# YYF Die Nasty Cap Removal (Glow) **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [August 31, 2016, 12:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyf-die-nasty-cap-removal-glow/81722 "2016-08-31T00:30:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Blenderdragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Blenderdragon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Blenderdragon)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 12:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyf-die-nasty-cap-removal-glow/81722/1 "2016-08-31T00:30:11Z")
Ok so i got crazy tired of the “hollow” sound in the die nasty so i looked all over to see if the caps were removable. Every post and topic i saw said “dont do it” or “it breaks the yoyo”. Evidently I have a bit better luck? This ended up lightening the yoyo a bit and got rid of the hollow sound. Now i can attempt to find something to give it a little more rim weight. Edit: I weighed the caps in at about 14g total so the yoyo dropped from its 68.6 to 54.6 or so, its not a very good scale so i might be off by about a gram. Oddly enough this barely affected play. In order to do this i just took both halves apart and used my YYF tool to screw the axle INTO the cap side, and kept screwing till the pressure forced the cap to pop. I only had a cm or so left on the visible part of the axle when it finally gave out. afterwards just remove the axle from the nut and repeat on the opposite side. I found trying to use the axle and 2 nuts got annoying so i replaced the axle and one of the nuts with a regular hex bolt from one of my duncans. [https://i.imgur.com/ldyI0FZ.jpg(image larger than 4 MB)](https://i.imgur.com/ldyI0FZ.jpg) [https://i.imgur.com/KlnaXEv.jpg(image larger than 4 MB)](https://i.imgur.com/KlnaXEv.jpg) [https://i.imgur.com/T9DisX3.jpg(image larger than 4 MB)](https://i.imgur.com/T9DisX3.jpg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/4/0/6/40629e3fbd296641f961c678d93fe08ef0643b4a.jpeg) ---
**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:** [August 31, 2016, 2:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyf-die-nasty-cap-removal-glow/81722/2 "2016-08-31T02:24:52Z")
You might find a fat 0-ring that fits. They come in 3/16 and 1/4 in. thickness, various OD up to about 2 in. Hardware store, plumbing department. That’s what was used for rim weight in some spintastics and the original FH2. ---
**Author:** ![Blenderdragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Blenderdragon](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Blenderdragon)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 2:26am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyf-die-nasty-cap-removal-glow/81722/3 "2016-08-31T02:26:48Z")
> [@jhb8426](#): > > You might find a fat 0-ring that fits. They come in 3/16 and 1/4 in. thickness, various OD up to about 2 in. Hardware store, plumbing department. Thats a great idea! i was gonna try and find some thick wires but that’ll be better. I considered hub-stacking it but then i remembered i have a grindmachine already. ---
**Author:** ![photogeek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/photogeek/32/41072_2.png) [@photogeek](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/photogeek)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 3:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyf-die-nasty-cap-removal-glow/81722/4 "2016-08-31T03:03:57Z")
It’s funny, I actually like the hollow sound of the glow nasty. It’s strangely endearing. ---
**Author:** ![ShockFaktor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@ShockFaktor](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/ShockFaktor)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2016, 4:27am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/yyf-die-nasty-cap-removal-glow/81722/5 "2016-09-04T04:27:40Z")
Also look into a cheap guitar cable. It it to size nicely to fit. I’ve done this before for rim weight and it works great. The clear plastic coated type work the best