How to Fix Analog Stick Drift on a PS4 Controller | Repair & Get Rid of Jittery Sticking DualShock 4
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 มิ.ย. 2024
- 12 Solutions (some new) for resolving analog stick problems with a Sony DS4 Gamepad. Many involve cleaning from the outside, but also taking the controller apart and cleaning on the inside. Soldering fixes are also discussed. I also show how to properly test the controller, I explain dead zones, and I get honest about the risks involved with self-fixing. Finally, I include teardown instructions, as well as how to put it back together.
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Timestamps:
00:00 How to Use This Tutorial
00:55 Will This Work?
01:28 How to Test Your Controller
02:46 Solution 1
04:41 Solution 2
06:18 Solution 3
07:00 Solution 4
08:44 Solution 5
09:31 Solution 6
09:55 Solution 7
11:07 Warnings
12:30 Solution 8 + Take Apart
18:55 Solution 9
22:48 Solution 10
28:19 Solution 11
28:54 Solution 12
33:34 Why No Solution 13?
34:46 Put Back Together
Additional keywords:
Solder, thumbstick, alcohol, disassembly, discs, contacts, debris, dirt, traces, take apart, problem, issue, running, run, sprint, sprinting, slow, slowing, generation model differences, repair, L3 R3, jitter, faulty
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00:00 How to Use This Tutorial
00:55 Will This Work?
01:28 How to Test Your Controller
02:46 Solution 1
04:41 Solution 2
06:18 Solution 3
07:00 Solution 4
08:44 Solution 5
09:31 Solution 6
09:55 Solution 7
11:07 Warnings
12:30 Solution 8 + Take Apart
18:55 Solution 9
22:48 Solution 10
28:19 Solution 11
28:54 Solution 12
33:34 Why No Solution 13?
34:46 Put Back Together
I googled how to fix my controller before I went to Walmart! You just saved me $60. I appreciate it🤝
Glad to help, and glad it's showing on Google.
Same, solution 7 worked for me, thank you @HowToX
Solution 10 works yet again. I watched a different videos ages ago when I had this problem. This video is far better, I have bookmarked it to make sure I know what to do next time. It didn't take much cleaning at all of the potentiometer. The joystick works flawlessly on the website now instead of shaking around when I would hold it still. Thank you! (I came from the old video btw where u linked this one).
Thank you very much. Within 20 minutes my controller was working like new again. I opened it and cleaned it with rubbing alcohol and a toothbrush. 6 years since I've had the PS4, I've changed 3 controllers due to drift. I wish I had seen your video earlier. Thanks again for the money I saved this time thanks to you
I’ve spent a lot of money fixing this problem with an antique controller for ps4, never again. This was wonderful
solution 10 worked for me for both joysticks, took me like 2 or 3 hours cause I had no previous experience, but it's a really simple process and you explained it very well, thanks a lot!
Solution 10 actually worked for me. Thanks a lot for the clear instructions!
I only opened 1 door since only 1 direction was having issues. I did have to cut off the 3rd peg to get the door closed, so I'm glad you mentioned even that.
Fixed my nephews controller because of your video. He had stick drift. Solution 9 worked. THANK YOU!
Solution 10 was scary but worked and made me feel cool, thank you!!
10 worked for me. This step should really be done by people who have worked on hardware before
Solution 10 did it for me. Thank you very much for putting so much effort into this by leaving nothing ambiguous so it would be easy to follow!
I dont have the money for a new controller, and mine was drifting up and as good as broke. I tried every solution to no avail and almost gave up hope until method 10. I opened a worse controller for practice, then opened up my good one. Followed the directions to a T and my controller works better now than it did before. Thanks so much, you helped a bunch.
Lovely, cleaning out the "box" prying it open as described and cleaning with alchohol fixed my drifting controller! Now i dont need to buy my son a PS5 :D :D
Blowing air to the joysticks worked for a little while. Now I fixed two controllers with the 10th solution. Thank you so much! 😁
The blowing worked. I had ZERO trust in this, but decided to try it anyway, but it worked. I've been trying to fix the drift on my ps4 controller for years now. Decided to randomly try to fix it again today, and was surprised by this awesome solution. Thanks man, appreciate the content.
