Thank you so much! Just finished fixing my kids controller. Saved me a hundred bux. 😎 I’m still shocked that I was able to do this successfully. It is NOT 3:37 an easy operation y’all!
Thanks for the video. It does look really complicated and I haven't exactly got nimble fingers, but my left controller is practically useless, so I guess I've nothing to lose!
Good guide, but I can imagine maintaining camera focus was challenging. The fact they require a near complete disassembly to replace a component with such well documented high failure rates across numerous devices, is tremendously frustrating.
Yes, it's unfortunate that it's a complete tear down, but on the upside, after doing this twice, it's pretty easy now and I could do it again in 10 to 15 minutes.
I tried this as well, and while being careful I did not rip any of the ribbon cables, however, I did pull the entire piece off while trying to remove said ribbon. Controller is now useless and I purchased a new one. Be careful guys, the slots are so tiny, and not all are guaranteed to be seated on the board properly, with the ease in which it seperated from the motherboard, it felt like it was tacked only.
@@NarcolepticCanadianFlyer I wish I’ve seen this sooner, cause I’ve just cooked my controller by accident ripping the ribbon cable off the motherboard whilst trying to take apart the grip.
@@myth1kl. I still have the replacement stick for the right side, which is starting to drift as well. Half afraid to attempt it again, will wait until it's alot worse.At least the right one doesn't walk me off building tops.
Very helpful! Only problem was the focusing of the camera lol, but with the help of another video I was able to successfully take apart, repair, and put back together my controller!!! It works like new!
So I have managed to open controller and the T5 screw driver that is meant to fit all of the screws inside, fits all of them except the to silver ones that are at an angle at the top of the controller. The screw driver literally won't fit inside of the screw, it's like they're a slightly smaller size, a T4 or something...??
Great tutorial I was super scared about having to do. this but my left controller had stick drift and it was almost unusable. but I'm glad to say my controller works fine now almost like it's brand new. The only problem I had was unscrewing the screw near the trigger. The Ripon ribbon cable was also difficult but it just took a lot of precision and time but I definitely recommend doing this if ur controller has stick drift.
Thank you for the tutorial, I'm getting my replacement thumbsticks soon. The only thing is that the camera focusing on and off got really annoying to me watching the smaller detail stuff. I just don't understand why tutorials like these don't just use a camera where everything is in focus.
Before I saw the tutorial I tried to take the face plate off and I got to scared that it was gonna break so now there is a gap between my home button and the plate
Thanks Mr Sub, i got my replacement joys but haven't attempted it yet, for the mean time im still using electric contact cleaner and compressor air works fine for a while but will try soon Thanks again
I bought the same kit and halfway through disassembly is when I realized I was in over my head and so I reassembled it and have been playing with the absolute worst & jerkiest stick drift.
Purchased a 'faulty' quest 2 for a pretty cheap price here in Aus. Turns out the stick drift was just unbearable, the guy wanted to get rid of it. 20 bucks, and your youtube video it was fixed!
That strap! When I change batteries, I like to remove the strap, wash it in the sink with a little hand soap, then hang to dry for about 10 minutes. It keeps them whitish and takes just a few minutes.
So it worked, the new stick is perfect, but now the motion tracking is somewhat malfunctioning for that controller... I looked and everything seems situated normally in the tracking ring, anyone else have a suggestion on what else I could look at? I'm worried I may have squeezed the related components a bit too hard while trying to grip other parts.
Take the other side of the grip off and free the ribbon cable. Makes it simple. I tried for ages to get the cable in but my tweezers where just not up to the job. Not sure why you didn’t do that ? Good vid nonetheless 😊
The pack I opened at the beginning of the video is linked in the description. It is a package of tools and parts that comes with a set of replacement analog sticks.
All I’m gonna say is that I had the driftiest of drifty controllers and what I did to fix it was I used rubbing alchohol with a Q tip and put on the joystick and after I blew into it real hard and then it fixed drift. Hope this was helpful!
