Fix A Slipping Screw or GES - Stop Cube from Loosening On It's Own from stripped or broken core

[@TheSpicyBlueFlamingo]

I've personally had this problem many times and I've always used teflon tape. Its specially designed for use on screws to fill space between the male and female ends. Its mainly used in plumbing to seal parts and prevent leaks, but it works so well on screws of all shapes & sizes. 10/10 Would reccomend

[@Cubing3403]

Thanks because my RS3M 2020 has that problem when the screw Suddenly becoming too loose sometimes even popping so thank you for fixing my RS3M 2020 Thanks you so much

[@yogimew]

Also, clean your screw holes of your core. I use the sonic cleaner for this job. Water and washing detergent into the sonic cleaner, turn it on and leave it running for a few minutes.

[@Jumpeex]

My rs3m is popping like hell since this morning because of the white center's screw. Thanks Shawn, I'll try this trick.

[@lunathecat4318]

IM HAVING THE EXACT. SAME. PROBLEM

[@Jumpeex]

@@lunathecat4318 One week after my original comment two other sides were also stripped. Thankfully Shawn's trick worked like a charm and a year later it's still going strong.

[@someonelsy]

@@Jumpeex how long have you used it? What caused the stripped core?

[@Jumpeex]

@@someonelsy I used Vortex to get rid of spring noise so maybe the lube leaked down and loosened the screws. Actually I'm not sure since there are 3 sides that I didn’t need to fix but are still perfectly fine (even though I used Vortex on their springs too).

[@BubblesKBS]

@@Jumpeexi also used some lube to try and fix the spring noise and it leaked and started to slip the screw, this video fixed it right up

[@Bord_Cubing]

Omg after 3 years this video still works, my rs3m white center popped when i was doing a solve and i was sad and then i realised that the screw is loosening by its self i though i need to buy a new cube bc i have a comp next month but video help me alot!

[@zili1994]

The same thing happend to me lol

[@Cubing3403]

My RS3M has that problem too

[@williammnyambwa5809]

I'm watching this on 2024, I've done it on my YLM V2 and it's very useful

[@thatFarHunt]

I'm soo close to just superglue the core of my mgc 5x5, thank god I still have a brain to search the solution on youtube. Thank you so much

[@vibhorgoel9774]

Lol same with me but with my rs3m 2020 😂

[@nihamuggumahin9110]

Thank you very much, my RS3M also having a problem like this

[@tuneboyz5634]

did it work?

[@Kevin-pr1te]

That’s why I’m here lol my rs3m 2020 unscrews

[@robertpoculan5994]

sem

[@guddukannu4469]

@@Kevin-pr1te same. Did yours work?

[@Kevin-pr1te]

@@guddukannu4469 yeah I had to use a piece of plastic bag for it to stay put. After a few weeks of that, I was able to remove the plastic and it doesn’t unscrew anymore

[@gperm3710]

This happened to my gan X IPG v5, and I knew this trick ever since I stripped my QiYi SQ1 (if anyone even remembers that puzzle) I fixed both cubes using this method, only with Teflon tape (used to seal leaks in PVC pipes) instead of grocery bags

[@TheSpicyBlueFlamingo]

Same bro. teflon tape is just perfect for this type of issue

[@someonelsy]

I haven't stripped a core yet but too afraid to strip one! So what causes the core to be stripped and how can I avoid it, if possible?

[@cubingdark5041]

I have 1😢...but this will help a lot u deserve 100000 likes😍😍

[@utkarshwalia1582]

Whoa it happened with me yesterday with my weilong 3x3 and I almost cried when it happened but ur the best Shawn u fixed my problem👍🏼🙏🏽

[@speedcubingaccount4121]

I hope your cube is good 🙏

[@justaddcubing1191]

Congrats

[@prosperitycodm7569]

happened to my rs3m 2020

[@MinutemenSyndrome]

Isn't weilong the name of the line up and not the cube...?

[@CubeRiser]

@@MinutemenSyndrome I think he meant the original WeiLong V1 3x3, which when it was released, was just called the WeiLong 3x3.