Belive it or not. The flipping it upside down smacking it and pushing the button in actual worked for now. Its a 2 month old controller. Didnt want to open it up. I have done that alot with my old controller though.😅
dawg, when i tell u i thought that was bs jus now it WORKED
@@Zeldavidson Right? it had been fine for months..... Literally started stick drifting again last nigt! Belive it or not.... Playing rocket leauge.... So every goal i did the same thing. Smack, click, blow, smack... Wroks like a charm again LOL
@@genore1993what does smack click blow mean what are the hand movements for that
I have went through every video I could find and when I tell you, smacking it while it is upside down is THEE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY, you have a blessed day, random human ❤️ thank you for your comment
@@BosskAviation751 turn controller around so your looking at the back. Hold it at a angle .Click the L3 or R3 while tapping the back of the controller. You can also hold the joystick to one side and literally blow into the joystick.
Watch the entire video and did the trick with alcohol. At first it wasn't working and then I gave it a minute and played with the analog in circles. As soon as I said I was about to go buy a new. Boom it all worked out. Thank you man for the video man you saved me another 60 bucks. 👍👍👍
my controller used to make a squeaky noise and got blocked or drifted, after the vacuum and the straw, it worked brand new
thank you:))
Was all ready to crack my screwdrivers out, got to solution 3 and my controller seems fine again! Super helpful, thank you!
Stellar tutorial! Had to disassemble the potentiometer but cleaning both doors and rings worked like a charm! No drifting at all after this one, and I didn't even break anything else! I think. It's supposed to be making this sizzling sound on the inside, right?
Thanks for being so helpful and thorough.
Thank you so much! I did solutions 4/5/6 & 7 - which basically cleaned gunk out of the joystick. You just saved me from buying a new controller! Thanks again 👏👏
Solution 10 worked!!!! I was scared to death to try it, but now it's actually better than my other, "good" analog stick - zero jitter. I previously used another video of yours to replace the d-pad, so a huge thank you again! If you added anything, I'd appreciate some tips on where it is and isn't safe to press on the insides of the controller? I was afraid to break some other part while holding it steady to put pressure on the doors.
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Mate!!! You know!!
I have sons and advising them to watch a tute (tutorial) once through then restart and slowly go for it!! Maybe even checking the comments for important changes!!
Do they listen?? No! Loved you advising the “warnings come at the end of the book”
So many of us “Grown Ups” do it too!
Great vid! 👏🏻 Meticulous 🫡 and given the youth in your voice x
Thank you dude,,this is the best explains for solutions,,good luck bro🙏🤘
Thanks it worked, great step by step tutorial
The straw solution worked, thanks a lot
with the controller upside down-ish, i used the corner of a plastic wrapper like you suggested with the cardboard. Then I blew air with it stil l mostly tilted.... It did the trick . Thanks dude!
Number 7 did it for me. Great advise. Thanks a lot.
Man.. The tapping thing worked like magic 😂😂❤thank you so much
Solution 4 actually fixed the drift. I'm shocked, had no faith it would work, cause usually when my things break they demand the hardest solutions imagineable lmao. Thanks, man. I'll keep referring to this vid when I get further problems. It makes so much sense that the problem was being caused by dirt, cause I've always used my DS4 on PC. I've had it for 3 years and have probably used it only like 50 times, and in very short 30 min - 1 hour gaming sessions. I was like "There's no way it's wear", cause the controller still looks brand new from the outside. So I would definitely recommend y'all to try that solution.
Absolutely brilliant this guide!
Well hot damn, turning the controller over and blowing into the joystick to clear debris actually worked. Thank you for the tip!
Thank you it worked!! And also fixed my L2 interference.
Solution 9 did the trick. Thank you! 😃
Bought a controller last October after my old one was making weird inputs on the right stick, usually would send me looking at the sky. Even had one previously that would spin my character around anytime I pressed the L2 to ADS. This latest one started doing the same, looking at the sky randomly if I took my thumb off the stick. Didn't really want to buy a new one as they are 1/10 the price of a PS5. Tried the straw trick and blew air in and round the right stick and its fixed my issue for the time being. Just had a nice 3 hour session without it looking at the sky once. Thank you!
Worked great with step 10. Don't hesitate, it's not that hard if you have proper tools. Thank you very much.
pulling out the umbrella and blowing the parts below it fixed my problem. thank you very very much
Thank you bro so much solution number 6 and 7 helped me in 80% so thank youu
Yo the straw trying worked great thank you so much
The best tutorial on youtube
_EDIT:_ Solution 5 didn't Work, but Solution 10 did. Solution 5 Did the trick for me! I swear, I was going to lose it if my DS4 controller went the way of my XBOX Series S controller. It had stick drift inside of 6 months and I was seeing that was common. I've had this DS4 for 4 years now and this is the first real issue I've had. Thanks to you, its no longer an issue and I didn't even have to disassemble it! I've found that on many things, the idea that Sony = Quality is a real thing; that's why I got a DS5 controller for my Roommate for Christmas this year to help get her into gaming; the quality was far superior.
