# help! silicone rings fell out on my dv888! **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [October 29, 2010, 4:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-silicone-rings-fell-out-on-my-dv888/20445 "2010-10-29T04:12:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![coldone777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e5b9ba/32.png) [@coldone777](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/coldone777)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2010, 4:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-silicone-rings-fell-out-on-my-dv888/20445/1 "2010-10-29T04:12:23Z")
the rings fell out and i tried puting them back in but the rings are bigger than the holes, do i need to glue them in? what am i supposed to do? ---
**Author:** ![Badd2bone85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9d8465/32.png) [@Badd2bone85](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Badd2bone85)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2010, 4:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-silicone-rings-fell-out-on-my-dv888/20445/2 "2010-10-29T04:19:28Z")
You can buy new ones? ---
**Author:** ![coldone777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e5b9ba/32.png) [@coldone777](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/coldone777)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2010, 4:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-silicone-rings-fell-out-on-my-dv888/20445/3 "2010-10-29T04:21:46Z")
the rings are fine they fell out, i just dont know how to get them back in, the rings are a bigger circumference than the yoyo allows, so i dont understand how they fit in there ---
**Author:** ![AFrozenYetiBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ab992/32.png) [@AFrozenYetiBaby](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AFrozenYetiBaby)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2010, 4:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-silicone-rings-fell-out-on-my-dv888/20445/4 "2010-10-29T04:33:03Z")
If you somehow got lube on them they will expand. They are no good anymore. Replace them with either flowable/RTV silicone or use premade slim pads of some kind. ---
**Author:** ![Vivo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/vivo/32/419_2.png) [@Vivo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Vivo)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2010, 4:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-silicone-rings-fell-out-on-my-dv888/20445/5 "2010-10-29T04:35:38Z")
It’s because they wore out. You can either buy new ones, or silicone your yoyo. It can be found in this guide: [http://www.highspeedyoyo.com/modding/installing-red-rtv-in-a-yo-yo](http://www.highspeedyoyo.com/modding/installing-red-rtv-in-a-yo-yo) ---
**Author:** ![coldone777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e5b9ba/32.png) [@coldone777](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/coldone777)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2010, 4:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-silicone-rings-fell-out-on-my-dv888/20445/6 "2010-10-29T04:38:23Z")
> [@AFrozenYetiBaby](#): > > If you somehow got lube on them they will expand. > They are no good anymore. > Replace them with either flowable/RTV silicone or use premade slim pads of some kind. that must be what happened i lubed my yoyo earlier today. which is the best way to go, the silicone, or the slim pads? ---
**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:** [October 29, 2010, 4:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-silicone-rings-fell-out-on-my-dv888/20445/7 "2010-10-29T04:58:15Z")
> [@coldone777](#): > > the rings fell out and i tried puting them back in but the rings are bigger than the holes, do i need to glue them in? what am i supposed to do? How much bigger are they? Have you tried to just push them back in, working your way around the circumference? ---
**Author:** ![Vivo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/vivo/32/419_2.png) [@Vivo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Vivo)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2010, 4:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-silicone-rings-fell-out-on-my-dv888/20445/8 "2010-10-29T04:58:40Z")
> [@coldone777](#): > > > [@AFrozenYetiBaby](#): > > > > If you somehow got lube on them they will expand. > > They are no good anymore. > > Replace them with either flowable/RTV silicone or use premade slim pads of some kind. > > that must be what happened i lubed my yoyo earlier today. which is the best way to go, the silicone, or the slim pads? I recommend siliconing your yoyo, because it’s cheaper, although it does require practice and patience. ---
**Author:** ![coldone777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e5b9ba/32.png) [@coldone777](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/coldone777)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2010, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-silicone-rings-fell-out-on-my-dv888/20445/9 "2010-10-29T19:18:37Z")
update: siliconed my yoyo with flowable silicone, plays like a champ, thanx everyone for your help.