# Axle help **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [January 3, 2018, 12:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axle-help/85404 "2018-01-03T00:35:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Niekro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/niekro/32/1541_2.png) [@Niekro](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Niekro)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2018, 12:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axle-help/85404/1 "2018-01-03T00:35:20Z")
My Superstar won’t tighten anymore. It starts to tighten then it slips(?) and it’s loose again. The axle will screw in both halves and stay and the yoyo will tighten without the bearing just not with the bearing in. Help? ---
**Author:** ![Bbdave](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bbdave/32/1662_2.png) [@Bbdave](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bbdave)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2018, 3:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axle-help/85404/2 "2018-01-03T03:04:11Z")
Sounds like you partially strip the threads on one or both of your halves. Maybe use a longer axle? Or possibly loctite the axle to one side. -bbdave- ---
**Author:** ![Niekro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/niekro/32/1541_2.png) [@Niekro](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Niekro)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2018, 3:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axle-help/85404/3 "2018-01-03T03:12:26Z")
Thanks for the reply, funny thing is I just ordered a longer one a few days ago. Hope it works. ---
**Author:** ![GrindDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9f8e36/32.png) [@GrindDude](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GrindDude)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2018, 3:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axle-help/85404/4 "2018-01-03T15:11:13Z")
If that doesn’t work, you might ask a modded to retap it for you ---
**Author:** ![Niekro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/niekro/32/1541_2.png) [@Niekro](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Niekro)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2018, 12:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axle-help/85404/5 "2018-01-04T00:42:32Z")
I’ll probably get an iceberg. ---
**Author:** ![YoYoExpertGarrett](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoexpertgarrett/32/1543_2.png) [@YoYoExpertGarrett](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoExpertGarrett)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2018, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axle-help/85404/6 "2018-01-04T13:51:34Z")
Newer or older superstar? If you got it recently I would contact the store you purchased it from, but if it’s an older superstar there isn’t a lot you can do aside from getting it retapped. Might not be worth the shipping cost to have a modder fix it unless you can find someone local. ---
**Author:** ![Niekro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/niekro/32/1541_2.png) [@Niekro](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Niekro)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2018, 12:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axle-help/85404/7 "2018-01-05T00:04:59Z")
New, bought it from you guys but over a year ago. Yeah, it wouldn’t be worth it. ---
**Author:** ![YoYoExpertGarrett](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoexpertgarrett/32/1543_2.png) [@YoYoExpertGarrett](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoExpertGarrett)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2018, 2:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axle-help/85404/8 "2018-01-10T14:58:48Z")
> [@Niekro](#): > > New, bought it from you guys but over a year ago. > > Yeah, it wouldn’t be worth it. Yeah, over a year old we can’t replace it, but if you want to send it back I’d be happy to take a look at it for you. We are usually able to fix a stripped yo-yo, but again, it might not be worth the cost of international shipping to send it back. ---
**Author:** ![Niekro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/niekro/32/1541_2.png) [@Niekro](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Niekro)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 2:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/axle-help/85404/9 "2018-01-11T02:31:11Z")
Not worth it, thanks though. Got another one coming. Guess I was overtightening.