Once again from the bottom of my heart:
*_THANK YOU_*
YOOOOOO IT WORKED THE TAPPING THANKE YOU IN MANY WAYS SAVED ME ALOT BRO❤❤
I went with the slap and blow method. So far so good.
Solution 8 worked for me
Thank you 😊
Thanks so much, the reset button worked for me!
Solution 10 works great for me! I identified that only one axis of the left stick was problematic and only had to clean 1 door. A lot of hurdles since i didn't have a tweezer, in hindsight i probably should've just bought one before attempting the repair, fiddled around with the wheel and thought i mangled it to the point of no return like i did with my last dualshock 4. But alas, it worked. Thank you, my guy
THANK YOU! Had to resort to solution 7 plus using a qtip with rubbing alcohol on the thumbstick doors (did not want to risk breaking anything), and now i am free from the chains of stickdrift!
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Wow this worked and it wasn't hard at all thank you so much
Thank you. Very helpful
Thank you so much❤ the straw solution worked
solution 7 save my life. thank you so much
Very nice video 👍🏻
SOLUTION #7 FOR THE WIN!!!!! I would also suggest taking that same straw that you are blowing with and passing it around the inside of the joysticks instead of the cardboard triangle. It's more flexible and if you cut at an angle, you can make a nice cleaner. Cutting the tip at an angle will also allow more air to circulate when you blow into the straw.
Worked like a charm. Here's to NEVER having to buy another controller again!!!! Makes me wonder if something similar to this is what GameStop does???
Thank you so much you saved me 40+ dollars ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Really nice video! It didn't fully fix my problem, but it is much better now. My problem is that it's harder to move my left stick than on the right stick ( I think it's because there is dust ). I did the solution 10, but it's still not fully solved. Nice video tho! :D
Solution 10 worked for me it was realy dirty inside the potentiometer, Clear instructions and everything. Thanks a lot man
Cool
@@HowToXwhich solution do you recommend for the left moving at rest to the left a bit but not too much but it does affect precision. mine is a PS4 console gamepad I tried the all solution to 7 so I'm not sure which one will work when I open it .and it also does this thing when I push up it turn left a lot and I can't go perfectly North anymore
There's not really any way to map a specific symptom to a specific solution, so just try the things in the video, which I realize you said you already did.
Thank you so much the straw method worked woders saved me 60 bucks
Wish I had found your video sooner! I had been trying videos that said to press analogs hard and blow on crevices! Feel dumb now! 3 new controllers later, my solution was resetting them. Now I have 4 working controllers! 😅😅
Thank you if I wasnt broke I'd donate to your channel then again i would have bought a new one. I'll keep in touch soon as work picks up. Again Thank you I never forget a good deed.
Cool I karate chopped it from the back a few times and pressed the stick in while blowing compressed air all around the stick. It's 97% fixed. before, if I let go of the left stick my character would basically take off running to the left. Now maybe every 10th time I stop it takes a single step left. It's good enough. I may even repeat the process a few more times and I reckon it may get to 100% fixed. Great video.
Thanks alot my man!
very nice brother
thanks, the straw really helped
For cleaning since the SNES days I been using rubbing alcohol, works wonders dries out fast
You are so awesome very in depth explanation step by step. Awesome. I had to do the opening of the box itself but it workedd thanks sooooooo much.
Thanks for the video. I just bought a second hand conrotller; it didn't look in great condition but it seems to work okay except the left stick movement forward would stop or veer off to the side too soon. I don't really want to move to opening it up and sadly none of the prior solutions have worked. It very specifically isn't registering any directions properly when pushing up so I think it's a mechanical fault.
solution 11 with completely replacing the white disk always work for me!
Thank you so much
Thank you Bro, solution 5 worked for me. You saved my 30 Euros xd
Cool
Thanks brother
This is a very good vid,i own a P4 an i go through drifties due to me ping ponging my p4c to my P3 for street fighter 4 ultra and umvc3,that hinders me from playing wwe 2k22 cuz in that game i learned its hell playing that game with drift.It'll register as a effing snap mare if i inevitably have to button mash.Sony i feel purposely makes these delicate deliberately while pushing fighting games in order to squeeze money outta the fighting game community,a theory but it holds weight,thanks though dude.i learned from this.
Yeah, I fucked it up and broke the ribbon cable. Had to get a new controller. Helpful video though. I'll learn from my mistakes! Thank you!
Very nouce video
So at solution #10, the semiconductor is faded out, the metal got lot of "black dust" from that semiconductor. That's mean it is permanent damaged right?
I have on my dual shock the square the L1 and the up left and right buttons not working any idea ?
