# Flowable Silicone **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [July 1, 2011, 1:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone/27762 "2011-07-01T01:45:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![swagyoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@swagyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/swagyoyo)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2011, 1:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone/27762/1 "2011-07-01T01:45:36Z")
I been tired of having to replace my o-rings every other week and i was wondering if flowable silicone would be good/compatible with my YYJ PHENOMizm and YYF Starlite ---
**Author:** ![Rika-chan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rika-chan/32/767_2.png) [@Rika-chan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rika-chan)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2011, 1:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone/27762/2 "2011-07-01T01:47:17Z")
yes ---
**Author:** ![skeletonboy333](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@skeletonboy333](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/skeletonboy333)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2011, 3:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone/27762/3 "2011-07-01T03:29:22Z")
Silicone is fine for any yoyo with a recess groove. A shallow one may just rip out easier, but its possible. ---
**Author:** ![swagyoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@swagyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/swagyoyo)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2011, 3:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone/27762/4 "2011-07-01T03:46:15Z")
do i have to remove the bearing and axles to put it in? ---
**Author:** ![swagyoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@swagyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/swagyoyo)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2011, 4:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone/27762/5 "2011-07-01T04:11:39Z")
is the groove deep enough? ---
**Author:** ![Hiphopyoer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hiphopyoer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Hiphopyoer)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2011, 5:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone/27762/6 "2011-07-01T05:15:32Z")
> [@swagyoyo](#): > > is the groove deep enough? Both, yes. Do you have to take out the axles and the bearings, I would, but you don’t have to. ---
**Author:** ![Rika-chan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rika-chan/32/767_2.png) [@Rika-chan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rika-chan)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2011, 1:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone/27762/7 "2011-07-01T13:21:56Z")
if you dont take them out youll end up silconing the bearing. bad idea. ---
**Author:** ![swagyoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@swagyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/swagyoyo)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2011, 7:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone/27762/8 "2011-07-01T19:32:03Z")
my spacer on my starlite is connected to the bearing and don’t know how to take it out :-\ ---
**Author:** ![dynikus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dynikus/32/812_2.png) [@dynikus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dynikus)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2011, 8:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone/27762/9 "2011-07-01T20:18:35Z")
> [@swagyoyo](#): > > my spacer on my starlite is connected to the bearing and don’t know how to take it out :-\ a couple ways to do it. if you can’t take it out with your fingers you can: 1. Bearing removal tool or 1/4" drill bit (the back end). stick it in the hole, and rock it back and forth until the bearing comes free. 2. Plyers. Again, rock it back and forth until the bearing comes free ---
**Author:** ![swagyoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@swagyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/swagyoyo)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2011, 4:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone/27762/10 "2011-07-02T04:59:05Z")
one last thing… I couldn’t find the brand on BillyBob’s at the car store and was wondering whether permatex flowable silicone windshield and glass sealer(clear) would get it done the same if not better ---
**Author:** ![dynikus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dynikus/32/812_2.png) [@dynikus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dynikus)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2011, 5:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone/27762/11 "2011-07-02T05:55:14Z")
any windshield/window repair silicone should work. The stuff they sell at the 99 cent store is what I use. looks like this. [http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31bnKcdnMeL.\_SL500\_AA300\_.jpg](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31bnKcdnMeL._SL500_AA300_.jpg) comes in clear, black, red, and I think blue. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2011, 5:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone/27762/12 "2011-07-02T05:56:07Z")
no need to remove the axle. ---
**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:** [July 3, 2011, 4:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone/27762/13 "2011-07-03T04:02:04Z")
> [@swagyoyo](#): > > I been tired of having to replace my o-rings every other week and i was wondering if flowable silicone would be good/compatible with my YYJ PHENOMizm and YYF Starlite How the heck much do you yoyo that you need to replace them that often? I have a YYJ journey that has the same o-rings as the phenomizm and I haven’t replace them in 2 years. ---
**Author:** ![swagyoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@swagyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/swagyoyo)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2011, 10:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone/27762/14 "2011-07-03T22:48:00Z")
> [@swagyoyo](#): > > one last thing… I couldn’t find the brand on BillyBob’s at the car store and was wondering whether permatex flowable silicone windshield and glass sealer(clear) would get it done the same if not better id don’t remember putting Billybobs… I siliconed my starlite and its really responsive… does that mean i have to clean it? > [@dynikus](#): > > > [@swagyoyo](#): > > > > my spacer on my starlite is connected to the bearing and don’t know how to take it out :-\ > > a couple ways to do it. if you can’t take it out with your fingers you can: > > 1. Bearing removal tool or 1/4" drill bit (the back end). stick it in the hole, and rock it back and forth until the bearing comes free. > 2. Plyers. Again, rock it back and forth until the bearing comes free will this work if both the spacers are attached? ---
**Author:** ![Rika-chan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rika-chan/32/767_2.png) [@Rika-chan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Rika-chan)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2011, 11:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone/27762/15 "2011-07-03T23:36:18Z")
jhb did that ---
**Author:** ![swagyoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@swagyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/swagyoyo)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 12:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone/27762/16 "2011-07-04T00:04:33Z")
> [@CarlG](#): > > jhb did that the billybob thing? how? ---
**Author:** ![Yummy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yummy/32/14065_2.png) [@Yummy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yummy)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 1:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone/27762/17 "2011-07-04T01:25:22Z")
He’s a moderator. We get extra work/privileges like that. ---
**Author:** ![hakysak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/bbce88/32.png) [@hakysak](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hakysak)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 5:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone/27762/18 "2011-07-04T17:41:16Z")
> [@swagyoyo](#): > > I siliconed my starlite and its really responsive… I siliconed my Raptor recently with flowable, and it turned out semi-responsive. There is no sili in the bearing groove and the bearing is clean. Is this normal? ---
**Author:** ![dynikus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dynikus/32/812_2.png) [@dynikus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dynikus)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 7:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone/27762/19 "2011-07-04T19:12:13Z")
> [@hakysak](#): > > > [@swagyoyo](#): > > > > I siliconed my starlite and its really responsive… > > I siliconed my Raptor recently with flowable, and it turned out semi-responsive. There is no sili in the bearing groove and the bearing is clean. Is this normal? yeah, just break it in. when you siliconed it did you use a card to get rid of excess? Not sure where I saw it, but someone said to use a spoon, so there’s like a concave… thing in the silicone. ---
**Author:** ![swagyoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@swagyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/swagyoyo)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 10:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone/27762/20 "2011-07-04T22:39:20Z")
I siliconed my phenomizm yesterday and when it dried today, it played like a dream. too bad i can’t say the same about my starlite… how can you remove silicone from a bearing without any bearing cleaner or lube? [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/flowable-silicone/27762.md?page=2)