# Skyline help! **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [May 25, 2011, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/skyline-help/26676 "2011-05-25T12:44:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Link](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/link/32/526_2.png) [@Link](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Link)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/skyline-help/26676/1 "2011-05-25T12:44:15Z")
My Skyline is completely screwed! The axel is all the way in one side of the yoyo! 😢 I dont know what to do!!! Do I send it back (I bought it from a user so)? IDK what to do! Please help me out cant afford a $125 loss!!! ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/c/4/4c40cb0de278412acdb350849d32505c73728717.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![bonesraphs](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bonesraphs/32/43_2.png) [@bonesraphs](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bonesraphs)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 12:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/skyline-help/26676/2 "2011-05-25T12:48:19Z")
Did you step on it? Can you unscrew it/take it appart? Maybe you could find a way to contact YoYoFactory. Message the user you bought it off of, and ask if he experianced similar problems with the skyline. ---
**Author:** ![Link](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/link/32/526_2.png) [@Link](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Link)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/skyline-help/26676/3 "2011-05-25T12:54:38Z")
> [@Raphael](#): > > Did you step on it? Can you unscrew it/take it appart? Maybe you could find a way to contact YoYoFactory. Message the user you bought it off of, and ask if he experianced similar problems with the skyline. I didn’t step on it at all. No I can’t even screw it together!! I thought the axel was to short when I got it but didn’t pay much attention to it. The axel is almost completely hidden in one side of the yoyo! ---
**Author:** ![hobo-yoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e95f7d/32.png) [@hobo-yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hobo-yoyo)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/skyline-help/26676/4 "2011-05-25T12:58:50Z")
can you unscrew the axle and take it out of the yoyo? hint- you might not be able to do it with your hands so pliers might help. just dont break the yoyo. and if you do manage to take it out. make sure its the right axle size for a yoyo with hubstacks ---
**Author:** ![Link](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/link/32/526_2.png) [@Link](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Link)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/skyline-help/26676/5 "2011-05-25T13:00:52Z")
There is only 1-2 cm of the axel sticking out! ---
**Author:** ![hobo-yoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e95f7d/32.png) [@hobo-yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hobo-yoyo)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/skyline-help/26676/6 "2011-05-25T13:10:33Z")
post a picture? watch the video- im not sure if this works for the skyline but when he takes the hubstacks out the whole axel comes out. also, 2 cms should be enough for the tip of pliers right? and where is the other side of the axle? is it in the yoyo or coming out the other side? ---
**Author:** ![hobo-yoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e95f7d/32.png) [@hobo-yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hobo-yoyo)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/skyline-help/26676/7 "2011-05-25T13:10:59Z")
[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xemC5bmYIA) ---
**Author:** ![bonesraphs](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bonesraphs/32/43_2.png) [@bonesraphs](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bonesraphs)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/skyline-help/26676/8 "2011-05-25T13:11:38Z")
> [@Link](#): > > There is only 1-2 cm of the axel sticking out! Did you get it like this? ---
**Author:** ![Link](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/link/32/526_2.png) [@Link](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Link)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/skyline-help/26676/9 "2011-05-25T13:22:02Z")
Sorry for the junky pics (phone camera). And I really don’t know how it got like that but it must have been me. ---
**Author:** ![hobo-yoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e95f7d/32.png) [@hobo-yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hobo-yoyo)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/skyline-help/26676/10 "2011-05-25T13:34:21Z")
have you tried taking the axle out with pliers yet? from the pic it looks like there is enough room. grip the axle with the pliers firmly but dont dent the axle or anything. then just spin the yoyo until the axle comes out. once it’s out you can try fixing it from there or u can get a new axle etc ---
**Author:** ![Link](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/link/32/526_2.png) [@Link](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Link)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/skyline-help/26676/11 "2011-05-25T13:39:47Z")
Im about to. ---
**Author:** ![hobo-yoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e95f7d/32.png) [@hobo-yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hobo-yoyo)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 1:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/skyline-help/26676/12 "2011-05-25T13:58:05Z")
let me know how it goes ---
**Author:** ![Link](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/link/32/526_2.png) [@Link](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Link)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/skyline-help/26676/13 "2011-05-25T14:01:24Z")
The axel wasn’t even 1 cm long!!! So now the yoyo won’t even screw together it just screws the axel into one side! ??? ??? ??? ---
**Author:** ![hobo-yoyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e95f7d/32.png) [@hobo-yoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hobo-yoyo)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 2:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/skyline-help/26676/14 "2011-05-25T14:37:15Z")
skyline axles are supposed to be 10mm long  10mm = 1 cm. its supposed to be that way. heres proof > **[YoYoFactory Axles](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/products/yoyofactory-yoyo-axle)** > > These are replacement axles for your YoYoFactory yo-yos.Flea: Mighty Flea, Big Deal8mm MVP, BOSS, SuperNova LITE, SuperNova, Proton, New SuperStar, Space Cowboy, Horizon, Aviator 2, Too Hot10mm 44, 44 Special, 2010-2012 Superstar, Skyline, DNA,... idk why it doesnt screw back together. maybe the threads are stripped? [Contact@yoyoexpert.com](mailto:Contact@yoyoexpert.com) e-mail that guy asking or help and he usually replies with-in 1-2 days ---
**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:** [May 25, 2011, 3:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/skyline-help/26676/15 "2011-05-25T15:11:39Z")
Go to a hardware store and look for a metric set screw of the right size. It’s probably a 4mm x .7mm pitch, x whatever length. ---
**Author:** ![Link](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/link/32/526_2.png) [@Link](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Link)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 8:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/skyline-help/26676/16 "2011-05-25T20:06:45Z")
> [@jhb8426](#): > > Go to a hardware store and look for a metric set screw of the right size. > > It’s probably a 4mm x .7mm pitch, x whatever length. They didn’t have any long enough… ---
**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:** [May 25, 2011, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/skyline-help/26676/17 "2011-05-25T20:39:07Z")
Then just buy a regular screw that’s long enough and cut the head off. Use a fine file or coarse stone to smooth the cut end. ---
**Author:** ![Link](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/link/32/526_2.png) [@Link](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Link)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/skyline-help/26676/18 "2011-05-25T20:44:49Z")
Great idea! ---
**Author:** ![circusmonkey888](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@circusmonkey888](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/circusmonkey888)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 10:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/skyline-help/26676/19 "2011-05-25T22:00:53Z")
My skyline had the same problem. what happened is YYF shipped them with an 8mm axle instead of a 12mm. i contacted YYF and they shipped me a new axle. simple as that ---
**Author:** ![Link](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/link/32/526_2.png) [@Link](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Link)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 10:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/skyline-help/26676/20 "2011-05-25T22:31:18Z")
> [@circusmonkey888](#): > > My skyline had the same problem. what happened is YYF shipped them with an 8mm axle instead of a 12mm. i contacted YYF and they shipped me a new axle. simple as that I dont have time for shipping lol! and thanks [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/skyline-help/26676.md?page=2)