# My yoyorecreation blink won't come apart!!!!
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyorecreation-blink-wont-come-apart/66426
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance
**Created:** [May 22, 2014, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyorecreation-blink-wont-come-apart/66426 "2014-05-22T15:42:16Z")
**Posts on this page:** 19
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### Author:  [@ImThatGuyInYourLife](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ImThatGuyInYourLife)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2014, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyorecreation-blink-wont-come-apart/66426/1 "2014-05-22T15:42:16Z")
Hello everyone!! i’m having some trouble, my blink (yyr) won’t come apart. I have had a yoyofactory g-funk that didn’t come apart, so I went to the local yoyo-class and the manager said that the manufacturer just made it too tight. So I played with it for a while, and after about 3-4 weeks, it came apart.
The only reason why I’m worried is because I don’t want to have my $140 to go to waste.
Someone please help!
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### Author:  [@CaliBuddha](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CaliBuddha)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2014, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyorecreation-blink-wont-come-apart/66426/2 "2014-05-22T15:44:41Z")
Well, it is over-tightened, obviously… does it turn at all? If not, turn it harder. Make sure you’re turning counter-clockwise.
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### Author:  [@yoyo\_yizzo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyo_yizzo)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2014, 3:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyorecreation-blink-wont-come-apart/66426/3 "2014-05-22T15:54:19Z")
> [@ImThatGuyInYourLife](#):
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> Hello everyone!! i’m having some trouble, my blink (yyr) won’t come apart. I have had a yoyofactory g-funk that didn’t come apart, so I went to the local yoyo-class and the manager said that the manufacturer just made it too tight. So I played with it for a while, and after about 3-4 weeks, it came apart.
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> The only reason why I’m worried is because I don’t want to have my $140 to go to waste.
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> Someone please help!
yeah it might just be over tighten to knock out the vibe
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### Author:  [@Chimera](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Chimera)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2014, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyorecreation-blink-wont-come-apart/66426/4 "2014-05-22T16:03:09Z")
Stick it in the freezer for 10 minutes, the aluminum will contract more than the axle and it’ll come apart…or something like that regarding metals, cold and contraction. All I know is it works.
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### Author:  [@LinksLegionaire](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LinksLegionaire)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2014, 4:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyorecreation-blink-wont-come-apart/66426/5 "2014-05-22T16:15:22Z")
> [@Chimera](#):
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> Stick it in the freezer for 10 minutes, the aluminum will contract more than the axle and it’ll come apart…or something like that regarding metals, cold and contraction. All I know is it works.
That’s mainly suggested for bearing removal, but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. Though I’m not sure of the contraction rate of titanium.
Just throw on some rubber-palmed work gloved and give it some ‘oomph’ :wink:
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### Author:  [@CaliBuddha](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CaliBuddha)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2014, 4:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyorecreation-blink-wont-come-apart/66426/6 "2014-05-22T16:19:00Z")
> [@LinksLegionaire](#):
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> That’s mainly suggested for bearing removal, but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. Though I’m not sure of the contraction rate of titanium.
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> Just throw on some rubber-palmed work gloved and give it some ‘oomph’ :wink:
What is Ti? They stopped using Ti axles years ago, didn’t they?
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### Author:  [@LinksLegionaire](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LinksLegionaire)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2014, 4:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyorecreation-blink-wont-come-apart/66426/7 "2014-05-22T16:28:29Z")
> [@MiamiBuddha](#):
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> What is Ti? They stopped using Ti axles years ago, didn’t they?
No idea, honestly. What do companies use for their axles these days?
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### Author:  [@naoki](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/naoki)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2014, 4:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyorecreation-blink-wont-come-apart/66426/8 "2014-05-22T16:38:22Z")
My guess is that they stopped using Ti axles after the Stardust (v1 and v2)
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### Author:  [@CaliBuddha](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CaliBuddha)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2014, 4:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyorecreation-blink-wont-come-apart/66426/9 "2014-05-22T16:41:48Z")
> [@LinksLegionaire](#):
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> No idea, honestly. What do companies use for their axles these days?
Carbon steel, for the most part.