Hello, I hope that everyone who sees my comment will help me. I am from Iraq and I have a qwest pro. I cleaned the left hand control and the flat strip inside it was torn. I bought the left part from eBay. I know that it does not work, and when I open the control, there is nothing, just cameras and a joystick. It cost me $100. Where can I get one flat?
Do you mean the socket for the ribbon cable? Or part of the ribbon cable? Either way it would mean you'll need more, more difficult to source/match parts.
Repair at that point would likely require a professional, or someone with a lot of experience repairing electronics. Sourcing the exact parts would be potentially as tricky as the repair, however, it would likely be cheaper in parts -- if not more expensive in time and stress.
R.I.P. The cable that supplies the plug has broken. They are destroyed, at least they were still walking, now they are dead 😓😓😓 I tried replacing parts. In vain.
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Thank you so much! Just finished fixing my kids controller. Saved me a hundred bux. 😎
I’m still shocked that I was able to do this successfully.
It is NOT 3:37 an easy operation y’all!
Thanks for the video. It does look really complicated and I haven't exactly got nimble fingers, but my left controller is practically useless, so I guess I've nothing to lose!
did it work?
@punktic yes it did. Now works 100% perfectly.
Good guide, but I can imagine maintaining camera focus was challenging.
The fact they require a near complete disassembly to replace a component with such well documented high failure rates across numerous devices, is tremendously frustrating.
Yes, it's unfortunate that it's a complete tear down, but on the upside, after doing this twice, it's pretty easy now and I could do it again in 10 to 15 minutes.
I tried this as well, and while being careful I did not rip any of the ribbon cables, however, I did pull the entire piece off while trying to remove said ribbon. Controller is now useless and I purchased a new one. Be careful guys, the slots are so tiny, and not all are guaranteed to be seated on the board properly, with the ease in which it seperated from the motherboard, it felt like it was tacked only.
@@NarcolepticCanadianFlyer I wish I’ve seen this sooner, cause I’ve just cooked my controller by accident ripping the ribbon cable off the motherboard whilst trying to take apart the grip.
@@myth1kl. I still have the replacement stick for the right side, which is starting to drift as well. Half afraid to attempt it again, will wait until it's alot worse.At least the right one doesn't walk me off building tops.
@@NarcolepticCanadianFlyer Fair enough.
Very helpful! Only problem was the focusing of the camera lol, but with the help of another video I was able to successfully take apart, repair, and put back together my controller!!! It works like new!
@@brodudeguy6530 same
The battery compartment comes apart further, you can then attach the ribbon cable freely and and put the outside piece back on.
Man I watched so many others peoples videos on these steps and thank you sir for better info then the rest of them 😂 💪🏼
Definitely get the kit.
I wouldn’t not have been able to do this without the specialized tools that come with.
So I have managed to open controller and the T5 screw driver that is meant to fit all of the screws inside, fits all of them except the to silver ones that are at an angle at the top of the controller. The screw driver literally won't fit inside of the screw, it's like they're a slightly smaller size, a T4 or something...??
It's a very difficult angle on some of those screws, I don't think it's a different driver though.
@@substatica it was a different one for me, t4
@dropdead8886 they might have been used, returned, reconditioned and sold to you as new
Nice job.
I fixed mine. It was not easy but everything is working well
Great tutorial I was super scared about having to do. this but my left controller had stick drift and it was almost unusable. but I'm glad to say my controller works fine now almost like it's brand new. The only problem I had was unscrewing the screw near the trigger. The Ripon ribbon cable was also difficult but it just took a lot of precision and time but I definitely recommend doing this if ur controller has stick drift.
Thank you for the tutorial, I'm getting my replacement thumbsticks soon. The only thing is that the camera focusing on and off got really annoying to me watching the smaller detail stuff. I just don't understand why tutorials like these don't just use a camera where everything is in focus.
@@wittymchitty try to make printscreen
Very helpful, fixed both controller with stick drift. Thank you!
Before I saw the tutorial I tried to take the face plate off and I got to scared that it was gonna break so now there is a gap between my home button and the plate
Great video, it really helped me fix both of my controllers!!
