo_boy/32/65657_2.png) [@Evan\_the\_yoyo\_boy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Evan_the_yoyo_boy)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2018, 1:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axel-stuck-in-yoyo/295805/6 "2018-12-03T01:20:48Z")
It worked! ---
**Author:** ![anon19434144](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@anon19434144](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon19434144)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2018, 1:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axel-stuck-in-yoyo/295805/7 "2018-12-03T01:44:20Z")
Great! Is everything all stripped? Is the yoyo half ruined? ---
**Author:** ![SuperWideAngle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/superwideangle/32/46320_2.png) [@SuperWideAngle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SuperWideAngle)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2018, 1:50am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axel-stuck-in-yoyo/295805/8 "2018-12-03T01:50:40Z")
If so, you can just get a new short axle. ---
**Author:** ![Cannon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Cannon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Cannon)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2018, 2:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axel-stuck-in-yoyo/295805/9 "2018-12-03T02:07:21Z")
Explain ---
**Author:** ![Evan\_the\_yoyo\_boy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/evan_the_yoyo_boy/32/65657_2.png) [@Evan\_the\_yoyo\_boy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Evan_the_yoyo_boy)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2018, 2:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axel-stuck-in-yoyo/295805/10 "2018-12-03T02:13:39Z")
Thankfully, only part of the Axel was messed up, but I got it screwed back together. When that happened, I almost started crying because my favorite yoyo almost broke. God is good šŸ™šŸ™šŸ™šŸ™ ---
**Author:** ![anon19434144](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@anon19434144](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anon19434144)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2018, 2:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axel-stuck-in-yoyo/295805/11 "2018-12-03T02:15:55Z")
Iā€™m happy it worked out for you! ā˜ƒ