# How do things like this happen
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-things-like-this-happen/49384
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance
**Created:** [February 12, 2013, 1:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-things-like-this-happen/49384 "2013-02-12T01:09:43Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@Bcmaddog](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bcmaddog)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2013, 1:09am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-things-like-this-happen/49384/1 "2013-02-12T01:09:43Z")
Ok so I haven’t touched my panda in a while and now I want to throw It and look.
[http://emob1296.photobucket.com/albums/ag2/Bcmaddog/77B3EACC-7214-495F-A7A9-98B0F73637A7-5530-000003D4E4545F4D\_zps2985f004.jpg?t=1360631105](http://emob1296.photobucket.com/albums/ag2/Bcmaddog/77B3EACC-7214-495F-A7A9-98B0F73637A7-5530-000003D4E4545F4D_zps2985f004.jpg?t=1360631105) Anyone know what size axle it is so I can replace?
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### Author:  [@Yonut](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yonut)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2013, 1:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-things-like-this-happen/49384/2 "2013-02-12T01:22:36Z")
What happened?
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### Author:  [@Bcmaddog](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bcmaddog)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2013, 1:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-things-like-this-happen/49384/3 "2013-02-12T01:33:13Z")
It is stripped, i haven’t thrown it in a while and now it’s stripped. “How Do Things Like This Happen” get it? There is a picture.
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### Author:  [@Yonut](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yonut)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2013, 1:37am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-things-like-this-happen/49384/4 "2013-02-12T01:37:18Z")
> [@Bcmaddog](#):
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> It is stripped, i haven’t thrown it in a while and now it’s stripped. “How Do Things Like This Happen” get it? There is a picture.
You probably stripped it the last time you used it.
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### Author:  [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2013, 1:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-things-like-this-happen/49384/5 "2013-02-12T01:40:29Z")
> [@Bcmaddog](#):
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> Ok so I haven’t touched my panda in a while and now I want to throw It and look.
> Anyone know what size axle it is so I can replace?
Duncans of that type use an M4 bolt. That’s 4 mm x .7 pitch.
Length to suit.
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### Author:  [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2013, 2:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-things-like-this-happen/49384/6 "2013-02-12T02:47:46Z")
> [@jhb8426](#):
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> > [@Bcmaddog](#):
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> > Ok so I haven’t touched my panda in a while and now I want to throw It and look.
> > Anyone know what size axle it is so I can replace?
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> Duncans of that type use an M4 bolt. That’s 4 mm x .7 pitch.
> Length to suit.
exactly make shure u get a hex bolt though
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### Author:  [@Bcmaddog](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bcmaddog)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2013, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-things-like-this-happen/49384/7 "2013-02-12T13:28:43Z")
> [@jhb8426](#):
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> > [@Bcmaddog](#):
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> > Ok so I haven’t touched my panda in a while and now I want to throw It and look.
> > Anyone know what size axle it is so I can replace?
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> Duncans of that type use an M4 bolt. That’s 4 mm x .7 pitch.
> Length to suit.
Ok thanks guys!
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### Author:  [@mullicabob](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mullicabob)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2013, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-things-like-this-happen/49384/8 "2013-02-12T15:44:52Z")
Having the ability to get a lot of different yoyos come through my hands I can say it may have been a little corroded. I see it more frequently than one may think. A little finger sweat on a steel axle is all it takes. If the axle is a little worn and has been left in the threads for a bit to corrode it can come out looking like that.
What did the threaded end look like?
I only use stainless axles when replacing. Yes stainless can gall but usually when used in stainless to stainless applications. Even the axles that have the black oxide coating are prone to corrosion. A few times in and out and your on your way to bare steel.
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### Author:  [@mullicabob](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mullicabob)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2013, 3:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-things-like-this-happen/49384/9 "2013-02-12T15:58:50Z")
BTW not sure if I spelled “gall” right in the above post. Did not come up on my spell check.
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### Author:  [@Bcmaddog](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bcmaddog)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2013, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-things-like-this-happen/49384/10 "2013-02-12T17:12:44Z")
Ok thanks! I’m just going to replace.
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### Author:  [@Bcmaddog](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bcmaddog)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2013, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-do-things-like-this-happen/49384/11 "2013-02-12T21:20:03Z")
Got a new one. It is a tad bit longer but doesn’t affect anything. Thanks for your help guys!