Please use this tutorial at your own risk. Work on a table so you won’t lose screws or other parts. I would also like to note that the newer controllers are a little different.
My mate took out that ribbon first before removing the battery (same way you did) but his controller started sparking up and there was a whole lot of smoke. I reccomend removing the battery first before you remove the ribbom just to avoid that outcome.
Some important notes for people who have bought a newer version controller: - When you open the case, UNPLUG THE BATTERY FIRST before you take the blue ribbon out. - There's a good chance the plug for the battery is on the right side of the internals, and the black cable is at the top with the red cable below it. WHEN YOU REASSEMBLE THE CONTROLLER MAKE SURE WHATEVER YOU DO YOU PLUG THE BATTERY IN AFTER YOU PLUG THE BLUE RIBBON BACK IN. - The black section that the battery sits in is held in place by one single screw under the battery, unscrew that to take the section out. - The ribbon underneath the black section plate slides through a gap, so make sure when you put the controller back together you feed that ribbon back through the gap.
Thanks for this! My puppy doesn't seem to know the difference between his one billion chew toys and my only PS4 controller - you just saved me from having to replace the whole damn thing!
lol, same here man, my puppy somehow got ahold of the controller I left on the balcony under the TV, she not only chewed off the rubber of both thumbsticks, but ate half of the left plastic thumbstick. Got tired of getting a sharp feeling on my thumb every time I played, and so here I am...
It worked like a charm, but you should probably tell people that the blue ribbon is backwards with the newer controllers lol. Freaked me out the first time I screwed it back in and nothing happened, then I just flipped the ribbon and the blue light came on and works perfectly fine now.
Great video. I have a pro tip for anyone taking anything apart -- before you undo/remove a part take a picture of what it looks like. That way when you're putting it back together you can look at the "good" state to remind yourself which way things are supposed to go. It also makes it less likely that you might miss a step when putting it back together since if you take a picture before you remove something, all you need to do is follow the pictures in reverse. This takes a little longer but is more safe.
I fixed 3 chewed controllers thanks to you. I had a little trouble with l2 coming off but it's not too hard to snap it back in place with the spring. I also screwed the circuit board screw too tight and the joystick was sticking. The 5th snap to get the controller apart is a little nerve wracking but it does need a little bit of force after the other 4 snap points.
Bought this controller on amazon and the analog stick had broken 3 days into owning it, decided to try and fix it with the video and learnt it was a fake controller. Real helpful video used it as parts to fix a real one
Thank you man , I dropped my old one, ended up buying a new one but I thought I might aswell try to fix the old one , thanks your a life saver I now have two controllers and you have a like and a new sub , keep it up
Thanks for this great video, very useful. Fixed 3 controllers thumbsticks for vastly less than the cost of new ones. You do have to be careful with the L2 and R2 triggers as they can sometimes stick and stay behind in the bottom housing. Just don't lose the tiny metal wire spring part but it's pretty easy to put them back.
Also recommend you replace both even if just one looks bad. All of mine appeared to be just one thumbstick failing but on closer inspection the others were starting to fail too.
I had a newer (blue) controller and my internal configuration was a little different - such as the plastic piece holding the battery in place being fastened by a screw instead of just clips - but this tutorial still worked for me.
Lol I was following this walk-through with one of the newer controllers and I discovered that everything in the newer controllers are backwards from what you were showing me lol. The ribbon plug in thing was facing inwards and the black cord was on the top and the red cord was on the bottom for the battery. I still managed to fix my defective analog stick and put my controller back together in one piece, though. Thank you for the tutorial 👍
Bro I can’t explain enough how thankful this was! Was about to buy a new controller cause of bad right analog stick drift but I switched the two and it went away. Luck maybe haha
Alright so basically I’ve had problems with this controller from defygaming for ages, first time I tried turning it on it didn’t work, and the second time it didn’t work again, finally after the second time of sending it back it worked the 3rd time. So for the past 2 months it’s been good however I noticed the rubber on the analog stick started to rip off so then we tried gluing a thumb grip on but it didn’t work. So we had no choice but to remove the whole analog stick as you did in this vid. So we thought it worked first time but the analog stick kept sticking downwards. So we popped the controller open again and tried the whole process again this time the analog stick was perfectly fixed and the left trigger and on button light was not working. So we had to try again and then the left trigger was fixed but the light wasn’t. And after the 4th time the controller is finally fully functional... for now, so thank you so much man I would’ve had to have bought a new controller without you :)
love the video, thanks man. I just replaced my sticks after my dog chewed through my original ones. Quick tip if you're in Australia - i think the controls are made in Singapore - the blue ribbon cable that you disconnect and reattach first and last has the blue pointing inwards, not outwards. Check your control turns on before you put in the screws! Thanks Brian!