Thanks Mr Sub, i got my replacement joys but haven't attempted it yet, for the mean time im still using electric contact cleaner and compressor air works fine for a while but will try soon
Thanks again
I bought the same kit and halfway through disassembly is when I realized I was in over my head and so I reassembled it and have been playing with the absolute worst & jerkiest stick drift.
Thankyou for this video, have just replaced the thumb sticks on both of my daughters controllers
Nice!
Purchased a 'faulty' quest 2 for a pretty cheap price here in Aus. Turns out the stick drift was just unbearable, the guy wanted to get rid of it. 20 bucks, and your youtube video it was fixed!
the people who made these are sadists, they knew there would be stick drift.
the camera is not focusing, thanks
That strap! When I change batteries, I like to remove the strap, wash it in the sink with a little hand soap, then hang to dry for about 10 minutes. It keeps them whitish and takes just a few minutes.
Yeah, I thought, hey I should just wash it, after this video, lol :::)
Yo man I was messing around with the thing the ribbon cable went in and it fell off what do I do??
Just put it back in
So it worked, the new stick is perfect, but now the motion tracking is somewhat malfunctioning for that controller... I looked and everything seems situated normally in the tracking ring, anyone else have a suggestion on what else I could look at? I'm worried I may have squeezed the related components a bit too hard while trying to grip other parts.
does it calibrate itself or do you have to calibrate it
Removing the base is probably one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do lol
Gon have to show this to my bro
Take the other side of the grip off and free the ribbon cable. Makes it simple. I tried for ages to get the cable in but my tweezers where just not up to the job. Not sure why you didn’t do that ? Good vid nonetheless 😊
ive done this but cant get the grip back together now is there a vid with this grip removal and reassembaly do you know?
@@tonykerwin th-cam.com/video/aZ57n6iam6Q/w-d-xo.htmlsi=W8rEMD7A2G16vg9Z
When I installed my new joystick, it only turns me around 180 degrees 😅 pls help
Go into the settings on your headset and calibrate the dead zone on the controller.
@@substatica Thanks! Your a life AND money saver
What is the pack full of tools and bits called
The pack I opened at the beginning of the video is linked in the description. It is a package of tools and parts that comes with a set of replacement analog sticks.
Good tutorial
All I’m gonna say is that I had the driftiest of drifty controllers and what I did to fix it was I used rubbing alchohol with a Q tip and put on the joystick and after I blew into it real hard and then it fixed drift. Hope this was helpful!
Those solutions do help, but in the long term, the drift usually returns and worsens.
Hello, I hope that everyone who sees my comment will help me. I am from Iraq and I have a qwest pro. I cleaned the left hand control and the flat strip inside it was torn. I bought the left part from eBay. I know that it does not work, and when I open the control, there is nothing, just cameras and a joystick. It cost me $100. Where can I get one flat?
Good video but your auto focus on the camera needs work. A lot of blur to get thru. Keep making the videos.
what do i do if the connecting peice for the ribbon cable is gone
does it stll work?
is there any other methods i can use?
Do you mean the socket for the ribbon cable? Or part of the ribbon cable? Either way it would mean you'll need more, more difficult to source/match parts.
@@substatica yeah the gray peice its completely gone,
is it cheaper to get a new controller or the parts?
Repair at that point would likely require a professional, or someone with a lot of experience repairing electronics. Sourcing the exact parts would be potentially as tricky as the repair, however, it would likely be cheaper in parts -- if not more expensive in time and stress.
What would be a great place to get it fixed
I can't imagine taking it somewhere would be cheaper. They would charge $50-$100 to do anything to it.
I have done it... it works.... but it is a holy fuck :-)
R.I.P.
The cable that supplies the plug has broken. They are destroyed, at least they were still walking, now they are dead 😓😓😓
I tried replacing parts. In vain.
I found a way to fix, my way is that if you know its going forwards try to guess it and go backwards at the second, same with backward
I use wd40 and it works like charm.
The WD-40 Electronics Cleaner solves the issue for a while, but it will return. Traces on the potentiometer circuit get worn off.
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First les go
Ugh my problem is I can’t hardly move forward in games at all and the only way to fix it is a replacement pack from Amazon and a degree 📜 yay me
Stupid meta.