For those of us that don't have a tiny screwdriver, i did this with a pocket knife and tweezers. It takes a TON of patience and a very gentle touch in certain spots but it works as long as you're very careful
@@timothywilson4859 when you buy a new battery most ads on Amazon for new batteries provide the screwdriver and tool to take the controller apart. So idk what your upset about
The failure rate on these controllers is insane. I've gone through like 3 or 4, all separate issues. They have a nice design, intricately made, but they're cheap. I've gone through two Switch Pro controllers within a whopping 6 years. Anyhow, great upload. I'm now able to swap parts from my failed controllers! 😁
this is a old video but imma still leave this comment I spilled about a teapsoon of water on my controller in estimate and it kept on blinking orange i was going to open it without video because PS4 controller were self explanatory like that but i couldn't find any screws so once I watched this I followed your steps carefully and opened it and blew air out of my mouth in throughout the controller and when I put the battery back in and put it all back together it fixed so I am much grateful for this video thank you for saving me $70! THUMBS UP
Helped me start to finish with everything I needed. Had to just reset where the analog stick was on the stick itself and followed this to a T. Thank you
Thank you, that saved me a ton of effort when trying to fix the sticks! Very informative and covered off all the bases (ignore the comment at the top saying the L1/R1 screws aren't mentioned, they are!)
FYI, If you got basic soldering skills, solder on the drift fix mods. I've done 2 controllers- 4sticks now. Didn't need to tear down and disrupt those sensitive rings. Works perfect.
some advice re: screwdriver, if you have one of those eyeglass repair kits, I used a flathead version and it worked like a charm. fixed my joystick drift like others have said!
Dude, amazing video! I think you just saved me money and time shipping this and waiting 2 months for it to come back for stick drift. Fingers crossed if it stays.
Thank you, this was incredibly helpful! After watching this (and another, less detailed video) I had the confidence to fix the bad drift in my left thumb stick and now it works perfectly!
One word of advice I have for anyone doing this, put a tiny dab of hot glue on the red and black wires on the left and right sides (the rumble motor connections) before lifting the chip set out (the part under the battery). They are very fragile and will break off if you even look at them wrong. It will give you a little more "opps" protection.
Why the f is it such a god damned nightmare just to get access to the ability to clean your damn thumbsticks? Does Sony think they have infallible products, or do they just want it to be inaccessible for the average customer to clean it themselves so they hopefully make more money off them by charging for repairs?
You got it my friend. They intentionally design these things this way so you're shelling out more money to replace the thing. These jackwagons have even designed a controller with removable thumb sticks because of stick drift issues. So instead of solving the actual problem they figure they'll take advantage of ppl even more with this absurd design lol. Kills me how immoral these companies are. You literally can't repair parts in anything these days whether that be controllers, power tools, appliances, ECT. Pretty insane how everything is designed to fail. All about the Benjamin's baby!
@@nicklaferriere9500 There are some tractor companies that install programs in their systems to lock their tractors down if they fall behind on bills at all. Like imagine falling behind on bills and already being stressed about it and suddenly you have to go rent an entire new tractor just to try to make up the difference.
Thank you! Super easy to follow steps, managed to fix my stick drift by disassembling & cleaning them with isopropyl and compressed air. The top comment is wrong, I didn't have any problems following the video exactly.
Great video. I had to put mine back together and then take it apart as bizarrely the X button would work on the outer menu but then not in game. Alas replacing the thumbsticks didn't fix my issue. So new controller it is.
The corners of the case near the bumpers are stuck togeather. Ive removed all 4 screws and no matter what the two corners REFUSE to budge. Its been damageing the damn case of the controler and its done litteraly nothing. Im convinced the managed to weld the plastic corners together.
Thank you for this! I had two controllers in great shape with severe drift to the left. I took them apart and cleaned them as you showed and both work like brand new now. Great video!
Buy the drift mod kit/pcbs if have basic solder skills. Drift solved forever, no delicate teardown of sticks needed. Just done 2 controllers now. Highly recommended, telling all.
