# Help with my New ProtoStar **URL:** \ **Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation\ **Created:** [July 31, 2010, 1:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-my-new-protostar/17351 "2010-07-31T01:45:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![johnny\_le1494](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/johnny_le1494/32/479_2.png) [@johnny\_le1494](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/johnny_le1494)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2010, 1:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-my-new-protostar/17351/1 "2010-07-31T01:45:11Z")
Ok so whats up. i just got my Protostar about yesterday and i wanted to know if it can be unscrewed ^^" lol i know it sounds like a stupid question, but i tried to unscrew it and its like it’s stuck. so is it fixed or do i have to use more force? ---
**Author:** ![ItzChris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/itzchris/32/540_2.png) [@ItzChris](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ItzChris)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2010, 3:16am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-my-new-protostar/17351/2 "2010-07-31T03:16:42Z")
3 Things, Either your weak ( Not saying you really are or saying it in a mean way), Try harder, or you should return it and get a new one. ---
**Author:** ![johnny\_le1494](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/johnny_le1494/32/479_2.png) [@johnny\_le1494](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/johnny_le1494)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2010, 3:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-my-new-protostar/17351/3 "2010-07-31T03:58:33Z")
> [@ItzChris](#): > > 3 Things, Either your weak ( Not saying you really are or saying it in a mean way), Try harder, or you should return it and get a new one. lol, it’s cool. i’m afraid if i use too much force i will snap the yoyo. ---
**Author:** ![icedoc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/icedoc/32/556_2.png) [@icedoc](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/icedoc)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2010, 7:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-my-new-protostar/17351/4 "2010-07-31T07:29:05Z")
Just a word of advice: they are screwed together very tightly, and are difficult to get back to the same tightness (lining up the arrows on the rims). I made the mistake of unscrewing mine the first day I had it due to a string tangle, and since then it has had a vibe that was not present out of the box. I personally wouldn’t mess with it just out of curiosity. ---
**Author:** ![zomah2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zomah2/32/612_2.png) [@zomah2](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zomah2)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2010, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-my-new-protostar/17351/5 "2010-07-31T15:44:39Z")
> [@icedoc](#): > > Just a word of advice: they are screwed together very tightly, and are difficult to get back to the same tightness (lining up the arrows on the rims). I made the mistake of unscrewing mine the first day I had it due to a string tangle, and since then it has had a vibe that was not present out of the box. I personally wouldn’t mess with it just out of curiosity. then how are you supposed to get knots out? its not like knots will untie themselves. ---
**Author:** ![issuzark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/issuzark/32/455_2.png) [@issuzark](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/issuzark)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2010, 4:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-my-new-protostar/17351/6 "2010-07-31T16:28:00Z")
Use a paper clip! Or a needle or pin or something. I liked the fact that I didn’t have to unscrew my Protostar because it was wide enough for me to untangle knots using my fingers ;D ---
**Author:** ![x52](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/3bc359/32.png) [@x52](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/x52)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2010, 4:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/help-with-my-new-protostar/17351/7 "2010-07-31T16:50:49Z")
Hold it with your right hand firmly, and then use all your strength and twist it forward. That’s what you have to do, this happened with me and I on accident screwed it the other way, messed up the axle, and caused it to vibe. 😛 :-[ :-\ 😢