This is exactly what I will have to do to my right stick. i was worried soldering wouldn't be possible (I hadn't seen the circuit board yet) but now I've seen you do it, I'm happy that I'll be able to fix it. Thank you for the video!
right stick comes off with a little effort. left stick decides it’s not moving and i instead spend 15 minutes spinning the analog stick inside the casing.
This video was LEAGUES more helpful than anything else. Sadly, my right analog stick is completely destroyed on the inside. It vibrated off of my PC and onto the floor (because I didn’t realize it was still plugged in when I was playing a game with mouse and keyboard. I tried to take the controller apart, but when I went to take the caps off (the part you said you had to twist to get off), I think I just made the problem way worse. The right analog stick doesn’t really move at all now. I read that you aren’t currently doing repairs. But do you know of anyone who is? At this point, the controller is unusable or unsellable which hurts my heart and my wallet. My only option is to send it off to be repaired.
Sorry about the delay. I don't know of anyone in the states, but there are a lot of people that do repair services on ebay or I'd post in the r/consolerepair reddit, I've seen people post they fix stuff for a fee. If you're in the UK, check out MyMateVince, haven't seen him do an elite series 2 controller so he might be down to try and fix it
To remove the solder to take the analog out is nearly impossible. The solder is very difficult to remove completely. I tried for over 5 hours and was unsuccessful and now my control won’t turn on. I still can’t figure out how that happen. I was careful but I guess not enough.
Mine just arrived in the mail today direct from Microsoft. L3 doesn't register like half the time when I press down on the thumbstick. ☹ Looks like I'll be returning it. BTW, saw people saying that they destroyed their controller after watching this video. That's ROUGH. This controller costs almost $200! 🤯
Hi, thanks for the informative video. I have attempted a fix by taking apart my elite 2 controller and opening the right sensor, and placing a thin bit of paper between the sensor and clamping the sensor back over the paper, this seems to have sorted my stick drift! However now when I rotate my left stick it feels very 'clunky' where as my right analog stick which I haven't touched does a smooth 360 degrees, my left one feels like it 'skips' not too sure how to explain it, it's as if it hasn't been screwed back in far enough or it's been cross threaded, any advice appreciated thanks again man!
The xbox controller has a pretty big ground plane, which sucks up a lot of heat. I've taken them off with hot air, and then cleaned up the holes using a solder sucker or braid To make it faster, I just use the soldering iron (about 400C) and solder sucker. Otherwise I'd have to take the green PCB off the board to use the hot air. Plus the hot air might melt the plastics, and I was trying to just swap the button on this
What temp did you use to remove the stick, and what tools did you use ?(solder braid, solder pump...?) This thing seems impossible to remove. Alternatively, would you consider using hot air for this process ? Thank you !
The xbox controller has a pretty big ground plane, which sucks up a lot of heat. I've taken them off with hot air, and then cleaned up the holes using a solder sucker or braid To make it faster, I just use the soldering iron (about 400C) and solder sucker. Otherwise I'd have to take the green PCB off the board to use the hot air. Plus the hot air might melt the plastics, and I was trying to just swap the button on this
@@KylesTinkering thanks for the fast answer ! I'm trying to do the same as you, only change the button, so I might avoid using hot air. But my solder sucker doesn't seem powerful enough to remove the solder. Do you have any buying advice for this particular tool ? Again, thanks for replying so quickly
@@sim_lmbr add a big glob of solder to all the points and move your iron across them while pulling the analog. Use something like a flat screwdriver to wedge under the analog because the metal will get very hot. Should wiggle out. Then just apply the soldering iron and sucker until you clear the holes
My son’s L3 button is having the same issue. Unfortunately we did not purchase warranty when we got the controller. We do not have the tools to do what you did. Would you have a go-to or any info on getting it replaced?
There are people that offer this repair service on eBay, ship it, they fix it, and gets shipped back. I believe Microsoft will also do it, just not free under the warranty You could also call some local shops (electronic repair/phone repair/game stores) and see if they are able to do it. Just look out for reviews before going with them The last ditch effort, sell off the controller as parts/not working on eBay and buy another. See which option is easier/cost effective
Thank you for the kind words! I was already doing this kind of stuff as a hobby so I figured I'd just start recording and posting, hoping it helps some others
Well Thxs but twisting the joystick off completely snapped the inside no clue how but yeah Thxs very much should of just felt with it not clicking bc not I ain’t got a working controller 😢
I like the video very easy to follow! I had a question before I try and tear into mine. I dropped it and the left trigger seems to be lose in the housing and it won't lock in when you set the trigger depths. I don't know if it's worth repairing (it's out of Warranty by a month and a few days), and now one in town does repairs on them. I don't have the proper tools to open it up to start but I'd be willing to try if it was as easy as ordering a part. I also have the option to sell it to gamestop and get a new one for 60 dollars. Sorry for the long note, if you see this I'd appreciate any advice you have!
