# how can i tune a 09 888 to play smoother?

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**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [November 27, 2009, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-can-i-tune-a-09-888-to-play-smoother/8686 "2009-11-27T08:32:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![xdeadeye00x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ce73a5/32.png) [@xdeadeye00x](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/xdeadeye00x)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2009, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-can-i-tune-a-09-888-to-play-smoother/8686/1 "2009-11-27T08:32:54Z")

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title says it all

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**Author:** ![Paolo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Paolo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Paolo)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2009, 9:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-can-i-tune-a-09-888-to-play-smoother/8686/2 "2009-11-27T09:13:03Z")

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Stock, it plays smoother than you need it to.

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**Author:** ![Samad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/samad/32/19_2.png) [@Samad](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Samad)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2009, 8:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-can-i-tune-a-09-888-to-play-smoother/8686/3 "2009-11-27T20:10:51Z")

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You can wrap teflon tape around the axle. Or, you can try to take out and recenter the axle in general, and just generally replacing the axle is another option.

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**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2009, 9:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-can-i-tune-a-09-888-to-play-smoother/8686/4 "2009-11-27T21:40:42Z")

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Change the spark plugs, add bigger injectors and shoot for a 100mm turbo!

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**Author:** ![xdeadeye00x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ce73a5/32.png) [@xdeadeye00x](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/xdeadeye00x)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2009, 1:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-can-i-tune-a-09-888-to-play-smoother/8686/5 "2009-11-28T01:02:01Z")

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> [@Samad](#):
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> You can wrap teflon tape around the axle. Or, you can try to take out and recenter the axle in general, and just generally replacing the axle is another option.

thanks Samad i will try the teflon tape method

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**Author:** ![ijuggleyoyos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/35a633/32.png) [@ijuggleyoyos](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ijuggleyoyos)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2009, 12:50am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-can-i-tune-a-09-888-to-play-smoother/8686/6 "2009-11-29T00:50:08Z")

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> [@xdeadeye00x](#):
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> > [@Samad](#):
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> > You can wrap teflon tape around the axle. Or, you can try to take out and recenter the axle in general, and just generally replacing the axle is another option.
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> thanks Samad i will try the teflon tape method

no thanks to icthus???

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**Author:** ![rasengan-00](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rasengan-00/32/281_2.png) [@rasengan-00](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rasengan-00)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2009, 8:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-can-i-tune-a-09-888-to-play-smoother/8686/7 "2009-12-02T08:27:40Z")

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you can also put in a yoyojam bearing (I think the new ones are called speed bearings :-), it helped my 09 888 become a lot smoother ;D