I agree with a similar comment, on the Australian PS4 Controller the first ribbon cable that we disconnect the blue faces "inwards" not Outwards. Obviously must be 2 different versions made worldwide. Note mine was the PS4 Slim not the PS4 Pro, not sure if that makes any difference. Just a simple photo before ribbion disconnection is the only extra step i would add to a near perfect upload. 😊 Anyway the replacement thumb sticks worked great with zero issues. Thankyou for the clear & to the point tutorial. An Excellent video 😊👌👍🙏🍻
Its very easy really, the thing you have to be really careful, removing the battery, make sure you don't remove the bottom that is glued to the board, I had a friend that did that and now he cant use the controller wirelessly. Grab just the top of that connector.
Great video and very helpful! Just replaced my joysticks. One thing to note is that the tiny springs that allow the L2/R2 buttons to function may fall out (they did with my controller) pretty easy fix as well. There is another video that explains how to replace the L2/R2 buttons which shows you how to insert the springs.
I just did this, my controller is like new but I hate the joysticks, I moved from Xbox X to PS4 pro and the joysticks on xbox have more grip. I looked at grips for the ps4 controllers but those are more expensive than replacement joysticks so I bought xbox ones, put on the ps4 controller, brilliant, they are a bit taller but you get used to it, they fit like they were made for it. I actually have the newest version of the controller, a few differences, nothing major, just the controller board on the new ones don't have any screws, so its actually easier.The most difficult part was to remove the touchpad cable, but I figured out it has a little thing to grab and pull out. But that's not even necessary to remove, you could replace easy the joysticks just removing the bottom, its just easier to reassemble if you remove that touchpad thing. Next thing to do is replace the battery with a bigger battery. Also as a bonus, I tightened the screws really hard so now there's no creak when playing hard
So i replaced my analog sticks and this video helped a lot. I have a newer ps4 controller so the four screws on the casing of the controller are the same, but the battery compartment has a screw in the middle that holds it to the circuit board. The connector for the battery and the display light are opposite than the video, but it's basically the same. Otherwise this video helped a lot thanks!
Will this also fix the problem where when yoy move the analog stick forward to walk forward, it instead walks backwarss or sideways. Will that be fixed too?
Thank you so very much. I was fighting with my brother over taking turns and the left analog stick came out and I got so scared. You saved me from having to buy a new controller.
I was sceptical to do it at first...but then i did it anyways...it worked bro...thanks so much Some controllers are a bit different on the inside but still easy to work around This tutorial is everything!
I have a question i have a broken dualshock controller and a scuf controller i dont like the scuf analog sticks so can i take my broken dualshock controller take of its analog sticks and put it on my scuf
Thanks a lot bro, i raged during fut champs and my ds4 when flying but only my analog was malfunctioning huhu now i can hopefully get back to fut champs and long live my ds4
Thanks !!! Really help me !!! I suggest to listen to the video first before, some hint are give after the things to do, just easier the second time !!!
My tray battery tray is really loose now and it seems to be falling every time I press a button? Can or should I super glue it to the mother board? I know nothing about motherboards but yeah, any help comment section?
I know this is an old vid so i hope this notification reaches you. Thanx for your help dude. Cod killed my L3, now it works perfectly. Thank you for the tutorial. Now it works perfectly. Keep up the good work
Thanks man never did this before & worked perfect. Would of did it the same time as the vid w/ no pause if I didn't get thrown off before you took the motherboard off. Both my stock Ps4 controlles were a little different than yours where there were no hook things in the top left & right corner that you said you needed to push in/pop out or something on mine 1 screw was showing that you just removed. Then, the steps were the same again, thanks again!
Great video my problem just happened my kid and I playing around when I brushed again my sweater stomach area with right joystick seem to pull out a little but after I push it back in it became a little stiff when moving it. Not sure how to fix this can you please help me?
