# Need proper manatee Axle
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-proper-manatee-axle/335213
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance
**Created:** [March 7, 2021, 4:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-proper-manatee-axle/335213 "2021-03-07T04:17:25Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
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### Author:  [@Ian\_Bender](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ian_Bender)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2021, 4:17am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-proper-manatee-axle/335213/1 "2021-03-07T04:17:25Z")
I got a manatee but the Axel it came with is too short (not the correct one. I bought a long clyw Axel but it doesn’t fit. Can anyone help?
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### Author:  [@Chriscatastrophe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Chriscatastrophe)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2021, 4:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-proper-manatee-axle/335213/2 "2021-03-07T04:52:39Z")
I think CLYW only has two axel sizes large and small. They are custom fit similar to their pads
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### Author:  [@Ian\_Bender](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ian_Bender)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2021, 4:54am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-proper-manatee-axle/335213/3 "2021-03-07T04:54:38Z")
Maybe I should try ordering a small and see if that fits. The one in my manatee may not be a Clyw
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### Author:  [@Chriscatastrophe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Chriscatastrophe)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2021, 5:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-proper-manatee-axle/335213/4 "2021-03-07T05:07:58Z")
Do you know the mm on the axel you purchased I can try and compare the axel size on mine
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### Author:  [@Ian\_Bender](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ian_Bender)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2021, 5:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-proper-manatee-axle/335213/5 "2021-03-07T05:08:45Z")
I have no idea but it’s shorter than the akita and they should be the same size
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### Author:  [@Chriscatastrophe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Chriscatastrophe)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2021, 5:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-proper-manatee-axle/335213/6 "2021-03-07T05:20:48Z")
Maybe this will help my manatee axle is on the left Akita on the right
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### Author:  [@d4nnyb0yy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/d4nnyb0yy)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2021, 5:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-proper-manatee-axle/335213/7 "2021-03-07T05:35:30Z")
If you have a file you can shorten that by a mm pretty easily, I’ve done that a few times.
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### Author:  [@yoyodoc](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyodoc)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2021, 9:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-proper-manatee-axle/335213/8 "2021-03-07T09:28:35Z")
The axle in the Manatee is 4mm/10mm. The longer axle is 16mm and could never work🙀
I don’t remember the pitch at the moment🤔
But a 10mm axle is very very close to the length of a stack of 6 quarters.
  
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### Author:  [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2021, 9:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-proper-manatee-axle/335213/9 "2021-03-07T21:51:54Z")
You could cut it to size or file a bit off. In either case be sure to smooth the end you work on. You will need to buy a couple of nuts to jam together to hold it in a vice to work on it.
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### Author:  [@AquaJoe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AquaJoe)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2021, 3:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-proper-manatee-axle/335213/10 "2021-03-08T03:06:47Z")
If you need a 10mm axle like doc said, send me your addy and I’ll send you some
I bought A hundred m4 x 10mm axles to replace the stainless axles in my peak 2 to black (preference)
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### Author:  [@AndreBoulay](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AndreBoulay)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2021, 6:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-proper-manatee-axle/335213/11 "2021-03-08T18:20:37Z")
Yeah - as other mentioned it takes the shorter axle which is m4 x 10mm.
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In the future always feel free to message us too and we can help make sure you are getting the right one! 😊
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### Author:  [@Ian\_Bender](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Ian_Bender)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-proper-manatee-axle/335213/12 "2021-03-08T19:00:21Z")
Thanks man, I will for sure
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/need-proper-manatee-axle/335213/13 "2021-04-07T19:00:56Z")
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