The pin that's used to hold the trigger to the frame might have broke, or the plastic frame around the pin. I haven't looked but there might be replacement frames, I've also fixed a couple of non elite models using some of my 3d printer filament and soldering iron, but that takes practice.... I would see what they're going for on ebay broken before going to Gamestop
@@KylesTinkering I'll check ebay but I don't have the tools and this would be a first for me on something like this. Should I just look for lightly used with sticky buttons or something like that? Gamestop would basically charge me 68 dollars total from what they said at the counter.
@@Mike-hg4cl you can sell it broken on eBay, just check to see how much they're going for broken. And you can buy a used one too, if it doesn't arrive working or in as condition as described, you can return it for a full refund
You'd have to take it apart but one of the plastic cross pieces inside the stick might have come out of place, and is preventing travel with the stick.
@@KylesTinkering appreciate your help I took it apart yesterday and rescrewed it on and it’s a lot better now. Only issue is that there is a tiny bit of resistance when pushing it right but it’s definitely bearable
Qué tal, tengo un control de estos, se descompuso el botón RB, por lo que lo mande a reparar, me lo entregaron y después de un rato los dos botones traseros del lado derecho dejaron de funcionar, lo desarme y todo parece estar en orden “creó”, agradecería que respondieses a mi comentario, saludos desde México. ✌🏻
@@SauceyJay1209 Just have to push down hard and turn left. If you don't get enough grip on the stick, you can use some pliers and something soft to protect it from getting scratched up from the pliers
If it's not registering with a new button, and you can use a multimeter to make sure the button itself is working, then the "signal" trace back to the main chip is bad. Check to continuity to see where it's broke and run a jumper wire. Might be as a simple as the via itself was bad and you just need to solder directly to one of the button legs and to the trace next to it
I currently do not but I've had a lot of people ask me for repairs on my videos and may in the future. Currently in the process of moving and I don't have anything with me, no tools or anything. What's the issue you're having? Some things are surprisingly easy and most people can fix them, even without any experience.
@@KylesTinkering my son had his Elite Series 2 fall off his bed the other day and now the sprint function doesn’t work when he presses down on the L3 analog stick. It also doesn’t have that “clicking” noise when you press it.
@@MrAjones58 Ahh gotcha, pretty much this video lol. Fortunately it is the elite controller so the L3 can be mapped to one of the back buttons. You could also sell it on ebay and buy a replacement. Even with a bad L3 it would still go for almost the cost of a used one
@@MrAjones58 did you ever figure it out? Sucks it’s limited edition those are super expensive either way. But like he said you can remap it so hopefully your boys acclimated to running without it. I wish you could change buttons like Minecraft because you don’t even have to click it in. I’ll have to buy a repair kit for my gfs though it limits what games we can play. Mine is the original and doesn’t have the headphone port so when I play alone, I have headphones in her and play with mine and I wake her up all the time when I stand up and hers flies across the room lmao. Hope it works now though.
If it's getting stuck down then there's probably something sticky around the button, preventing it from moving. You'll need to disassemble the entire controller so you can get to the power button and the hole it goes into and clean out whatever is keeping it stuck. What keeps going into safe mode? Your xbox?
This video was extremely helpful in me completely destroying my controller.
same
Same
This is exactly what I will have to do to my right stick. i was worried soldering wouldn't be possible (I hadn't seen the circuit board yet) but now I've seen you do it, I'm happy that I'll be able to fix it.
Thank you for the video!
right stick comes off with a little effort.
left stick decides it’s not moving and i instead spend 15 minutes spinning the analog stick inside the casing.
This video was LEAGUES more helpful than anything else. Sadly, my right analog stick is completely destroyed on the inside. It vibrated off of my PC and onto the floor (because I didn’t realize it was still plugged in when I was playing a game with mouse and keyboard. I tried to take the controller apart, but when I went to take the caps off (the part you said you had to twist to get off), I think I just made the problem way worse. The right analog stick doesn’t really move at all now.
I read that you aren’t currently doing repairs. But do you know of anyone who is? At this point, the controller is unusable or unsellable which hurts my heart and my wallet. My only option is to send it off to be repaired.
Sorry about the delay. I don't know of anyone in the states, but there are a lot of people that do repair services on ebay or I'd post in the r/consolerepair reddit, I've seen people post they fix stuff for a fee. If you're in the UK, check out MyMateVince, haven't seen him do an elite series 2 controller so he might be down to try and fix it
How do you get off the thumb stick like I've been trying for ages
Very helpful! Nice and detailed thanks!