Great video, minimal waste of time! Right to the point! Love that! Other videos were talking FOREVER! Now, do you have a video on how to get rid of drift and/or cleaning the Left Joystick????:)
Hi don't know if u still need this, but if you get dome electrical contact cleaner and spray it in, the joy stick and then get some electrical compressed air and spray it un there if it dosent fix it it might be time to buy a new controller
Just fixed my controller stick drift, had some gunk stuck in there making my left analog drift left but I got it out and it's working great now 🎉 thanks for the vid!
very helpful after i got mine back from repair. the right stick was having drift. they fixed that, but then the laft stick felt like it wasnt put back in right or something. movement felt physically rough. sent it back in under warranty, fixed the roughness, but NOW the right stick had that issue. wasnt gonna take it back this time, followed this video. just needed some WD40 sprayed in the stick base joint. i dont know how they managed to have it become too dry like that.😑
At 7:15, you're not going to talk about the little suspended silver device in the middle of the board? What is that? In mine it just fell out when I turned the PCB over and I don't see any way to connect it back? It appears as though it is just glued into place? What is that device? The gyro sensor? Do I need it? I'm just trying to fix the drift in my left joystick!:
I think it's the sensor for the touchpad, it's just a "floating" sensor. I had to be careful with that too. If it's detached, I'm assuming your touchpad isn't working
This was a super simple video to follow. I've had my controllers for a couple years and my left stick started to develop an issue where if I moved it just slightly to the left it would dart the cursor over. I figured the issue was pet hair (3 dogs and 1 cat with no HVAC in the house). Pulled it apart and cleaned it and put in back together in less than a half hour and now it's good as new. Thank you!
I'm having trouble getting the top off after removing the 4 screws. I even have the right tool. It's not releasing on both sides near wear the L1 and R1 buttons were removed. Any suggestions?
my brand new 70€ fancy haptic feedback PS5 controller already has an insane left stick drift after barely 5 month of light use and just taking the dust on my desktop, meanwhile my "shitty" 15$ Steam Controller from 2014 still works perfectly fine and my 24 YEARS OLD PS1 controller still works flawlessly too without ANY issue whatsoever despite being older than the majority of PS5 users and being the victim of years of being thrown around and abused, but a PS5 controller that cost 4 times more can't even survive sitting on my desk for 5 months ? WTF Sony you scammers give me back my money
WARNING: he did not add removing the screws between the base of the shell handles and the screws behind the R1 and L1 buttons. I caught the first set of screws but since he didnt add the 2nd set i ended up breaking the shell.
You’re a lifesaver. I broke my right joystick out of my controller bc I got so mad playing a game. With this video, I was able to fix it to how it was before. Thanks.
I used my smallest flat head screwdriver bit. I will admit, it left small mark in the edge of the plate because it's not perfectly flat. But it did the job
Thanks for the vid. Geez this seems like a lot of effort to get to and fix any stick related issues though. Plus my controller has a grip that wraps around the sides, so it's covering up the spot that I would need to pry apart.
Thank you for showing me how to do this! I helped me tear apart the controller to clean the mess my daughter and her friend made of it with there sticky / wet fingers from a popsicle -.-
bro on the part 6:03 u did a time skip but i understood what meant but cuz u didnt show how u did it when i tried to take off the cable i snap the flex cable is that cable important or just mic
My stick drift remains drifty but thanks for the upload anyway. I was able to disassemble and reassemble the controller without breaking anything so at least I still have a working janky pad whilst waiting for a replacement.
How the hell are people just popping off the black bit like its not even attached? The seam is so small I can barely fit a piece of paper in there... And even then I can't actually get it inside deep enough to create any separation
i really appreciate in showing me on how to properly take apart the ps5 controller. however, without the proper tools i will be risking ruining my controller by having unwanted scratches and whatnot on it. with that said, the alternative i have in mind although i don't like such an option would be buying a new controller instead. don't get me wrong i rather do the stuff you've shown me but without the proper tools i can't get it open and see if i can repair my r2 button without damaging the controller. 😢
My controller was already broken when I took it apart, so I just wanted to take it apart for fun so I didn’t really be careful with it. I tried. to take it apart and it didn’t go well because I didn’t know that you had a pop off the bumpers so I was trying to force the show off and then once he told us that I was like oh but anyway looks kind of cool inside
Thanks for this it was pretty easy now I'm just trying to figure out if there's a way that I can permanently disconnect the light on the controller because I really don't like it
@@cz5696 it won't let you turn it completely off it just lets you set it to dim although I have noticed some games it's completely off whenever I'm are there games like Grand theft Auto it goes absolutely nuts
Took mine apart to fix some stick drift, unfortunately I might've severed the back mic ribbon that was attached to the battery plate, hope that's not terribly important 😑
MINUS the missing the two screws at the bottom of the controller, this was a solid tutorial. Helped me fix my busted controller. Take my like brother🙏🏿
When I enter the menu of a game x will not work actually no button will but it will work on a PlayStation menu I take off L1 and the buttons work just fine on the game and in the game but when I put it back on it still wont-work in the game menu but it'll work in the game if I can get past that
Im gonna try this. Seems every controller i buy does this. I really want to not have to throw away my spider man 2 controller because i like the feel of the controller.
