# CLYW Gnarwhal HELP!!! (Overtightened Axel)
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-gnarwhal-help-overtightened-axel/23831
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance
**Created:** [February 16, 2011, 12:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-gnarwhal-help-overtightened-axel/23831 "2011-02-16T00:33:45Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@IliekCLYW](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/IliekCLYW)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2011, 12:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-gnarwhal-help-overtightened-axel/23831/1 "2011-02-16T00:33:45Z")
I got the axel that came with my CLYW overtightened! How can I fix this?
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### Author:  [@yoyoFRReeak](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoFRReeak)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2011, 12:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-gnarwhal-help-overtightened-axel/23831/2 "2011-02-16T00:42:13Z")
Um contact your seller. ???
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### Author:  [@x52](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/x52)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2011, 1:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-gnarwhal-help-overtightened-axel/23831/3 "2011-02-16T01:16:15Z")
You can also just contact Yoyoexpert (here) and I’m sure they’ll be happy to assist you with your problem. Click this link to contact them: [http://yoyoexpert.com/contact.html](http://yoyoexpert.com/contact.html)
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### Author:  [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2011, 4:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-gnarwhal-help-overtightened-axel/23831/4 "2011-02-16T04:36:06Z")
If you overtightened it, it’s your problem, not the seller’s.
Put some tape on it to protect the threads, grab it w/a pliers and unscrew it.