I have changed the right stick which had drift. The drift is fixed which is great but the stick doesn't push down or pull out. Any idea what I might have done wrong? Is it fixable?
I really appreciate you making this video ! I did struggle a little and freaked out a lot trying to take my control apart for the analog stick to go back in and it was my first time, but after watching your video i got my analog stick and control back to its same way :) thank you !
I put my ps4 Pro controller's battery to a first gen PS4 controller that had a bar battery and it is turning off a minute after using it. Are the batteries different or did I ruin something?
thank you for posting this video. I already had the controller apart but wasn't sure about the thumb sticks. I didn't just want to pull them off not knowing that was the way to do it.
thanks works perfectly now i dropped my controller and the thumb stick popped out of place so i had to open it up and pop it back in i broke some kind of see through plastic on the bottom part of the controller by accident when i was taking it apart but not really sure what it was for
Thanks my dog chewed up the thumbsticks on my limited edition Spider-Man controller and my other controller has slight stick drift and the touch pad is a bit stiff so I don't wanna buy a third one, this was really helpful
Will replacing the joy stick fix analog drift or if the L3 R3 button don’t work properly? Or is that something that needs even more tear down and replacement
Thanks it helped me through taking it apart to clean, I don’t think I need to replace anything but I definitely needed to clean under there. Hope my gaming goes it better.
For the new version of the DS4 controller the blue on the ribbon faces inward and the back paneled is screwed in but besides that everything is the same! Great video
This is great! As long as I don’t need to take apart the controller! Oh boy😂 Is there another way I can replace the analog sticks without taking it apart?
Hey its a long shot but can anyone help me out? I replaced the analog stick and im trying to scre on the piece that holds the battery together there but the screw wont stay? Its like theres nothing for it to screw into
Great tutorial, thank you! Both my analog sticks are malfunctioning (controller fell a few times), left analog stick has a dead zone on one side, right analog stick keeps registering movement. Will this help, or does the metal looking thing under the thumb stick need replacement? Thanks!
Just gave this a crack, my controller was slightly different. Getting it open was probably the hardest part otherwise very straightforward instructions.👍
Is this just for replacing an analog stick that has wear and tear at the top??? In my case, the stick gets stuck when you push it inwards and it is a bit on an angel and not centered. This makes it basically impossible to run in games like COD, and in games like tekken because the stick is tilted I am continuously side stepping. Appreciate any kind of feedback and thanks in advance!!!!
Hugo Garcia It could be that the analog stick is dirty and it’s getting stuck. Try using a q-tip and apply some alcohol to it. Wipe the base of the analog stick as you move it around.
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Please use this tutorial at your own risk. Work on a table so you won’t lose screws or other parts.
I would also like to note that the newer controllers are a little different.
I through my controller and it messed the analog up but I pull the analog stick out but I can’t get it back in because I can’t open the controller
The main differences are just a few screws are in different places.
It looks so difficult...i think i will break my controller while opening it
thank you this helped me out so much
Do you think this method of replacing thumbsticks also works when there’s analog drift in the current ones or do I have to ply deeper?
Thanks, i just fixed my sons controller for £2.00 instead of paying £50 for a new one. Really happy thank you!!
The "purchase a new controller" was good.
Fr!😅
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My mate took out that ribbon first before removing the battery (same way you did) but his controller started sparking up and there was a whole lot of smoke. I reccomend removing the battery first before you remove the ribbom just to avoid that outcome.
Thanks for the heads up.
@@SuperBrianGames1 lucky boi ur controller was probably dead😂😂
@@jesuschrist-kl6eo obviously this guys friend forgot to turn the controller off before working on it
@@psychotropictraveler514💀💀
@@psychotropictraveler514 buddy thought he was in a NASCAR pit stop and tried swapping the sticks mid game.
Appreciate it you saved me from buying a whole new controller you have a new sub
And you have watched none of his videos since. 😂
KarvaJäätelö man 😂
Same here. Subbed
tripping i ain’t doin all this i’m buying a new one 😂😂😂
Some important notes for people who have bought a newer version controller:
- When you open the case, UNPLUG THE BATTERY FIRST before you take the blue ribbon out.
