# Raptor woes... HELP!!!
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/raptor-woes-help/46820
**Category:** Looking for Help/Recommendation
**Created:** [December 20, 2012, 12:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/raptor-woes-help/46820 "2012-12-20T00:39:44Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Jdrabik](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jdrabik)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2012, 12:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/raptor-woes-help/46820/1 "2012-12-20T00:39:44Z")
Today at school I was playing with my brand new Raptor that I got for my birthday(my birthday was on the 10th). I talking to one of the people who likes to watch me yoyo when I looked down and all of a sudden my yoyo flew apart mid-trick, hurtling in two oposite directions! I gathered the halves but the axle was missing. A few others and myself looked for it, but it was luchtime, and we were in the cafeteria, so we found nothing. I looked in the shop here for another axle, but there was none. What should I do? Should I contact Yoyoexpert? The yoyo did get a few scuffs when it flew apart.
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### Author:  [@ArchersAxe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ArchersAxe)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2012, 5:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/raptor-woes-help/46820/2 "2012-12-20T05:45:48Z")
This odd phenomenon comes up every once in a while. I’ve heard it blamed on not tightening the yoyo tight enough, but I think it usually is just the shifting of the axle inside the yoyo until it gets to a point where the halves can simply split apart.
My C3 Token has done this twice now, and there was a thread about one of the CLYW throws doing this as well.
I have no idea if it is considered a design/yoyo flaw, however.
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### Author:  [@Jdrabik](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Jdrabik)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2012, 8:20pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/raptor-woes-help/46820/3 "2012-12-20T20:20:52Z")
bump…need advice!PLEEEAASE? :wink:
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### Author:  [@Yonut](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yonut)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2012, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/raptor-woes-help/46820/4 "2012-12-20T20:24:35Z")
Find a set screw at Home Depot that fits, buy it, and cut it down to the desired length.