# Tips for trying to fix some old yoyos **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [January 9, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tips-for-trying-to-fix-some-old-yoyos/439065 "2026-01-09T23:00:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ArcNeoMasato](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/arcneomasato/32/644473_2.png) [@ArcNeoMasato](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ArcNeoMasato)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tips-for-trying-to-fix-some-old-yoyos/439065/1 "2026-01-09T23:00:42Z")
Hopefully someone will have advice. I have a few of these older Fireballs that won’t come apart. Something is clearly cracked or rounded internally, so you can hear the bolt inside click as you try to spin it apart. Is there any way to get these apart without risking breaking it with the glued on caps? I have a few that are also in fine shape so it’s not like…. crazy pressing, but I’ve got a few lots of older yoyos and me being me, I wanna get as many of them as possible in good working order to maybe rehome a few, since I don’t need 6 of the same thing. lol ![20260109_145358](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/b/f/dbf7937a87532e9986e501f8df4331a464055873.jpeg) ---
**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 10, 2026, 1:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tips-for-trying-to-fix-some-old-yoyos/439065/2 "2026-01-10T01:34:33Z")
I have had some success by pulling on each half as you unscrew it. The problem is if the bit the nut sits in is worn or broken to that extent you won’t be able to put them back together. Another approach is to drill a 1/4 or 3/8 inch hole in the center of the caps and try to reset the nuts with epoxy. I’ve never done this but I saw it described on a now defunct forum. I have used an exacto knife to remove the cap. They’re sonically welded. It’s tedious to cut around the edge. ---
**Author:** ![Captrogers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/captrogers/32/647012_2.png) [@Captrogers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Captrogers)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 2:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tips-for-trying-to-fix-some-old-yoyos/439065/3 "2026-01-10T02:46:18Z")
Yeah I’ve cut the caps off it’s a pain and not really worth it and they don’t go back on cleanly. Drilling and using epoxy sounds promising. ---
**Author:** ![ArcNeoMasato](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/arcneomasato/32/644473_2.png) [@ArcNeoMasato](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ArcNeoMasato)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 3:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tips-for-trying-to-fix-some-old-yoyos/439065/4 "2026-01-10T03:21:30Z")
I’ll look into that, but sadly, having neither a drill nor apoxy, that might mean my answer is “deal with them or give them to someone else to fix”. lol I tried the pull system but it didn’t work. ---
**Author:** ![ArcNeoMasato](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/arcneomasato/32/644473_2.png) [@ArcNeoMasato](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ArcNeoMasato)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 2:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tips-for-trying-to-fix-some-old-yoyos/439065/5 "2026-01-14T02:52:00Z")
So I just learned a possible alternate fix method. If I do have to hard remove the caps and they break, I can literally just say it’s a Yomega Power Spin now, since the Power Spin was…… literally an uncapped Fireball. lol ---
**Author:** ![Captrogers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/captrogers/32/647012_2.png) [@Captrogers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Captrogers)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 5:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tips-for-trying-to-fix-some-old-yoyos/439065/6 "2026-01-14T05:24:54Z")
I guess alternatively you could get 3d printed caps as an option too. I find the lack of caps drops the weight enough it makes things a tad less consistent ---
**Author:** ![ArcNeoMasato](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/arcneomasato/32/644473_2.png) [@ArcNeoMasato](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ArcNeoMasato)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 8:50am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tips-for-trying-to-fix-some-old-yoyos/439065/7 "2026-01-14T08:50:28Z")
Fair. IDK, like…. I have a number of these that are already in perfect working order, so I don’t know why I’m so set on fixing these ones up, might be a bit of OCD or something, I’m just trying to figure out the best way to sort these yoyos out so I can rehome them in a good, usable way. ---
**Author:** ![Captrogers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/captrogers/32/647012_2.png) [@Captrogers](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Captrogers)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 12:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tips-for-trying-to-fix-some-old-yoyos/439065/8 "2026-01-14T12:33:31Z")
Ive done similar [Repairing a looping yoyo with a stripped nut or post](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/repairing-a-looping-yoyo-with-a-stripped-nut-or-post/372965) I 100% get the urge