# Axle Help **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [July 18, 2015, 2:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axle-help/75839 "2015-07-18T02:40:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tolkienfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@Tolkienfan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Tolkienfan)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 2:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axle-help/75839/1 "2015-07-18T02:40:41Z")
I recently took apart a new yoyofactory cypher and when i tried putting it back together, it started screeching. I stopped and tried again but the screeching was still there and this time it started to go on crooked, i tried again and again but it kept doing this. This also has happened to me with a CZM8. Can anybody help me with identifying what is wrong or how, if possible, to fix it. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![yoyoboy224](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f14d63/32.png) [@yoyoboy224](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoboy224)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 3:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axle-help/75839/2 "2015-07-18T03:07:31Z")
Looks like you might’ve cross threaded. Remove the axle and check if the threads of each half are still intact. If the axle is bent you’ll need to get a new one and be super careful when inserting the axle and screwing the yoyo back together (it should be super easy to twist the axle in place; if the smallest amount of effort is needed to screw the axle in a half take it out carefully and try again). ---
**Author:** ![forge55b](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/90db22/32.png) [@forge55b](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/forge55b)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 3:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axle-help/75839/3 "2015-07-18T03:18:46Z")
Screeching is probably the bearing. Do a gyroscopic flop and see if it helps make it go away. ---
**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:** [July 18, 2015, 3:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axle-help/75839/4 "2015-07-18T03:48:53Z")
Sounds like very tight tolerances on the threads. Try a small drop of oil/lube on the threads. And carefully screw it in so as no to cross thread. > [@forge55b](#): > > Screeching is probably the bearing. Please explain how screwing the axle in causes the bearing to make noise. Unless you mean a tight fit of the bearing on the bearing seat, which is a possibility. A gyroscopic flop will not fix that issue. ---
**Author:** ![Tolkienfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@Tolkienfan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Tolkienfan)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 4:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axle-help/75839/5 "2015-07-18T16:28:10Z")
Thanks for the help. I will try putting lube on the axle. As for getting a new axle I tried taking an axle from my Shu-ta that still works and putting it in my cypher and CZM8 and it still did the same thing. I also noticed that on both it looks like something is wrong with the bearing seat. It looks scratched and messed up somehow. Also by screeching I meant it screeched as I was trying to put it back together. ---
**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:** [July 18, 2015, 8:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axle-help/75839/6 "2015-07-18T20:21:04Z")
OK - if the bearing seat looks scratched that is probably what is causing the screeching noise. The bearing seat is a tight fit for the bearing. It’s really not a big deal. You can lessen it with some sand paper. Use a 150 or 200 grit paper, wrap it around the seat and twist it a few times. Or you can just let it be and it will wear itself in eventually. ---
**Author:** ![Schnayke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@Schnayke](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Schnayke)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axle-help/75839/7 "2015-07-18T21:08:43Z")
A lot of YYF’s do this. Normally it go’s away after a few times opening and closing it.