- There's a good chance the plug for the battery is on the right side of the internals, and the black cable is at the top with the red cable below it. WHEN YOU REASSEMBLE THE CONTROLLER MAKE SURE WHATEVER YOU DO YOU PLUG THE BATTERY IN AFTER YOU PLUG THE BLUE RIBBON BACK IN.
- The black section that the battery sits in is held in place by one single screw under the battery, unscrew that to take the section out.
- The ribbon underneath the black section plate slides through a gap, so make sure when you put the controller back together you feed that ribbon back through the gap.
Thanks for this! My puppy doesn't seem to know the difference between his one billion chew toys and my only PS4 controller - you just saved me from having to replace the whole damn thing!
lol, same here man, my puppy somehow got ahold of the controller I left on the balcony under the TV, she not only chewed off the rubber of both thumbsticks, but ate half of the left plastic thumbstick. Got tired of getting a sharp feeling on my thumb every time I played, and so here I am...
"Go and purchase a new controller"
XD
Lol
or u can fix it for free and not have a broken controller there for the end of time
Hehe
Already did 😂😂
@@thebestmrnoob9416 well said😌
It worked like a charm, but you should probably tell people that the blue ribbon is backwards with the newer controllers lol. Freaked me out the first time I screwed it back in and nothing happened, then I just flipped the ribbon and the blue light came on and works perfectly fine now.
And the battery is different to
Bro you are a life saver!!!!! I did the same thing and didn’t know what was wrong
Tks soooo much bro
Great video. I have a pro tip for anyone taking anything apart -- before you undo/remove a part take a picture of what it looks like. That way when you're putting it back together you can look at the "good" state to remind yourself which way things are supposed to go. It also makes it less likely that you might miss a step when putting it back together since if you take a picture before you remove something, all you need to do is follow the pictures in reverse. This takes a little longer but is more safe.
I fixed 3 chewed controllers thanks to you. I had a little trouble with l2 coming off but it's not too hard to snap it back in place with the spring. I also screwed the circuit board screw too tight and the joystick was sticking. The 5th snap to get the controller apart is a little nerve wracking but it does need a little bit of force after the other 4 snap points.
Bought this controller on amazon and the analog stick had broken 3 days into owning it, decided to try and fix it with the video and learnt it was a fake controller. Real helpful video used it as parts to fix a real one
Thank you man , I dropped my old one, ended up buying a new one but I thought I might aswell try to fix the old one , thanks your a life saver I now have two controllers and you have a like and a new sub , keep it up
This literally saved me. Thank you so much. Had to do it 2 times to change the buttons for 2 controllers. Amazing channel!
👍👍
Thanks for this great video, very useful. Fixed 3 controllers thumbsticks for vastly less than the cost of new ones. You do have to be careful with the L2 and R2 triggers as they can sometimes stick and stay behind in the bottom housing. Just don't lose the tiny metal wire spring part but it's pretty easy to put them back.
Also recommend you replace both even if just one looks bad. All of mine appeared to be just one thumbstick failing but on closer inspection the others were starting to fail too.
Does the PS3 thumbsticks work to substitute PS4s?
I had a newer (blue) controller and my internal configuration was a little different - such as the plastic piece holding the battery in place being fastened by a screw instead of just clips - but this tutorial still worked for me.
Lol I was following this walk-through with one of the newer controllers and I discovered that everything in the newer controllers are backwards from what you were showing me lol. The ribbon plug in thing was facing inwards and the black cord was on the top and the red cord was on the bottom for the battery. I still managed to fix my defective analog stick and put my controller back together in one piece, though. Thank you for the tutorial 👍
Yeah I believe that was a first generation controller. I bought a clear one now because I like the way it looks like.