Do you have a video on what to do when the arms for the button are broken? Button clicks, but the shoulder is snapped
This gave me a decent view inside one of these thumbsticks before I tear into mine.
12:35 you should make a while video just on this fix. I was looking for this forever.
To remove the solder to take the analog out is nearly impossible. The solder is very difficult to remove completely. I tried for over 5 hours and was unsuccessful and now my control won’t turn on. I still can’t figure out how that happen. I was careful but I guess not enough.
Mine just arrived in the mail today direct from Microsoft. L3 doesn't register like half the time when I press down on the thumbstick. ☹ Looks like I'll be returning it.
BTW, saw people saying that they destroyed their controller after watching this video. That's ROUGH. This controller costs almost $200! 🤯
how much would you charge to fix mine? same issue
Hi, thanks for the informative video.
I have attempted a fix by taking apart my elite 2 controller and opening the right sensor, and placing a thin bit of paper between the sensor and clamping the sensor back over the paper, this seems to have sorted my stick drift! However now when I rotate my left stick it feels very 'clunky' where as my right analog stick which I haven't touched does a smooth 360 degrees, my left one feels like it 'skips' not too sure how to explain it, it's as if it hasn't been screwed back in far enough or it's been cross threaded, any advice appreciated thanks again man!
I got that exact same problem I know exactly what you talkin about
What did you use to desolder? I wish it shows on the video. Desoldering is the most difficult part, specially the one clogged up the hole.
The xbox controller has a pretty big ground plane, which sucks up a lot of heat. I've taken them off with hot air, and then cleaned up the holes using a solder sucker or braid
To make it faster, I just use the soldering iron (about 400C) and solder sucker. Otherwise I'd have to take the green PCB off the board to use the hot air. Plus the hot air might melt the plastics, and I was trying to just swap the button on this
what is the name of the green tool you use in the video?
The one I'm holding at the beginning is a spudger
What temp did you use to remove the stick, and what tools did you use ?(solder braid, solder pump...?)
This thing seems impossible to remove. Alternatively, would you consider using hot air for this process ?
Thank you !
The xbox controller has a pretty big ground plane, which sucks up a lot of heat. I've taken them off with hot air, and then cleaned up the holes using a solder sucker or braid
To make it faster, I just use the soldering iron (about 400C) and solder sucker. Otherwise I'd have to take the green PCB off the board to use the hot air. Plus the hot air might melt the plastics, and I was trying to just swap the button on this
@@KylesTinkering thanks for the fast answer ! I'm trying to do the same as you, only change the button, so I might avoid using hot air. But my solder sucker doesn't seem powerful enough to remove the solder. Do you have any buying advice for this particular tool ?
Again, thanks for replying so quickly
@@sim_lmbr add a big glob of solder to all the points and move your iron across them while pulling the analog. Use something like a flat screwdriver to wedge under the analog because the metal will get very hot. Should wiggle out. Then just apply the soldering iron and sucker until you clear the holes
@@KylesTinkeringThxs for helping me destroy my controller rip left joy stick just completely snapped
I messed up the board trying to desolder the hole.
What wattage soldering iron did you use?
It's the T12 soldering station. Which, I think, is a 72w station
My son’s L3 button is having the same issue. Unfortunately we did not purchase warranty when we got the controller. We do not have the tools to do what you did. Would you have a go-to or any info on getting it replaced?
There are people that offer this repair service on eBay, ship it, they fix it, and gets shipped back. I believe Microsoft will also do it, just not free under the warranty
You could also call some local shops (electronic repair/phone repair/game stores) and see if they are able to do it. Just look out for reviews before going with them
The last ditch effort, sell off the controller as parts/not working on eBay and buy another. See which option is easier/cost effective
Just so you know u need to use high percentage rubbing alcohol to get rid of the stickiness and most of the smell
I still can my get the analog cover off
Listen man I know you maybe been getting all the views and what not but trust me man you’ll be there one day never give up
Thank you for the kind words! I was already doing this kind of stuff as a hobby so I figured I'd just start recording and posting, hoping it helps some others
@@KylesTinkering it has
Well Thxs but twisting the joystick off completely snapped the inside no clue how but yeah Thxs very much should of just felt with it not clicking bc not I ain’t got a working controller 😢
by the sounds of the comments it’s not worth the risk, i’ll just remap one of my paddles to l3
I like the video very easy to follow! I had a question before I try and tear into mine. I dropped it and the left trigger seems to be lose in the housing and it won't lock in when you set the trigger depths. I don't know if it's worth repairing (it's out of Warranty by a month and a few days), and now one in town does repairs on them. I don't have the proper tools to open it up to start but I'd be willing to try if it was as easy as ordering a part. I also have the option to sell it to gamestop and get a new one for 60 dollars.
