# Replacement Axles **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [August 19, 2013, 5:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/replacement-axles/58147 "2013-08-19T05:11:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kaliac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/48db29/32.png) [@kaliac](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kaliac)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2013, 5:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/replacement-axles/58147/1 "2013-08-19T05:11:51Z")
I have a MagicYoyo N9 Floating Cloud (great throw, definitely top of its price range) One fateful day whilst changing the silicone, I left the axle on the table, and when I returned, it had rolled off the table into the abyss that is my bedroom floor. I tried buying a replacement axle from the only place that sells them specifically for MagicYoyo and it has been quite the hassle. Has anyone else managed to get an axle from them? Or is there anywhere else I can get a replacement axle? (its an M4 15.70mm) ---
**Author:** ![SaltySalvador](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/saltysalvador/32/1187_2.png) [@SaltySalvador](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SaltySalvador)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2013, 5:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/replacement-axles/58147/2 "2013-08-19T05:15:41Z")
Is it… really that hard to find it on the ground? ---
**Author:** ![kaliac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/48db29/32.png) [@kaliac](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kaliac)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2013, 5:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/replacement-axles/58147/3 "2013-08-19T05:29:31Z")
I tore up the entire place looking for it, but couldn’t. I think my mom may have picked it up and threw and it out thinking it was a piece of junk ---
**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:** [August 19, 2013, 5:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/replacement-axles/58147/4 "2013-08-19T05:40:11Z")
That’s a very common thread size. Go to a hardware store and get one. If they don’t have a set screw in that size get a normal screw and cut the head off. ---
**Author:** ![kaliac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/48db29/32.png) [@kaliac](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kaliac)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2013, 5:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/replacement-axles/58147/5 "2013-08-19T05:59:32Z")
What do you mean by set screw? ---
**Author:** ![CaliBuddha](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/calibuddha/32/156_2.png) [@CaliBuddha](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CaliBuddha)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2013, 12:24pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/replacement-axles/58147/6 "2013-08-19T12:24:52Z")
> [@kaliac](#): > > What do you mean by set screw? An “axle” is called a set-screw. Go to Lowe’s, Home Depot, Ace Hardware and get a set-screw with the size you need. ---
**Author:** ![kaliac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/48db29/32.png) [@kaliac](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kaliac)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 2:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/replacement-axles/58147/7 "2013-08-20T02:20:37Z")
Is M4 the legit size or is that just what it’s called for yoyos? ---
**Author:** ![CaliBuddha](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/calibuddha/32/156_2.png) [@CaliBuddha](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/CaliBuddha)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2013, 3:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/replacement-axles/58147/8 "2013-08-20T03:07:40Z")
That’s a metric size. Yes, it’s legit.