# fixed axles

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axles/6099>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [September 1, 2009, 2:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axles/6099 "2009-09-01T02:24:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![jtman562](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jtman562/32/285_2.png) [@jtman562](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jtman562)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2009, 2:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axles/6099/1 "2009-09-01T02:24:32Z")

</div>

with fixed axle yoyos like the imperial or the butterfly, is there a way to seperate the two halves?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![polloyoyo12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dec6dc/32.png) [@polloyoyo12](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/polloyoyo12)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2009, 2:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axles/6099/2 "2009-09-01T02:25:48Z")

</div>

pull very hard but if you do it constantly it will not stay on good

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![JM1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jm1/32/135_2.png) [@JM1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JM1)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2009, 4:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axles/6099/3 "2009-09-01T04:46:59Z")

</div>

> [@jtman562](#):
>
> with fixed axle yoyos like the imperial or the butterfly, is there a way to seperate the two halves?

I don’t recommend doing this, but what is the reason you would like to?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![AeroSlaYa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AeroSlaYa](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AeroSlaYa)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2009, 6:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axles/6099/4 "2009-09-01T18:14:00Z")

</div>

Doing this kinda loosens the bind. but if you still want to all you have to do is pull on each side. it’ll come lose and you can do what ever you wanted to do.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![wiibit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/wiibit/32/194_2.png) [@wiibit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/wiibit)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 11:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fixed-axles/6099/5 "2009-09-02T23:18:33Z")

</div>

get a flathead screwdriver an pry it apart