[@joshuareyes-speedcuber3281]

I really appreciate this video. I've been trying to figure this out for months 😂

[@ryt7518]

u deserve a 10000000000 like

[@Boiled_Potato69]

Thank you 😊😊😊😊

[@Quixotik]

Happened today to my rs3m, thanks for the easy fix!

[@AutZeroOneGotBanned]

same

[@AfsanSameerRayan]

same

[@thrmncrsnnc]

same

[@dakshrokadia_MTB]

AMAZING AND FIXED MY GUHONG V4 . So what happened was the bottom part of the centre piece broke so I added hot glue acting as the plastic but because hot glue is grippy the friction from the spring cause the screw to untwist so I did your plastic bag trick and it worked I also put a plastic washer on the screw so the spring doesn’t unscrew it. I also shortened the string by cutting it because the hot glue was thicker than the very thin plastic causing it to be very very very very very x 100 tight. Idk if this makes sense but thank you very much

[@cubhar4566]

why do you look and dressed like a astronaut in space who just woke up from his cryo sleep

[@SpeedCubeReview]

Because I did

[@cubhar4566]

@@SpeedCubeReview nice, saved the planet?

[@ushasah3279]

Thank you so much... My moyu rs3m 2021 screw was exploded today while solving the cube so i searched and i found this

[@markz3247]

Do I have to do this to all the cores? the screw still seems to be popping out.

[@lucashagerman]

THANK YOU 🙏 THIS HELPED SO MUCH

[@SpeedCubeReview]

Glad it helped!

[@ardenlim2902]

Thanks you so much bro

[@shaunzhang733]

Does doing too much solves cause a speedcube core (or screw) to strip? Does doing too much rough cornercutting cause the speedcube core (or screw) to strip?

[@SpeedCubeReview]

No. Cores can just because plastic isn't super solid product. Most striped cores are just bad from the production.

[@shaunzhang733]

@@SpeedCubeReview What do you mean by 'Cores can just'?

[@SpeedCubeReview]

It's plastic. It can break down. It's not from one specific turn of the cube.

[@shaunzhang733]

@@SpeedCubeReview OK, thanks.

[@cubingdark5041]

@@SpeedCubeReview same i ordered a new cube couple of months ago...and after 2 days of solves... It popped☹️☹️

[@Shabanakhan-wb2rh]

Thank you dear sir

[@praveenkumarreddy8154]

What's the name or what type of screw it is

[@alwynfranzrapisora7990]

Thank you!

[@luigi_br2]

would the piece of plastic affect the cube's performance?

[@SpeedCubeReview]

It should not. Pieces don't get that close to the core.

[@kalpanalokhande2212]

I have this problem with my yufu 7×7 please make another video for it

[@SpeedCubeReview]

No need for another video. Watch this one

[@kalpanalokhande2212]

Should I use this trick

[@kalpanalokhande2212]

Reply please

[@SpeedCubeReview]

This video goes over how to fix a slipping screw

[@Kabircricedits]

Thanks alot bro I subscribed and liked your video

[@zachi540]

Wohooh shawn saved the day

[@manishashelke5567]

one of the center piece from 7 by 7 Rubik cube came out, how can I fix it? Is there any way I can put it back?. It’s difficult to understand the way I can put it back

[@SpeedCubeReview]

If it just popped out it should be able to go back in. You may need to loosen the cube a bit, but be careful.

[@benas2734]

This what I needed, thank you!

[@Yakshith-q5o]

If i tight it full also it gets loosed please will you solve my problem or should I should take o new cube

[@Yakshith-q5o]

My cube is rs3m 2021

[@SpeedCubeReview]

This should solve the issue. It you want a step by we hold you can add a drop of glue, but then it may be permanently at that setting.

[@aayushwaghmare1652]

Late GANG🤣😂😅

[@MigzRigz739]

this is the most common problem of the rs3m 2020 good thing i watched this incase it happens (hope not tho)

[@aqeel6440]

it worked for my RS3M!

[@SpeedCubeReview]

Happy to hear!

