# Broken protostar **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [September 13, 2014, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/69426 "2014-09-13T17:51:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TheGrelots](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thegrelots/32/1572_2.png) [@TheGrelots](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheGrelots)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2014, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/69426/1 "2014-09-13T17:51:10Z")
So i got my protostar a week ago and yesterday it broke, the “cap” if we can call it like this broke and so i glued it back together but the problem is that now the yoyo is vibrating at a point where its unplayable but what is weird is that its that the same thing would happen from overthigtening but i was atleast a half turn away from being at where i tighten it normaly (about an inch of difference between the arrows) i suspect it to be due to the spacer sticking out from something like 1 mm when screwing it toghter or maybe the axle screwing only on the sida that broke . But i was wondering if it already happened to one of you here ? And if someone would be awesome enough to send me his unbroken half ^^? But yeah what’s your story ? ---
**Author:** ![sparhawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@sparhawk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sparhawk)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2014, 5:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/69426/2 "2014-09-13T17:59:22Z")
The marks are there for a reason ---
**Author:** ![TheGrelots](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thegrelots/32/1572_2.png) [@TheGrelots](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheGrelots)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2014, 6:09pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/69426/3 "2014-09-13T18:09:55Z")
As i said i still needed 3/4 turn to get the mark to align i really don’t know why it broke ---
**Author:** ![andy569](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/andy569/32/1256_2.png) [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2014, 6:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/69426/4 "2014-09-13T18:14:13Z")
> [@TheGrelots](#): > > As i said i still needed 3/4 turn to get the mark to align i really don’t know why it broke I’m guessing you went one rotation more then recommended. In other words you passes the mark then kept turning one more round ---
**Author:** ![TheGrelots](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thegrelots/32/1572_2.png) [@TheGrelots](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheGrelots)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2014, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/69426/5 "2014-09-13T18:23:58Z")
Yeah this could be possible but i didn’t feel any resistance because normally i stop as soon as there is resistance and this time it just decided to crack randomly , i sent a message to yyf to know what they think about that but still no answer ---
**Author:** ![TheGrelots](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thegrelots/32/1572_2.png) [@TheGrelots](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheGrelots)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2014, 6:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/69426/6 "2014-09-13T18:29:08Z")
Sorry for double post but also in what would it change it’s stability ? Its just a small plastic piece i dont see why there is a change like this the axle just put pressure on the plastic and broke ---
**Author:** ![TheGrelots](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thegrelots/32/1572_2.png) [@TheGrelots](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheGrelots)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2014, 7:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/69426/7 "2014-09-13T19:04:20Z")
So i did some experiment and what weird i that when i combine a sage (same thing as a onestar) half with a protostar half, broken or not it’s smooth as my protostar or any high end plastic but when i put proto half with proto half it’s unstable and noisy what the hell ? ---
**Author:** ![Philip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Philip](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Philip)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2014, 7:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/69426/8 "2014-09-13T19:06:06Z")
> [@TheGrelots](#): > > Sorry for double post but also in what would it change it’s stability ? Its just a small plastic piece i dont see why there is a change like this the axle just put pressure on the plastic and broke Stability is how resistant a yoyo is to tilt. What you are referring to is vibe. Can you post some pictures? ---
**Author:** ![TheGrelots](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thegrelots/32/1572_2.png) [@TheGrelots](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheGrelots)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2014, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/69426/9 "2014-09-13T19:36:56Z")
here is a photo : [http://image.noelshack.com/minis/2014/37/1410636884-webcam-toy-photo4.png](http://www.noelshack.com/2014-37-1410636884-webcam-toy-photo4.jpg) and i wasn’t sure if vibe meant vibration or sound produced by the bearing/air but now ill know for future reference ---
**Author:** ![yoyoboy224](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f14d63/32.png) [@yoyoboy224](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoboy224)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2014, 3:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/69426/10 "2014-09-14T03:16:35Z")
> [@TheGrelots](#): > > here is a photo : [http://image.noelshack.com/minis/2014/37/1410636884-webcam-toy-photo4.png](http://www.noelshack.com/2014-37-1410636884-webcam-toy-photo4.jpg) and i wasn’t sure if vibe meant vibration or sound produced by the bearing/air but now ill know for future reference Woah ---
**Author:** ![Moise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/moise/32/955_2.png) [@Moise](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Moise)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2014, 3:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/69426/11 "2014-09-14T03:29:33Z")
you overtightened it. read a guide in “maintenance and mods” section on tightening yoyos. ---
**Author:** ![sparhawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@sparhawk](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/sparhawk)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2014, 5:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/69426/12 "2014-09-14T05:00:02Z")
Maybe yoyofactory can hook you up ---
**Author:** ![yoyospirit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyospirit/32/219875_2.png) [@yoyospirit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyospirit)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2014, 7:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/69426/13 "2014-09-14T07:32:46Z")
It’ll be fine. What’s broken is the part that doesn’t really affect the YoYo largely. That damage is the equivalent to a FHZ without caps. You’ll need to try tuning it. There’s a guide in the useful guides thread. Except in this case, rotate the nut instead of the axle. You’ll know what I mean when you read the guide. It’s the one about tuning FHZs. ---
**Author:** ![TheGrelots](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thegrelots/32/1572_2.png) [@TheGrelots](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheGrelots)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2014, 11:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/69426/14 "2014-09-14T11:02:56Z")
I know this isn’t major but what’s weird is that when i tried screwing it it i didnt need to give any effort to get the arrow to align but i didn’t go further cause i tought maybe it might crush the bearing so i started playing with it and had a lot of vibe commpared to normal when i will be able i’ll show a video but does anyone have an idea of what could be the cause and how to fix it ? ---
**Author:** ![TheGrelots](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thegrelots/32/1572_2.png) [@TheGrelots](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheGrelots)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2014, 11:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/69426/15 "2014-09-14T11:05:44Z")
Oups sorry didnt read your post to the end im going to see that ---
**Author:** ![yoyospirit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyospirit/32/219875_2.png) [@yoyospirit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyospirit)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2014, 2:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/69426/16 "2014-09-14T14:00:39Z")
I think the cause was when you screwed it together, the axle pressed against the plastic, forcing it to crack and fall out. ---
**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:** [September 15, 2014, 2:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/69426/17 "2014-09-15T14:59:45Z")
Sorry to see you’re having problems with your Protostar. I have seen this happen before with the Protostar but it is usually the result of putting the yo-yo together without one of the spacers or really over tightening it or something like that. Did you buy it from us? If so give us a call or send an email and we can help you out! Thanks, -Garrett ---
**Author:** ![patato](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/patato/32/1579_2.png) [@patato](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/patato)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2014, 11:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/69426/18 "2014-09-18T23:24:39Z")
ummmmm i like to offer 100000000 $$$$$ for that yoyo !!! 1 2 3 soldddd for the ugly man avec d cheveux long pi qui a un chat qui sappele lili ---
**Author:** ![yoyoboy224](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f14d63/32.png) [@yoyoboy224](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoboy224)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2014, 3:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/69426/19 "2014-09-21T03:29:37Z")
> [@patato](#): > > ummmmm i like to offer 100000000 $$$$$ for that yoyo !!! 1 2 3 soldddd for the ugly man avec d cheveux long pi qui a un chat qui sappele lili ? ---
**Author:** ![Pineapple\_Jumpsuit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pineapple_jumpsuit/32/1431_2.png) [@Pineapple\_Jumpsuit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Pineapple_Jumpsuit)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2014, 5:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/broken-protostar/69426/20 "2014-09-21T05:19:45Z")
^^^^^^