I need a tip on how to put the ribbon cable back in I have been trying for an hour straight
You saved me another 60 dollars thanks
10 worked for me only took less than 10 minutes but did rip one of the tapes but dunt care about the sensor pad neva use it...everything works perfect like new
My green doors and insides are perfectly clean .....problem seems to be on opposite ends without doors .....i have v2 ds4 ....what to do?
thanks
Solution 10 seems to worked for me. I didnt played with it yet but the tester-website shows that the drift is nearly gone. I hope that nothing changes for the next months...
36:27 isn’t working for me because the black cover on top on it isn’t removable for me .I took the screw out but it’s still attached to it
Hey I did a deep dive into the controller. I cleaned the pieces inside the green casing but now left and right are registering as left. Do I need to reposition the white piece with the spring?
Drift is gone btw
I might hve unice problem with mine. when I press L2, the left stick drifts forwerd,
gr8 video
Solution 7 actually worked for me, just had to blow through a straw and the drifting is gone!
Bro the tapping worked
OUTSTANDING VIDEO. I came up with another solution to assist in dead zone calibration without having to disassemble; two methods the second method a simple mod of plastic removal that worked!
METHOD 1 CALIBRATION
CALIBRATE PS4 CONTROLLER (POWER OFF NO LED LIT) HOLD L2 AND R2 30 SECONDS RELEASE, ROTATE BOTH STICKS FEW TIMES THEN CENTER STICKS AND HOLD L2 AND R2 FOR 30 SECONDS. Try sticks out to confirm if drift goes away. If still drift repeat the calibration, THIS TIME DO NOT PUSH STICK ALL THE WAY TO THE DIRECTION THAT DRIFTS; this will in effect move the dead zone away from the drift. However, unclear if the stick will continue to recalibrate during game play.
METHOD 2 NO NEED DISASSEMBLY
REMOVE PLASTIC IN STICK HOLE OPPOSITE OF DRIFT
My left stick still drifts to the left, hold the stick to left and with sharp pointed knife force on the right side between the stick hat and the stick hole in controller housing. Scrape the hole on the right between stick hat and right side to remove just a slight amount of plastic in the hole. Try to make a smooth plastic removal, scrape around 30 degrees on the side being scraped. The idea is to allow for just a bit of increase stick movement on the opposite side of the stick drift. This allows increase movement opposite of drift during calibration so the dead zone moves to the opposite direction of stick drift. Calibrate after the knife scrape on opposite side by holding L2 R2 button method listed above. Since the stick can now move further to right the dead zone also moved to the right offsetting the drift. The easy fix which might result in slight rough stick rub though will be barely noticable if the plastic scraped off leaves a smooth transition.
Half speed, one eye on screen one eye on the controller. A can of compressed air. Took it apart, sprayed the F out of it. Held it upside down shook it, tapped it.
Put it back together, aaand?
Wasn't expecting new ofcourse, but its a lot smoother then it was. Those microplastic gotten into my controller.
It was full of scraping from the thumbstick itself.
hello I have a quest when doing fix number 10. Do we have to remove both boxes or one is enough because you didn’t open the other box in the video?
i am fixing my controller right now so I would highly appreciate it if you replied as soon as possible 👌🏻
he literally says the answer to that in the video!
How come when I move the stick slightly down I drift to the left?
That's just the nature of drift. Debris may be "confusing" the traces inside.
I ront believe I'm saying this but this shi WORKSS
I cleaned everything the way you said and now none of my buttons are registering.. wtf did I do?
after reassembly everything worked, except for the PS Buttom. did it happen to anyone else?
Hey I tried your last video and when I went to try my controller before placing the final screws. My left stick was Inverted 😅... what did I fuck up lol
I don't think I've ever heard of that happening, but I would suspect it has something to do with the white disc. It could be that the metal wipers on it need pressed down a bit, or pulled up a bit.
@@HowToX Yeah I fixed it like an hour ago
If you were ever wondering what happens when you put the white disk back 🙃upsidedown, then your welcome 😅
Thanks for the help overall, my character doesn't stick anymore.
Ok, cool. I didn't think it was possible to put it in upside down. I thought it would not fit.
Could not pry open the plate right between the analog sticks
The touchpad ribbon cable is impossible to feed through the slot for me but I think it’s because the touchpad itself fell off at one point.
Tweezers may help.
Hey what if the controller drift is from wear and tear? And not dirt or dust?
Then replacing the analog sticks is the only way. However, judging from the feedback I get on my various fix-it videos, the vast majority of drift issues are caused by dirt. I'm talking like 95%.
I just blew into the stick and it started working properly😂