# Stripped yoyo help

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**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [July 31, 2017, 4:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/stripped-yoyo-help/84523 "2017-07-31T04:13:04Z")\
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> [@jhb8426](#):
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> someone that can retap the threads with the next size up screw for an axle

I agree, it makes sense that you’d have to drill the whole thing out to a larger size and that is a “retap” … _except_ … the last (and only…) time I had a stripped yoyo fixed, it was a bit different than this… he said that the **helicoil** inserts new stainless steel threads in the same exact size hole! He even re-used the same axle size!

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/4/f/44fc78790952300d6300302536ec3681e8bc54cd.jpeg)

> [@How is tapping done?](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/how-is-tapping-done/58785/19):
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> this was going to be my recommendation. Using a helicoil is pretty simple actually. We just went over it in my automotive class on monday. [[How to Repair Threads With A Heli-Coil Insert] ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFYa6sjhh_E)

You still need someone that has a helicoil kit and an accurate drill press to get it right – any misalignment of the axle is obviously catastrophic!

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