Sorry for the long note, if you see this I'd appreciate any advice you have!
The pin that's used to hold the trigger to the frame might have broke, or the plastic frame around the pin. I haven't looked but there might be replacement frames, I've also fixed a couple of non elite models using some of my 3d printer filament and soldering iron, but that takes practice.... I would see what they're going for on ebay broken before going to Gamestop
@@KylesTinkering I'll check ebay but I don't have the tools and this would be a first for me on something like this. Should I just look for lightly used with sticky buttons or something like that? Gamestop would basically charge me 68 dollars total from what they said at the counter.
@@Mike-hg4cl you can sell it broken on eBay, just check to see how much they're going for broken. And you can buy a used one too, if it doesn't arrive working or in as condition as described, you can return it for a full refund
@@KylesTinkering thanks for the tip! I'll look into it and see how much I can get! Thanks again!!
My analog stick just moves in like a square motion idk if like something is stuck in there or anything but do you know a way I could fix this?
You'd have to take it apart but one of the plastic cross pieces inside the stick might have come out of place, and is preventing travel with the stick.
@@KylesTinkering appreciate your help I took it apart yesterday and rescrewed it on and it’s a lot better now. Only issue is that there is a tiny bit of resistance when pushing it right but it’s definitely bearable
Qué tal, tengo un control de estos, se descompuso el botón RB, por lo que lo mande a reparar, me lo entregaron y después de un rato los dos botones traseros del lado derecho dejaron de funcionar, lo desarme y todo parece estar en orden “creó”, agradecería que respondieses a mi comentario, saludos desde México. ✌🏻
Which way does it come off because I can't get it off
Do you mean the metal cap that's screwed into the analog stick?
@@KylesTinkering yes
@@SauceyJay1209 Just have to push down hard and turn left. If you don't get enough grip on the stick, you can use some pliers and something soft to protect it from getting scratched up from the pliers
@@KylesTinkering thanks
Just replaced my joy stick twice and still no L3 click
If it's not registering with a new button, and you can use a multimeter to make sure the button itself is working, then the "signal" trace back to the main chip is bad. Check to continuity to see where it's broke and run a jumper wire. Might be as a simple as the via itself was bad and you just need to solder directly to one of the button legs and to the trace next to it
@@KylesTinkering the one on the left side doesn't respond to the click but the one on the right does respond to the click
Have a like for the big Clive shout out!! 😂
Do you do repairs if someone sends you their controller?
I currently do not but I've had a lot of people ask me for repairs on my videos and may in the future. Currently in the process of moving and I don't have anything with me, no tools or anything.
What's the issue you're having? Some things are surprisingly easy and most people can fix them, even without any experience.
@@KylesTinkering my son had his Elite Series 2 fall off his bed the other day and now the sprint function doesn’t work when he presses down on the L3 analog stick. It also doesn’t have that “clicking” noise when you press it.
@@MrAjones58 Ahh gotcha, pretty much this video lol. Fortunately it is the elite controller so the L3 can be mapped to one of the back buttons. You could also sell it on ebay and buy a replacement. Even with a bad L3 it would still go for almost the cost of a used one
@@KylesTinkering well if it wasn’t the limited edition Halo Master Chief controller id consider it
@@MrAjones58 did you ever figure it out? Sucks it’s limited edition those are super expensive either way. But like he said you can remap it so hopefully your boys acclimated to running without it. I wish you could change buttons like Minecraft because you don’t even have to click it in. I’ll have to buy a repair kit for my gfs though it limits what games we can play. Mine is the original and doesn’t have the headphone port so when I play alone, I have headphones in her and play with mine and I wake her up all the time when I stand up and hers flies across the room lmao. Hope it works now though.
Mine doesn’t click in. How can I fix this
You'll have to either replace the entire analog stick, or remove the stick to replace the tactile button
Can I pay u to fix mine?
Hey bro my ps4 power button is stuck down can u pls help me and it also keeps going into safe mode pls help me bro
If it's getting stuck down then there's probably something sticky around the button, preventing it from moving. You'll need to disassemble the entire controller so you can get to the power button and the hole it goes into and clean out whatever is keeping it stuck.
What keeps going into safe mode? Your xbox?
You should probably mention that you need that special tool before diving into the video.
Nice
This tutorial is fake if you try and unscrew a thumb stick it fucking breaks
Well, this was completely useless.
This man owes me a controller tried to unscrew mine n it ripped the whole joystick out👎
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what kind of soldering iron do you use ?
KSGER T12. A variety of different tips and around $40