# Where can you get axles for general yo's? **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [September 7, 2011, 10:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/where-can-you-get-axles-for-general-yos/29762 "2011-09-07T22:28:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![guitaryo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/guitaryo/32/830_2.png) [@guitaryo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/guitaryo)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 10:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/where-can-you-get-axles-for-general-yos/29762/1 "2011-09-07T22:28:31Z")
Yeah, so where can I buy a new axle for a general yo? ---
**Author:** ![Trace](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/trace/32/620097_2.png) [@Trace](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Trace)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 2:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/where-can-you-get-axles-for-general-yos/29762/2 "2011-09-08T02:39:03Z")
Dang I googled it and couldn’t find any info on the axle size… But I’ll give the thread a bump. ---
**Author:** ![dynikus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dynikus/32/812_2.png) [@dynikus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dynikus)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 3:23am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/where-can-you-get-axles-for-general-yos/29762/3 "2011-09-08T03:23:03Z")
this mystical place called a hardware store. 😛 bring your yoyo, and see what size fits. Check socket set screws first. If none of those, then just go to regular bolts and cut the head off. ---
**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 3:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/where-can-you-get-axles-for-general-yos/29762/4 "2011-09-08T15:29:50Z")
Just on a side not as to what Dynikus said, Set screws are made in all the bolt sizes and threads to if you can’t find a set screw then they are either out of them or don’t sell that size. It’s highly unlikely they won’t sell them though. AVE Hardware always has any setscrew I need so… ---
**Author:** ![guitaryo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/guitaryo/32/830_2.png) [@guitaryo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/guitaryo)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 8:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/where-can-you-get-axles-for-general-yos/29762/5 "2011-09-08T20:58:26Z")
Ok guys, I emailed Ernie and he gave me the link to some. So just for future reference to anyone who is looking: GENERAL YO AXLES: •8-32 3/8 SET SCREWS Here is a link to some: [http://tinyurl.com/3fvjp3b ](http://tinyurl.com/3fvjp3b) ---
**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:** [September 8, 2011, 10:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/where-can-you-get-axles-for-general-yos/29762/6 "2011-09-08T22:45:46Z")
That’s great if you want a 100 of them… :wink: It’s a standard hardware item - any decent hardware store should have them. BTW - that seems awful short… ---
**Author:** ![guitaryo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/guitaryo/32/830_2.png) [@guitaryo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/guitaryo)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 10:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/where-can-you-get-axles-for-general-yos/29762/7 "2011-09-08T22:57:16Z")
Well, I just put one in my Essence, it didn’t fix the vibe problem but it did fit. Maybe it is just for the Essence? idk ---
**Author:** ![dynikus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/dynikus/32/812_2.png) [@dynikus](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/dynikus)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 11:04pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/where-can-you-get-axles-for-general-yos/29762/8 "2011-09-08T23:04:47Z")
I wish my local home depot would sell m4 x.7 set screws. unfortunately though, they don’t sell them in metric. 😕 so I had to go with a bolt and cut off the head. ---
**Author:** ![maxn93](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@maxn93](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/maxn93)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 11:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/where-can-you-get-axles-for-general-yos/29762/9 "2011-09-08T23:25:00Z")
> [@jhb8426](#): > > That’s great if you want a 100 of them… :wink: > > It’s a standard hardware item - any decent hardware store should have them. > > BTW - that seems awful short… i have a hatrick and the axel in it is crazy short. it plays smooth with no problem so idk ---
**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:** [September 9, 2011, 1:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/where-can-you-get-axles-for-general-yos/29762/10 "2011-09-09T01:55:31Z")
> [@dynikus](#): > > I wish my local home depot would sell m4 x.7 set screws. unfortunately though, they don’t sell them in metric. 😕 > so I had to go with a bolt and cut off the head. OK - I see your problem right off. :wink: Home depot and Lowes are not hardware stores. They are builder supply stores. You need to go to an Ace or Our Own hardware, or Hardware Hank, or whatever they are called in your area. They have to have “hardware” in the name. > [@maxn93](#): > > i have a hatrick and the axel in it is crazy short. it plays smooth with no problem so idk I’m really just commenting that they seem very short. I realize that is the design. ---
**Author:** ![pickle24](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/pickle24/32/483_2.png) [@pickle24](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/pickle24)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2011, 12:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/where-can-you-get-axles-for-general-yos/29762/11 "2011-09-11T12:25:42Z")
I just emailed earnie and he sent me a new one.