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### Author:  [@LinksLegionaire](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LinksLegionaire)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2014, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyorecreation-blink-wont-come-apart/66426/10 "2014-05-22T16:47:40Z")
> [@MiamiBuddha](#):
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> Carbon steel, for the most part.
Makes sense. Stlll strong, but less expensive. Either way, the freezer trick should work haha.
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### Author:  [@ImThatGuyInYourLife](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ImThatGuyInYourLife)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2014, 12:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyorecreation-blink-wont-come-apart/66426/11 "2014-05-23T12:55:55Z")
I recently bought a Yoyorecreation blink. for some reason, it doesn’t come apart, even though it should. The one I bought was from the Japanese yoyo-day sale, and they had a picture up showing that it unscrewed. I also had a yyf g-funk that didn’t come apart, but after about a month of playing, it flew apart.
I HAVE ALREADY TRIED VICE GRIPS!!!
Someone please help!
(yes, I have heard the rumor about yyr’s having vibe after unscrewing, but I have unscrewed my friend’s sleipnir 5 times and it played the same, so I’m not worried).
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### Author:  [@CaliBuddha](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CaliBuddha)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2014, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyorecreation-blink-wont-come-apart/66426/12 "2014-05-23T13:29:52Z")
Stick the yoyo in the freezer for about 15-20 minutes. Remove from freezer. Unscrew.
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### Author:  [@Chimera](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Chimera)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2014, 2:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyorecreation-blink-wont-come-apart/66426/13 "2014-05-23T14:39:31Z")
> [@MiamiBuddha](#):
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> Stick the yoyo in the freezer for about 15-20 minutes. Remove from freezer. Unscrew.
QFT. People don’t believe this works for some reason, but it’s always worked for me.
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### Author:  [@YoyoGeezer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoyoGeezer)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2014, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyorecreation-blink-wont-come-apart/66426/14 "2014-05-23T15:26:25Z")
I have had some YYR that resisted coming unscrewed the first time. For some reason, some YYR are way too tight out of the box. Putting on a pair of rubber dishwashing gloves and using a bit of “oomph” usually does the trick for me.
I have also had to wrestle more than a few YYR bearings from their seats. A good bearing-removal tool and patience will help wiggle them free.
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### Author:  [@yoyoboy224](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoboy224)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2014, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyorecreation-blink-wont-come-apart/66426/15 "2014-05-23T15:44:14Z")
Also don’t panic :wink: it’s normal
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### Author:  [@CaliBuddha](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CaliBuddha)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2014, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyorecreation-blink-wont-come-apart/66426/16 "2014-05-23T15:46:26Z")
> [@ImThatGuyInYourLife](#):
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> I HAVE ALREADY TRIED VICE GRIPS!!!
What in the world are you using Vice Grips on???
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### Author:  [@Palli](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Palli)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyorecreation-blink-wont-come-apart/66426/17 "2014-05-23T15:47:49Z")
Why do you want to take it appart?
YYR are tuned for perfection stock and are often really tightly screwn together, unscrewing it will void warranty.
But if you really need to unscrew it just use more force I guess?
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### Author:  [@oops](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/oops)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2014, 4:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyorecreation-blink-wont-come-apart/66426/18 "2014-05-23T16:44:41Z")
People have some of the strangest yoyo problems here.
OP, your yoyo is fine, it will unscrew if you try hard enough. I’m hoping you don’t know what vice grips actually are, and that if you do know what they are that you haven’t really tried using them to unscrew a yoyo. If you have tried using vice grips to unscrew a yoyo I would strongly suggest never doing it again.
Trying the freezer trick that many have suggested or the dishwashing gloves as recommended by YoyoGeezer will likely solve your problem if just twisting with your hands won’t work. Which it will if you try harder.
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### Author:  [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2014, 9:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/my-yoyorecreation-blink-wont-come-apart/66426/19 "2014-05-23T21:47:55Z")
> [@ImThatGuyInYourLife](#):
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> I HAVE ALREADY TRIED VICE GRIPS!!!
Where in the world did you find a vice grips big enough to grab a yoyo shell?? ???