Every time I have disassembled a Sony controller (ps4&ps5) for stick drift it is because hair is falling down into the mechanism. Follow the video, it's a decent one, and look for loose hair both on the mother board around the stick mechanism, around the sides of the mechanism itself, especially between the actuator and the button, and inside the stick bezel of the top cover. I just pulled about a dozen 1/2" hairs from inside mine to eliminate stick drift. The mechanism itself cannot be disassembled so if that's actually broken you're SOL.
Stick drift mainly with the left joystick seems to be a common occurrence. Experiencing same with my 1-2 week old PS5 all of a sudden and searches reveal this to be the case. Great controller but for the joysticks as they are potentiometer modules.
@@davidtsmith33 yes after repeated cleaning potentiometer was determined faulty, replacements are $2.50 a piece and fairly technical to remove, switched to a pro controller with hall-effect sticks so I'll never have the same problem again.
I followed the instructions but were a bit rough and tore the green wires on the motherboard, anyone know how I can fix them ? I learned they control L1 and R1
“This part is really easy” literally the hardest part of the whole thing
For those of us that don't have a tiny screwdriver, i did this with a pocket knife and tweezers. It takes a TON of patience and a very gentle touch in certain spots but it works as long as you're very careful
Dude thank you so much
Wow.. you did it the most difficult way. You do have patience
you know whats cheaper than a ps5 controller that you ruined the screws on?
little screwdrivers.
@@timothywilson4859 when you buy a new battery most ads on Amazon for new batteries provide the screwdriver and tool to take the controller apart. So idk what your upset about
Jesus bro I was panicking on wth to do I don’t have a tiny screw driver 😅
This video is the simplest and best video for getting to the insides of the controller, helped me get to and fix the joystick. So helpful!
My Start/Option Button got jammed and this video helped me take apart the controller and unjam it. Thanks for saving me $70 dude.
Now it's like 75-80 dollars cause sony recently raised the price on their controllers.... Sony should have stayed in japan
The failure rate on these controllers is insane. I've gone through like 3 or 4, all separate issues. They have a nice design, intricately made, but they're cheap. I've gone through two Switch Pro controllers within a whopping 6 years. Anyhow, great upload. I'm now able to swap parts from my failed controllers! 😁
Yeah. I'm still using my Xbox 360 controller and apart from wear and tear it works. But my PS5 controller got a major issue within a year.
2nd controller down in 2 years. Less than 2
Ps2 controller was bulletproof!! What happened?!
@@ItalianMetalHED they realised they can make people buy another controller if their current one dies
I've had mine since launch and I just take care of it and its been fine
this is a old video but imma still leave this comment I spilled about a teapsoon of water on my controller in estimate and it kept on blinking orange i was going to open it without video because PS4 controller were self explanatory like that but i couldn't find any screws so once I watched this I followed your steps carefully and opened it and blew air out of my mouth in throughout the controller and when I put the battery back in and put it all back together it fixed so I am much grateful for this video thank you for saving me $70! THUMBS UP
Helped me start to finish with everything I needed. Had to just reset where the analog stick was on the stick itself and followed this to a T. Thank you
Thank you, that saved me a ton of effort when trying to fix the sticks!
Very informative and covered off all the bases (ignore the comment at the top saying the L1/R1 screws aren't mentioned, they are!)
FYI, If you got basic soldering skills, solder on the drift fix mods. I've done 2 controllers- 4sticks now. Didn't need to tear down and disrupt those sensitive rings. Works perfect.
It’s super convenient how they make the joysticks, the things most likely to wear out, so easy to get to.
Thanks a million. Bout dropped $60 on a new controller. 10/10 recommended
some advice re: screwdriver, if you have one of those eyeglass repair kits, I used a flathead version and it worked like a charm. fixed my joystick drift like others have said!
