# Tuning
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tuning/16245
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance
**Created:** [July 2, 2010, 4:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tuning/16245 "2010-07-02T04:56:09Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@cameron](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/cameron)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2010, 4:56am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tuning/16245/1 "2010-07-02T04:56:09Z")
How do I tune the vibe out of a yoyo, I know it has to do with tightening and loosening of the axel.
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### Author:  [@james](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/james)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2010, 5:47am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tuning/16245/2 "2010-07-02T05:47:26Z")
Hey Cameron!
Anyway, this is what I do to tune a plastic yoyo like a Cream or Milk or whatever: Tighten it a little more, or a little less, and try to find a sweet spot where there is lesser or no vibe.
Here is what I do to tune a metal yoyo. I can flip the yoyo axle around and sometimes that rids the vibe or makes it a little better. If that dosn’t work, which most of the time it dosn’t, I get some white teflon tape you can find at hardware stores like Home Depot. First things first, I take out the axle. Then, I cut of a decent size peice of teflon tape, and wrap it tightly around the axle about 5 times. When you wrap it around, make sure you cover the entire axle with the teflon tape, except the two top ends. Then, I put in the axle, and hope for lesser or no vibe. Anyway, hope that helped you out Cameron! 🙂
~James Reed!
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### Author:  [@Yummy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yummy)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2010, 2:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/tuning/16245/3 "2010-07-02T14:29:31Z")
For yo-yos with setscrew axles you should use [[this method]](http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,9488.0.html).
For yo-yos with a bolt and nut axle you should use [[this method]](http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,12063.msg124461.html#msg124461).