[@takatekatuka8676]

i regret buying the rs3m😤this keeps happening to me,so i tighten it more than usual and the tensioning is so bad i had to change my turning style

[@Robloxiannoob69420]

Does paper also work?

[@SpeedCubeReview]

Paper won't full the spaces between the threads the same.

[@aleontecristian9260]

hey shawn! Is this problem more common on the RS3M?Thanks!

[@SpeedCubeReview]

No. Not at all

[@aleontecristian9260]

@@SpeedCubeReview most people have it on the rs3m, i just got it and i noticed that it is pretty loose, not in the point of moving by itself tho

[@SpeedCubeReview]

That is completely false. There became a rumor that it was more common on there but that is not actually true. The same thing with pieces of the Valk being more fragile and people claiming the plastic was different when in reality it was just a rumor and more people were just talking about it rather than actually being an issue. If you're really having an issue you need to contact your retailer because it is not actually a common thing on that puzzle.

[@aleontecristian9260]

@@SpeedCubeReview i mean, is it normal for the screw to move easy? It's not like i can move it with my bare hand or nail..

[@SpeedCubeReview]

Not usually but it's not necessarily a bad thing. Make sure you don't lube the screw

[@SineadCleary10]

Thanks, i shall try this on my megaminx

[@richardlukee]

Never had this problem in my cube.. But If I will have it I will surely see this video.. Thank You very much...

[@aleontecristian9260]

GUYS IF YOU GET SEWING THREAD AND PUT IT TIGHTLY AROUND THE SCREWY PART IT WILL BE PERFECT AND THE BAG IS NOT THAT GOOD COZ U HAVE TO REPLACE THE BAG PIECE.DON'T PUT TOO MUCH THO,AROUND 3 CM IS OK

[@f2pplayer189]

I use the meilong 3m, although after a few solves with your trick doesnt work. i am going insane bit by bit because i dont want it to be broken. please help

[@SpeedCubeReview]

Try two pieces of plastic or you can even use glue if you like one specific tension.

[@f2pplayer189]

@@SpeedCubeReview alright! thanks

[@formas1]

I have an issue with my YJ MGC V1 3x3 where the pieces feel really loose even though the screws are pretty tight. Tightening the is not solving the issue, my guess is that there's something up with the springs. What do you think I can do to fix it?

[@SpeedCubeReview]

It's impossible to say without setting it. I don't know if the corner stalks can pull out of the piece

[@formas1]

@@SpeedCubeReview I see... If you're available we could call and I'd show it to you. If you're taking about the corner caps, all pieces can be detached from its caps. I'm also able to disassemble it pretty easily

[@SpeedCubeReview]

Feel free to send a message to the SCR Facebook or Instagram account, or on the contact page of the website

[@formas1]

@@SpeedCubeReview I sent a dm to the Instagram account. I'm @formas1_bh

[@maynardbaluyot7428]

question will it also work if you use tissue paper instead of plastic

[@Zoomrail]

No, it will shred and remove any resistence and be messy, at most it will work half as well. You can use plastic on the edge of amazon package parcels instead, or some clear packing tape if you fold it so theres no sticky part

[@vybzcubing7272]

Which one should I buy Meilong 3M , RS3M 2020 or Zhilong Mini 3×3 M ?

[@Bord_Cubing]

Rs3m highly recommended

[@Yakshith-q5o]

😢 after doing this it looses again after some solves

[@SavioToms]

I was having the problem were I would solve the cube and it would feel very loose and becoming looser, and after the solve or at the end of the solve if there is a lockup the whole one side comes off... But it's fixed.. Thank you

[@prosperitycodm7569]

happens to me too... sometimes when im doing a h perm, 2 sides comes off..m

[@jetgreenplanes]

I had this problem, I put part of a toothpick in the holve in the core and it worked fine?!

[@lavanyabhamidipati7225]

Mind blowing trick dude!!

[@shaunzhang733]

Are you saying that lubricating the screws and the springs of the cube will cause damage to them?

[@SpeedCubeReview]

No. I'm not saying that. Adding lube to the threads of the screws will cause it to more easily loosen on its own.

