# Transaxle questions

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/transaxle-questions/303947>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [June 15, 2019, 1:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/transaxle-questions/303947 "2019-06-15T13:58:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![lumanasty](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/lumanasty/32/80550_2.png) [@lumanasty](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/lumanasty)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 1:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/transaxle-questions/303947/1 "2019-06-15T13:58:53Z")

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So I was digging through my old yoyos this morning and found my old pair of yomega fireballs from the late 90s. So I had to do the only thing one can do when presented with a yoyo, toss a string on and let them fly. On my first throw I realized something was amiss as my purple fireball sat at the end of the string refusing to return until it eventually spun out. I had forgotten the golden rule of double looping the transaxle! Does anyone know why this is required?

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**Author:** ![Egon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/egon/32/53004_2.png) [@Egon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Egon)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 2:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/transaxle-questions/303947/2 "2019-06-15T14:17:48Z")

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To your question, no sorry I don’t.

However!  
If you you have a purple fireball that thing is worth Money 💰

Should have purple caps, clear rims, and say Fall River Mass.

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**Author:** ![vegabomb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/vegabomb/32/199_2.png) [@vegabomb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/vegabomb)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 4:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/transaxle-questions/303947/3 "2019-06-15T16:46:15Z")

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Those transaxles don’t spin as freely as a bearing. You actually want the string to “grip” the axle. A single wrap may cause axle to spin inside of the loop on the string, like a fixed axle that’s sleeping. The double loop holds onto the axle and lets the string wind up the yoyo.

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**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:** [June 15, 2019, 7:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/transaxle-questions/303947/4 "2019-06-15T19:49:05Z")

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Also lube them. Just a drop on the axle itself. It helps the response a lot.