# Do yoyo's come apart often?

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-yoyos-come-apart-often/70980>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [November 27, 2014, 7:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-yoyos-come-apart-often/70980 "2014-11-27T19:43:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![conanthewarrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@conanthewarrior](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/conanthewarrior)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 7:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-yoyos-come-apart-often/70980/1 "2014-11-27T19:43:51Z")

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Hi everyone, was wondering if its normal for yoyo’s to come apart during play?

It has happened twice today while practicing multiple trapeze to brothers. I made sure the yoyo was tight.

Bit worried its defective or something.

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**Author:** ![mrciurleo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@mrciurleo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mrciurleo)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-yoyos-come-apart-often/70980/2 "2014-11-27T20:01:45Z")

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Unless you’re hitting the floor, that shouldn’t happen. I’ve had the yoyo come apart once when it hit the floor.

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**Author:** ![Domino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8797f3/32.png) [@Domino](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Domino)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-yoyos-come-apart-often/70980/3 "2014-11-27T21:02:05Z")

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I’ve seen/had a few fly apart during use having not been hit on anything. Depends on the yoyo. One of them not even a different model, just a different colourway :-\ Guess it comes down to the bearing seat and how well the axle hole is tapped. Try throwing a little plumbers tape on the axle.

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**Author:** ![conanthewarrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@conanthewarrior](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/conanthewarrior)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 9:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-yoyos-come-apart-often/70980/4 "2014-11-27T21:38:40Z")

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No I’ve not been hitting the floor, so its not that.

So do I take the axle out, and wrap it in plumbers tape on the edges? Wouldn’t that stop the thread being able to screw together?

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**Author:** ![yoyoboy224](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f14d63/32.png) [@yoyoboy224](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoboy224)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 9:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-yoyos-come-apart-often/70980/5 "2014-11-27T21:39:38Z")

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Just keep it semi tight, but not too tight. If the yoyo has a short axle this can happen.

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**Author:** ![Domino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8797f3/32.png) [@Domino](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Domino)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 10:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-yoyos-come-apart-often/70980/6 "2014-11-27T22:54:33Z")

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> [@conanthewarrior](#):
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> So do I take the axle out, and wrap it in plumbers tape on the edges? Wouldn’t that stop the thread being able to screw together?

That’s exactly what you do. If it has trouble screwing back together, you’ve used too much tape.

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**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:** [November 28, 2014, 2:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/do-yoyos-come-apart-often/70980/7 "2014-11-28T02:35:03Z")

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> [@mrciurleo](#):
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> Unless you’re hitting the floor, that shouldn’t happen.

Not true, they can come apart just from a throw. Use plumbers tape or LIGHT duty loctite on the threads.