# big-yo, big problems
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/big-yo-big-problems/18529
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance
**Created:** [August 29, 2010, 4:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/big-yo-big-problems/18529 "2010-08-29T04:29:27Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Tagori](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Tagori)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2010, 4:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/big-yo-big-problems/18529/1 "2010-08-29T04:29:27Z")
let me start by saying that im not sure this thread belongs in this forum.
ok, i got a big yo see. i played with it for a few months after i got it, then put it down for maybe 2 or 3 months. wen i try offstring on it after that time i find it can’t bind. so what do i do? simple, this:
1. i take out the rubber o-rings.
2. i silicone the grooves the o-rings went in.
3. while the silicone was still wet, i put the o-rings back in, making them sit just slightly higher then they were.
4. let it dry.
5. gasp at how well it worked.
when i got this idea i thought it would either not work or it would ruin my yo. then i thought, what the heck, might as well try it. it seems to work just great! now i want you guys to tell me if this was a good idea.
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### Author:  [@theyoster109](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/theyoster109)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2010, 4:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/big-yo-big-problems/18529/2 "2010-08-29T04:35:27Z")
Is the response still in it? If so, then its how you bind, make sure your giving it enough slack.
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### Author:  [@Tagori](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Tagori)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2010, 4:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/big-yo-big-problems/18529/3 "2010-08-29T04:53:49Z")
before i siliconed it i could wrap the string around the bearing twice and it would still just fall to the ground. the mod helped a lot.
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### Author:  [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2010, 2:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/big-yo-big-problems/18529/4 "2010-08-29T14:16:18Z")
Not exactly sure what could have happened to it but I find that it wouldn’t bind strange. That’s never happened to mine.
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### Author:  [@theyoster109](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/theyoster109)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2010, 8:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/big-yo-big-problems/18529/5 "2010-08-29T20:23:57Z")
Wait, So is it like the yoyo has no response or grip at all? Does it throw normally?
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### Author:  [@Tagori](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Tagori)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2010, 1:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/big-yo-big-problems/18529/6 "2010-08-30T01:49:44Z")
it threw fine, but the string wouldnt catch a bind.