Could that be you my light isn't working
Bro I can’t explain enough how thankful this was! Was about to buy a new controller cause of bad right analog stick drift but I switched the two and it went away. Luck maybe haha
Sometimes its a bit of dirt stuck there, you can even blow on its sides while turning the sticks and the drift goes away
Alright so basically I’ve had problems with this controller from defygaming for ages, first time I tried turning it on it didn’t work, and the second time it didn’t work again, finally after the second time of sending it back it worked the 3rd time. So for the past 2 months it’s been good however I noticed the rubber on the analog stick started to rip off so then we tried gluing a thumb grip on but it didn’t work. So we had no choice but to remove the whole analog stick as you did in this vid. So we thought it worked first time but the analog stick kept sticking downwards. So we popped the controller open again and tried the whole process again this time the analog stick was perfectly fixed and the left trigger and on button light was not working. So we had to try again and then the left trigger was fixed but the light wasn’t. And after the 4th time the controller is finally fully functional... for now, so thank you so much man I would’ve had to have bought a new controller without you :)
love the video, thanks man. I just replaced my sticks after my dog chewed through my original ones. Quick tip if you're in Australia - i think the controls are made in Singapore - the blue ribbon cable that you disconnect and reattach first and last has the blue pointing inwards, not outwards. Check your control turns on before you put in the screws! Thanks Brian!
I agree with a similar comment, on the Australian PS4 Controller the first ribbon cable that we disconnect the blue faces "inwards" not Outwards.
Obviously must be 2 different versions made worldwide.
Note mine was the PS4 Slim not the PS4 Pro, not sure if that makes any difference.
Just a simple photo before ribbion disconnection is the only extra step i would add to a near perfect upload. 😊
Anyway the replacement thumb sticks worked great with zero issues. Thankyou for the clear & to the point tutorial. An Excellent video 😊👌👍🙏🍻
but does this fix drifting? you changed the surface part only, not the entire mechanism. I'm not sure if your video will help me fix the drifting.
Very helpful thank you. Very simple to do, just wasnt confident regarding the force needed to seperate the pad and take off the analog stick.
What to do if my controller doesn't turn back on ?
😂
Happened to me right now, did everything well
Did you plug the battery cable properly in?
I'm really nervous of doing it, especially the part that I have pry it open😁
Me too
I almost broke it open untill i saw this
Its very easy really, the thing you have to be really careful, removing the battery, make sure you don't remove the bottom that is glued to the board, I had a friend that did that and now he cant use the controller wirelessly. Grab just the top of that connector.
@@KimWaters1972 f
I was nervous as well, but it was easy.
Thanks mate, I used this video so I could pull out the buttons to clean them
Great video and very helpful! Just replaced my joysticks. One thing to note is that the tiny springs that allow the L2/R2 buttons to function may fall out (they did with my controller) pretty easy fix as well. There is another video that explains how to replace the L2/R2 buttons which shows you how to insert the springs.
Its took me almost an hour as a first timer, but it worked! & Here i was about to spend 50-60 dollars on a new one! Tysm!!!!!
Thank you so much🙏🏼 I changed both joysticks today, Your video helped me a lot. Thx a lot👍🏻 Roman, Czech Republic🇨🇿
I just did this, my controller is like new but I hate the joysticks, I moved from Xbox X to PS4 pro and the joysticks on xbox have more grip. I looked at grips for the ps4 controllers but those are more expensive than replacement joysticks so I bought xbox ones, put on the ps4 controller, brilliant, they are a bit taller but you get used to it, they fit like they were made for it.
I actually have the newest version of the controller, a few differences, nothing major, just the controller board on the new ones don't have any screws, so its actually easier.The most difficult part was to remove the touchpad cable, but I figured out it has a little thing to grab and pull out. But that's not even necessary to remove, you could replace easy the joysticks just removing the bottom, its just easier to reassemble if you remove that touchpad thing.
Next thing to do is replace the battery with a bigger battery.
Also as a bonus, I tightened the screws really hard so now there's no creak when playing hard
That's a great idea. I'm hoping the PS5 has better joysticks.
So i replaced my analog sticks and this video helped a lot. I have a newer ps4 controller so the four screws on the casing of the controller are the same, but the battery compartment has a screw in the middle that holds it to the circuit board. The connector for the battery and the display light are opposite than the video, but it's basically the same. Otherwise this video helped a lot thanks!
Will this also fix the problem where when yoy move the analog stick forward to walk forward, it instead walks backwarss or sideways. Will that be fixed too?
Na lmao yours is broke bro just get a new one
thanks man you help me fix my controller after playing to much modern warfare 2019
Thanks man, really helped me out replacing grotty old thumbsticks!
Thank you so very much. I was fighting with my brother over taking turns and the left analog stick came out and I got so scared. You saved me from having to buy a new controller.
