# Removing the caps from early-version Mosquitos?

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**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [June 1, 2023, 9:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/removing-the-caps-from-early-version-mosquitos/376721 "2023-06-01T21:49:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![SML](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sml/32/221290_2.png) [@SML](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SML)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 9:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/removing-the-caps-from-early-version-mosquitos/376721/1 "2023-06-01T21:49:43Z")

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![IMG_5393](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/a/7/5/a75d251b8574f963c322243a2fab6827ccbb6160.jpeg)

The later versions with the exposed screws are easy. I’m talking about these. The wiki says “non-removeable,” but how non-removeable are we talking here? There’s a loose fragment of plastic rattling around in this half and like the yoyo’s namesake the noise is driving me nuts.

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**Author:** ![OhDavidBowie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/ohdavidbowie/32/149966_2.png) [@OhDavidBowie](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/OhDavidBowie)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/removing-the-caps-from-early-version-mosquitos/376721/2 "2023-06-01T22:21:51Z")

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You could probably fit a spudger in between and pry it open. It might break though

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**Author:** ![Orion22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/71e660/32.png) [@Orion22](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Orion22)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 10:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/removing-the-caps-from-early-version-mosquitos/376721/3 "2023-06-01T22:52:30Z")

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IIRC those are sonic welded, might have more broken bits after the fact. Could be mistaken though.

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**Author:** ![SML](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sml/32/221290_2.png) [@SML](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SML)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2023, 2:43pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/removing-the-caps-from-early-version-mosquitos/376721/4 "2023-06-02T14:43:59Z")

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Hmm.

So, for this surgery, I’ll have to go in through the nut… :thinking:

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**Author:** ![bheinz63](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bheinz63/32/137310_2.png) [@bheinz63](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bheinz63)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/removing-the-caps-from-early-version-mosquitos/376721/5 "2023-06-02T17:12:26Z")

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they did surgery on a yoyo

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