[@shaunzhang733]

@@SpeedCubeReview Thanks for answering this question. I haven't yet purchased a speed cube, I just want to make sure this problem doesn't happen to me when I purchase one.

[@ahsanhiru]

Can the gan plastic core break by solving and throwing it to the ground? Make a video or reply to this.

[@SpeedCubeReview]

Depends on the core. Anything can break by using it incorrectly.

[@ahsanhiru]

@@SpeedCubeReview thanks

[@PranavPothula]

Nice

[@M.athematech]

I started getting problems on my Rubik's GAN, probably due to lube seeping into the thread. I ended up adding a bit of wood glue (safe on plastic) into the nut and letting it dry to create "threading tape".

[@aitbelaidbadr8347]

Thanks so much!

[@fgclawnmowerguy4553]

Thanks for the tip but should we lube the screw if there is spring noise

[@SpeedCubeReview]

The screw doesn't cause spring noise.

[@miguelrogenmoser7785]

not the screw, lube the spring

[@fgclawnmowerguy4553]

@@SpeedCubeReview oh so just lube the spring got it thanks I need to know these things

[@kenethchavez6334]

Thanks for the tip. its very usefull..

[@ahnafjarif1048]

Thanks for uploading it. I already knew it.

[@rocthecuber1664]

Can we use Teflon tape?

[@nihamuggumahin9110]

But i think there will be a time that the plastic will be decomposed itself

[@harshudhani5777]

My 5×5 had this problem.... But I knew this solution so I fixed it 👍🏻

[@rexdariousbensi9382]

It doesn't work 😞 my RS3 M 2020 keeps on pooping

[@SpeedCubeReview]

Try using two layers then. If that really doesn't work you can find attention you like and glue it, or just order a new core.

[@rexdariousbensi9382]

@@SpeedCubeReview ok

[@DaFlip69]

​@@rexdariousbensi9382 does it work?

[@diskritis2076]

i had this problem with my magnetized Gan R i got last year, and just because of this i demagnetized it and used the magnets some place else, now the r is trash lol

[@curiousNic]

Thank you for that trick (I won't tell any cube repair technicians that you revealed this secret 🤫)

[@mariacristinamagtibay9918]

I put paper Edit:It's better to put plastic like he did because paper can rip appart

[@sharky2728]

If you cant lube the ges springs why the cubicle put lubicle black?

[@SpeedCubeReview]

They are for sure not putting it where I am talking about. If they are they are doing something detrimental to the performance of the cube.

[@Roblot]

WOW

[@Gil_Zussman]

lol... and to think i went all the way to a hardware store to search for a teflon tape where i could just use a simple grocery bag *facepalm*

[@varshalkumarahuja231]

Hey! I have a GAN cube that has gone loose after I popped it only 2 times and again fixed it. I want to tighten it. Please help me out, Shawn.

[@SpeedCubeReview]

Popped it? Do what I show here

[@varshalkumarahuja231]

@@SpeedCubeReview It is a gan cube. It doesn't have any screw that I can put any wrapper beneath it and it won't lose again

[@SpeedCubeReview]

The rods have screws. If you have a newer one without screws then this is not your issue.

[@varshalkumarahuja231]

@@SpeedCubeReview Maybe, I don't know and I don't want to again pop my cube. I have the GAN 356 M. Please help me out.

[@SpeedCubeReview]

The newer 356 doesn't have threads. The tension clips into place. It shouldn't move. Clean it out of any lube and set it to 0.6

[@nicolaecalin4217]

Didn't really help

[@cubestur8157]

I concur (overall) B-) tho one fix for spring noise is to add a drop of lube on the spring XD

[@CubeRiser]

Lol, this vid is exactly 4:20

[@diskritis2076]

So? He is not Indian and has no idea about 420 lol

[@SpeedCubeReview]

I wouldn't make that assumption 😏

[@diskritis2076]

@@SpeedCubeReview oh, haha

[@SpeedCubeReview]

It's usually not a reference to an Indian thing. Very different meaning in the U.S.

[@diskritis2076]

@@SpeedCubeReview got it lol

[@billchristlanquino4598]

My stripped core will never be fix even i do this

[@zockcuber1205]

Early