# Yuuksta Problem **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [June 18, 2012, 5:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yuuksta-problem/38956 "2012-06-18T17:35:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![yoyonut](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyonut/32/611_2.png) [@yoyonut](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyonut)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 5:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yuuksta-problem/38956/1 "2012-06-18T17:35:28Z")
Hey everyone. My yuuksta is again acting up. I haven’t been able to throw it. The O rings on it grew!!! I ordered new rings, but barely 5-10 min. after putting them in, they grew as well! What is going on? Thanks, Yoyonut ---
**Author:** ![Shadowz143](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shadowz143/32/952_2.png) [@Shadowz143](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shadowz143)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 5:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yuuksta-problem/38956/2 "2012-06-18T17:36:15Z")
> [@yoyonut](#): > > Hey everyone. > > My yuuksta is again acting up. I haven’t been able to throw it. The O rings on it grew!!! I ordered new rings, but barely 5-10 min. after putting them in, they grew as well! What is going on? > > Thanks, > Yoyonut Umm… Grew? What do you mean grew? Could you be more specific? ---
**Author:** ![Yonut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Yonut](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yonut)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yuuksta-problem/38956/3 "2012-06-18T18:54:07Z")
Did you stretch the response pads while putting them in? What pad are you using? ---
**Author:** ![yoyonut](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyonut/32/611_2.png) [@yoyonut](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyonut)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 7:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yuuksta-problem/38956/4 "2012-06-18T19:00:16Z")
My O rings just all of a sudden became too big for the yoyo, they didn’t fit inside. ---
**Author:** ![Taluboots](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@Taluboots](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Taluboots)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yuuksta-problem/38956/5 "2012-06-18T20:33:50Z")
> [@yoyonut](#): > > My O rings just all of a sudden became too big for the yoyo, they didn’t fit inside. Do you mean rubber o-rings or the silicone pads? ---
**Author:** ![yoyonut](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyonut/32/611_2.png) [@yoyonut](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyonut)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 9:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yuuksta-problem/38956/6 "2012-06-18T21:37:26Z")
The white rings next to the bearing… kinda soft and squishy ---
**Author:** ![Robin\_Hood0999](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/robin_hood0999/32/693_2.png) [@Robin\_Hood0999](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Robin_Hood0999)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 9:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yuuksta-problem/38956/7 "2012-06-18T21:39:46Z")
Maybe try using your own flowable silicone to make custom response pads. They shouldn’t grow. ---
**Author:** ![Coffelt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/coffelt/32/1085_2.png) [@Coffelt](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Coffelt)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 10:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yuuksta-problem/38956/8 "2012-06-18T22:18:45Z")
You must be using wrong pads or doing something wrong with removal or installation. Did you clean out ALL of the old response? ---
**Author:** ![Taluboots](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@Taluboots](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Taluboots)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 11:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yuuksta-problem/38956/9 "2012-06-18T23:05:04Z")
OR maybe the silicone response pads didn’t grow. Instead, maybe the yo-yo got smaller. However, it’s summer and the weather is pretty warm, so I doubt that the yo-yo can shrink. But just to ask, are you throwing in a very cold place? Maybe you stretched out the silicone pads upon placement into the yo-yo. ---
**Author:** ![yoyonut](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyonut/32/611_2.png) [@yoyonut](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyonut)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 1:35am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yuuksta-problem/38956/10 "2012-06-19T01:35:04Z")
The yoyo could not have shrunk that much. It was way to big a difference, even metal wouldn’t shrink that much… It’s alright, I have a new yoyo ---
**Author:** ![YOYOJAMizm](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyojamizm/32/774_2.png) [@YOYOJAMizm](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YOYOJAMizm)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 1:53am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yuuksta-problem/38956/11 "2012-06-19T01:53:15Z")
If the yoyo has been exposed to moisture then the pads will grow like adding water to a very dry sponge ---
**Author:** ![Hippo\_Samurai](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hippo_samurai/32/1058_2.png) [@Hippo\_Samurai](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Hippo_Samurai)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 2:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yuuksta-problem/38956/12 "2012-06-19T02:40:12Z")
this is the weirdest problem… I suggest using flowable as well. There are many instructional videos online on how to apply flowable silicon to your yoyo. Go to advanced auto parts and buy some of this: [http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/u401/guy\_smith2/7160114\_ptx\_81160\_pri\_larg.jpg](http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/u401/guy_smith2/7160114_ptx_81160_pri_larg.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Hippo\_Samurai](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hippo_samurai/32/1058_2.png) [@Hippo\_Samurai](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Hippo_Samurai)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 2:40am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yuuksta-problem/38956/13 "2012-06-19T02:40:56Z")
You can still use your Yuuksta, don’t put it back on the shelf to collect dust. ---
**Author:** ![yoyospirit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyospirit/32/219875_2.png) [@yoyospirit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyospirit)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2012, 7:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yuuksta-problem/38956/14 "2012-06-20T19:11:43Z")
Ok, let me makes some things clear for yall, first off, the pads didn’t ‘grow’, they probably got stretched out while you were using the yoyo, and second, the yoyo can’t ‘shrink’ to the point where the pads look like they grew. ---
**Author:** ![yoyonut](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyonut/32/611_2.png) [@yoyonut](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyonut)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2012, 11:18pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yuuksta-problem/38956/15 "2012-06-20T23:18:29Z")
> [@yoyospirit](#): > > Ok, let me makes some things clear for yall, first off, the pads didn’t ‘grow’, they probably got stretched out while you were using the yoyo, and second, the yoyo can’t ‘shrink’ to the point where the pads look like they grew. Actually, the pads DID grow. It happens when you get lube on them. They absorb it like a sponge. ---
**Author:** ![yoyospirit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyospirit/32/219875_2.png) [@yoyospirit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyospirit)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2012, 11:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yuuksta-problem/38956/16 "2012-06-20T23:47:34Z")
> [@yoyonut](#): > > > [@yoyospirit](#): > > > > Ok, let me makes some things clear for yall, first off, the pads didn’t ‘grow’, they probably got stretched out while you were using the yoyo, and second, the yoyo can’t ‘shrink’ to the point where the pads look like they grew. > > Actually, the pads DID grow. It happens when you get lube on them. They absorb it like a sponge. That’s not what happens, silicone doesn’t “grow”, or accept lube, the lube causes the adhesive on the back of the pad to wear off and the pad will fall out while the yoyo is spinning and will get caught in the string, which causes the pad to be stretched out. ---
**Author:** ![AngryGumball](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/angrygumball/32/683872_2.png) [@AngryGumball](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AngryGumball)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2012, 12:45am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yuuksta-problem/38956/17 "2012-06-21T00:45:07Z")
That’s pretty much the bottom line…pad falls/slips out for some reason (could be lube, could be old residue from previous pad’s adhesive), pad stretches/tears from binding while yoyo vibes and makes strange farting noise. Happened to my Echo, just need to clean out the recess and do a fresh new silicone job on it. ---
**Author:** ![123yo456](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/74df32/32.png) [@123yo456](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/123yo456)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2012, 9:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yuuksta-problem/38956/18 "2012-06-25T21:58:17Z")
Takes some time. Just play with it more. Same thing happened with my chaser. I just played with it more and it was 100% better than before.