# How to get out a stuck axle without breaking it?

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**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [November 25, 2016, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-get-out-a-stuck-axle-without-breaking-it/82489 "2016-11-25T17:14:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![yitzman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e480ec/32.png) [@yitzman](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yitzman)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-get-out-a-stuck-axle-without-breaking-it/82489/1 "2016-11-25T17:14:19Z")

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As the title says. Please help. Thanks

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**Author:** ![persson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/persson/32/208357_2.png) [@persson](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/persson)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 5:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-get-out-a-stuck-axle-without-breaking-it/82489/2 "2016-11-25T17:30:25Z")

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you can post photos?

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**Author:** ![yitzman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e480ec/32.png) [@yitzman](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yitzman)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-get-out-a-stuck-axle-without-breaking-it/82489/3 "2016-11-25T18:45:44Z")

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> [@persson](#):
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> you can post photos?

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**Author:** ![persson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/persson/32/208357_2.png) [@persson](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/persson)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-get-out-a-stuck-axle-without-breaking-it/82489/4 "2016-11-25T19:18:42Z")

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the best method would be to tighten two nuts on the axle, tighten them together, and then unscrew the nuts with a wrench.  
if this is not possible you can wrap multiple layers of a strip of cloth or wrap rounds of electrician tape on the axis and then take it with pliers and unscrew … clearly not over tighten the clamps, you can strip the threads.  
if you have doubt no that axis reuse! buy a new one in ironmongery (easily found and cost nothing) … an axis with ruined thread when screwed onto the shell you will ruin … and you throw it all away!!!

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**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:** [November 25, 2016, 8:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-get-out-a-stuck-axle-without-breaking-it/82489/5 "2016-11-25T20:56:46Z")

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As persson suggests, the double nut method works well. Check it out here (along with other useful info): [Useful modification & maintenance guides - Axles,Clean, repair, tune, fix yoyos](http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,17792.0.html)

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**Author:** ![andy569](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/andy569/32/1256_2.png) [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 9:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-get-out-a-stuck-axle-without-breaking-it/82489/6 "2016-11-25T21:18:23Z")

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Wrap the axle around some cloth, then use pliers to twist it out.

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**Author:** ![yitzman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e480ec/32.png) [@yitzman](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yitzman)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2016, 12:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-to-get-out-a-stuck-axle-without-breaking-it/82489/7 "2016-11-27T00:12:40Z")

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Thanks guys, the double nut method worked very well.