I’m glad you were able to fix it! 👍🏼🎮
@@SuperBrianGames1 While fixing my controller the pad above the PS button came out and I am having trouble putting it back in. Can you give any tips
Omg same! But with my sister
That's exactly what I'm going through. LIKE EXACTLY
Thank you man this helped me bring ol’ reliable back to life
I was sceptical to do it at first...but then i did it anyways...it worked bro...thanks so much
Some controllers are a bit different on the inside but still easy to work around
This tutorial is everything!
I have a question i have a broken dualshock controller and a scuf controller i dont like the scuf analog sticks so can i take my broken dualshock controller take of its analog sticks and put it on my scuf
Yes
Thanks a lot bro, i raged during fut champs and my ds4 when flying but only my analog was malfunctioning huhu now i can hopefully get back to fut champs and long live my ds4
Saved me from buying a new one! Didn't even need a replacement part or anything. Thank you!!
Amazing tutorial just fixed my controller super straight forward and easy to follow
You can’t do it with a normal screwdriver? Do you have to use that specific screwdriver?
Well just one that is thin enough.
I don't know if you will see this but you saved my life since I accidentally took a joystick out of my mom's PS4 controller, you are a god
Thanks !!! Really help me !!! I suggest to listen to the video first before, some hint are give after the things to do, just easier the second time !!!
Thanks u just saved my life I accidentally popped out the joystick couldn’t figure out how to put it back in
My tray battery tray is really loose now and it seems to be falling every time I press a button? Can or should I super glue it to the mother board? I know nothing about motherboards but yeah, any help comment section?
Great demo!. Just fixed mine when my kid broked the thumbstick... keep it up
Excellent tutorial…you covered all the important details like grounding yourself for one example 👍🏼
I know this is an old vid so i hope this notification reaches you.
Thanx for your help dude. Cod killed my L3, now it works perfectly.
Thank you for the tutorial. Now it works perfectly.
Keep up the good work
Leave A Crawler I still read all my comments. I’m glad it could help you.
Thanx again dude.
Thanks man never did this before & worked perfect. Would of did it the same time as the vid w/ no pause if I didn't get thrown off before you took the motherboard off. Both my stock Ps4 controlles were a little different than yours where there were no hook things in the top left & right corner that you said you needed to push in/pop out or something on mine 1 screw was showing that you just removed. Then, the steps were the same again, thanks again!
Because of you i fix my controller thank you so much goodjob!! 👍👍👍
No problem 👍
"purchase a new controller" gave me a hearty chuckle
Amazing tutorial thank you! My controller was laid out a bit differently, but it still worked out. Was very helpful!
My ps4 controller starts heating up when i insert the battery what should i do?
I have a same problem and I don't know how to fix it
Nice tutorial. Really helped. I put a set of Xbox One thumbsticks on mine just because I like the feel more than the OEM PlayStation sticks. 👍
Would this work for the right thumb stick with dual shock 4
I have a battle beaver controller with digital tap triggers and bumpers, I done this and my L1 button is now not working any ideas why?
why did you replace the thump stick it looked ok what was the trouble with it to make you change it out
Great video my problem just happened my kid and I playing around when I brushed again my sweater stomach area with right joystick seem to pull out a little but after I push it back in it became a little stiff when moving it. Not sure how to fix this can you please help me?
Thanks! It was a little bit confusing as in my controller some things are in different places, but this was very helpful
I have changed the right stick which had drift. The drift is fixed which is great but the stick doesn't push down or pull out. Any idea what I might have done wrong? Is it fixable?
My lights on my controller isnt working after I did whats shown in the video is that bad?
My controller thumb stick is popping out how do I fix it please help
Thank you! You just saved me 60$
You have my respect.
I really appreciate you making this video ! I did struggle a little and freaked out a lot trying to take my control apart for the analog stick to go back in and it was my first time, but after watching your video i got my analog stick and control back to its same way :) thank you !
Thank you for watching the video :)
Thank you for your help :)
I put my ps4 Pro controller's battery to a first gen PS4 controller that had a bar battery and it is turning off a minute after using it. Are the batteries different or did I ruin something?
I haven't opened a PS4 Pro controller, but I'm going to take a guess and say they are different.
