# Stripped threads **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [January 20, 2018, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stripped-threads/85492 "2018-01-20T07:24:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![alek53higgles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@alek53higgles](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/alek53higgles)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2018, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stripped-threads/85492/1 "2018-01-20T07:24:16Z")
Last week while at a basketball game, I had my vapormotion on a belt clip on my side. When my friends were horsing around I got pushed off my seat and landed on my Yoyo. And both halves were ripped apart. Now some of the aluminum threads in the yo-yo are completely stripped out. Is there a way to tap them and get a bigger axle? Yoyo is still fairly new and I don’t want it to go to waste. ---
**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:** [January 20, 2018, 8:48pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stripped-threads/85492/2 "2018-01-20T20:48:11Z")
You can try running a tap in the existing threads to try to straighten/fix them, but this is a long shot. If you have the proper equipment you can retap it to a larger size. ---
**Author:** ![alek53higgles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@alek53higgles](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/alek53higgles)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2018, 9:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stripped-threads/85492/3 "2018-01-20T21:17:05Z")
Do they make an oversized axle? ---
**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:** [January 21, 2018, 2:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stripped-threads/85492/4 "2018-01-21T02:28:22Z")
It’s really up to you to find a new axle. Hardware stores generally have a good selection. The next screw size up would be the logical choice, then you need to retap for that size. Just forcing it in w/o retapping will not work out well (if that’s what you had in mind). ---
**Author:** ![YoYoExpertGarrett](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoexpertgarrett/32/1543_2.png) [@YoYoExpertGarrett](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoExpertGarrett)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2018, 2:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stripped-threads/85492/5 "2018-01-21T14:56:24Z")
Did you buy it from us? If so send us an email or give us a call during work hours and we can take a look at it. No guarantee, and no replacement yo-yo since it isn’t a factory defect or anything, but we’re usually able to retap a stripped yo-yo. If it stripped from being ‘crushed’ like that there’s a good chance the bearing seat is a little bent and it will have some vibe, but we’d be happy to try to get a new axle in there for you. ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stripped-threads/85492/6 "2018-07-23T10:56:59Z")
> [@YoYoExpertGarrett](#): > > we’re usually able to retap a stripped yo-yo. That’s awesome because retapping a yo-yo is not for the faint of heart! Also @weebus once retapped a yo-yo for me (as a paid service) and he’s a super nice guy.