# your worst yoyo accident? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [August 20, 2010, 6:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/your-worst-yoyo-accident/18144 "2010-08-20T06:43:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 170
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/codinghorror/32/8052_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2019, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/your-worst-yoyo-accident/18144/170 "2019-08-22T10:44:25Z")
> [@codinghorror](#): > > Surprisingly very little physical damage, one small chunk out of the rim, and a second subtle rim dent … so that’s lucky, it _looks_ mostly fine … but this went from 9/10 vibe-free to like 2/10 vibey, not exactly a pulse vibe but you can feel it vibe on every throw, definite B-grade material now I had an idea based on my previous research. I am not a prude about vibe or anything but this was _so_ vibey it was kind of borderline annoying on the string. And the Savage has a special place in my 💘 because this is the yo-yo I convinced @yoyofreaks to make wayyyy back in early 2018… > [@codinghorror](#): > > I inspected the bearing seat and I don’t see any visible damage Based on seeing so little damage (for such a gnarly drop, too), I was thinking… **mayyyybe the axle is bent**? I took it apart again, threw away the old axle, put in a new steel axle (and a new bearing just in case) and… ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/0/c/2/0c21eb67b25369954a501f846e2911e5640729e4.gif) It’s WAY better now! It by no means laser smooth or anything but I’d say it went from 2/10 vibe to like… 6/10 vibe? Big BIG improvement. Obvious with the fingernail test, but no longer anything you can feel on the string in play at all. Hooray! --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/your-worst-yoyo-accident/18144)._