Wait so I’m on the touch pad part and I’m very insecure about my ribbon cable being black... is that what I should pull?
AWESOME VIDEO! Just saved 65 bucks!
Glad to see Sony made replacing the thumb sticks nice and simple and not at all fiddly :P
Just watched and fixed my controller. Thanks! Just saved £60!!
kyle smallwood You guys pay €60 for a Controller!?
thank you for posting this video. I already had the controller apart but wasn't sure about the thumb sticks. I didn't just want to pull them off not knowing that was the way to do it.
Just finished replacing my thumb stick. You made it so easy.
THANK YOU SO MUCH I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN SO MUCH TROUBLE WITHOUT YOU
I cant press my L3 often does doing this solve it?
My controller thumbstick had really bad drag so I took the thumbsticks out and needed to put them back in and this helped me put them back in
I made an analog stick transplantation thanks to this guide. Operation was a success lol
My thing came off with the black and red wire I need help to fix it back together from the bottom right
thanks works perfectly now
i dropped my controller and the thumb stick popped out of place so i had to open it up and pop it back in
i broke some kind of see through plastic on the bottom part of the controller by accident when i was taking it apart but not really sure what it was for
For me the right side don't come out.im using a svrew driver.should I use a straw
Were you able to get it work? I would use something more rigid then a straw.
Thanks my dog chewed up the thumbsticks on my limited edition Spider-Man controller and my other controller has slight stick drift and the touch pad is a bit stiff so I don't wanna buy a third one, this was really helpful
Will replacing the joy stick fix analog drift or if the L3 R3 button don’t work properly? Or is that something that needs even more tear down and replacement
You could try cleaning the electronic part of the analog stick, but more then likely it will need to be replaced.
Thanks for this vid. Just bought a new controller and it's working great!
What happens when the blue thingy removes in the dpad section? And how i can paste it again
Was able to fix my controller thanks for the tutorial.
Great to hear!
Thanks dude mine started vibrating and would not stop even after hard reset
Where did you buy the tool(blue)to help?
Mike Hammer There is a link in the description.
Thanks it helped me through taking it apart to clean, I don’t think I need to replace anything but I definitely needed to clean under there. Hope my gaming goes it better.
Thanks for this video bro saved me £15 repair XD I did it myself and codt me no more than £4 lol thanks bro hope you have a good day
For the new version of the DS4 controller the blue on the ribbon faces inward and the back paneled is screwed in but besides that everything is the same! Great video
This is great! As long as I don’t need to take apart the controller!
Oh boy😂
Is there another way I can replace the analog sticks without taking it apart?
Hey its a long shot but can anyone help me out? I replaced the analog stick and im trying to scre on the piece that holds the battery together there but the screw wont stay? Its like theres nothing for it to screw into
Thank you it really helped me you are a legend. It was risky but worth it.
Did you remove the parts, was it scary but successful?
@@mustafamurtaza6766 Everything was pretty easy. You don’t have to be very talented to do it.
@@UnknownUser_10 okay, but still I won't take risks
Very helpful I'm looking to replace my buttons and analog sticks on my dualshock so I'll use this video for sure
I somehow pulled an analog stick out without opening the controller, everything still works, do i use the same method?
Great tutorial, thank you!
Both my analog sticks are malfunctioning (controller fell a few times), left analog stick has a dead zone on one side, right analog stick keeps registering movement. Will this help, or does the metal looking thing under the thumb stick need replacement? Thanks!
Just gave this a crack, my controller was slightly different. Getting it open was probably the hardest part otherwise very straightforward instructions.👍
just double checking, will this fix my sprint/L3 that has been playing up, or do i have to do something a little extra?
No, but you can try cleaning it.
The replacement ones i got are a different colour to the oringinal is that ok
If they are the same shape they should work.
Ur wiggle skills are crazyyy
Is this just for replacing an analog stick that has wear and tear at the top??? In my case, the stick gets stuck when you push it inwards and it is a bit on an angel and not centered. This makes it basically impossible to run in games like COD, and in games like tekken because the stick is tilted I am continuously side stepping. Appreciate any kind of feedback and thanks in advance!!!!
Hugo Garcia It could be that the analog stick is dirty and it’s getting stuck. Try using a q-tip and apply some alcohol to it. Wipe the base of the analog stick as you move it around.