Dude, amazing video! I think you just saved me money and time shipping this and waiting 2 months for it to come back for stick drift. Fingers crossed if it stays.
Used this video in hopes to fix stick drift. Did not work and still has drift.
Same bro
Bruh I’m reading this halfway through taking it apart for the same reason, did anything help?
Good video cheers, I only had to remove a couple more screws to get the top cover off so I could remove and clean the buttons 👍
Thank you, this was incredibly helpful! After watching this (and another, less detailed video) I had the confidence to fix the bad drift in my left thumb stick and now it works perfectly!
One word of advice I have for anyone doing this, put a tiny dab of hot glue on the red and black wires on the left and right sides (the rumble motor connections) before lifting the chip set out (the part under the battery). They are very fragile and will break off if you even look at them wrong. It will give you a little more "opps" protection.
Bro doesn't mention that it takes the power of the Hulk to open the back shell. Ffs it took me an hour + 2 flatheads to get those clips to pop open.
nice video sir
you have saved me once
This tutorial was extremely helpful, thank you!
Thanks! Fixed the ghost movements! Can't shoot well. 😂
Why the f is it such a god damned nightmare just to get access to the ability to clean your damn thumbsticks? Does Sony think they have infallible products, or do they just want it to be inaccessible for the average customer to clean it themselves so they hopefully make more money off them by charging for repairs?
You got it my friend. They intentionally design these things this way so you're shelling out more money to replace the thing. These jackwagons have even designed a controller with removable thumb sticks because of stick drift issues. So instead of solving the actual problem they figure they'll take advantage of ppl even more with this absurd design lol. Kills me how immoral these companies are. You literally can't repair parts in anything these days whether that be controllers, power tools, appliances, ECT. Pretty insane how everything is designed to fail. All about the Benjamin's baby!
@@nicklaferriere9500 There are some tractor companies that install programs in their systems to lock their tractors down if they fall behind on bills at all.
Like imagine falling behind on bills and already being stressed about it and suddenly you have to go rent an entire new tractor just to try to make up the difference.
its playstation😂
Thank you! Super easy to follow steps, managed to fix my stick drift by disassembling & cleaning them with isopropyl and compressed air. The top comment is wrong, I didn't have any problems following the video exactly.
your a life saver i cant thank u enough i was gonna buy a whole new controller thanks mate
Well you helped get it open but upon pulling one of the strips. It just snapped lol. Be real careful guys. 😂 good video tho
Thanks for the video on how to take apart controller .
Thank you so much for sharing! Super helpful and informative.
This video helped me out to lubricate my sticks, thank you!
Great video. I had to put mine back together and then take it apart as bizarrely the X button would work on the outer menu but then not in game.
Alas replacing the thumbsticks didn't fix my issue. So new controller it is.
My dad ended up spilling milk on my controller and this helped me so much with taking it apart to clean it. Thank you❤
Thanks, I was able to open and fix my PS5 controller. Crazy how quickly they fail.
The corners of the case near the bumpers are stuck togeather. Ive removed all 4 screws and no matter what the two corners REFUSE to budge. Its been damageing the damn case of the controler and its done litteraly nothing. Im convinced the managed to weld the plastic corners together.
I changed it with carbon fiber thx it helped looks better!
This was great, thank you. Saved myself from throwing out a controller with a sticky button.
Thank you! I'm removing the back plate to wash it before playing GoW Ragnarok 😊
Thank you for this! I had two controllers in great shape with severe drift to the left. I took them apart and cleaned them as you showed and both work like brand new now. Great video!
I'm about to attempt this. Your comment is giving me hope. lol
@@burningflower Both controllers are still working great. Good luck!
Buy the drift mod kit/pcbs if have basic solder skills. Drift solved forever, no delicate teardown of sticks needed. Just done 2 controllers now. Highly recommended, telling all.
Great video, minimal waste of time! Right to the point! Love that! Other videos were talking FOREVER! Now, do you have a video on how to get rid of drift and/or cleaning the Left Joystick????:)
Hi don't know if u still need this, but if you get dome electrical contact cleaner and spray it in, the joy stick and then get some electrical compressed air and spray it un there if it dosent fix it it might be time to buy a new controller
My left stick is getting drift to to where on some games I'm just constantly going left until I move another direction for a bit
@@rockerchris82same
Just fixed my controller stick drift, had some gunk stuck in there making my left analog drift left but I got it out and it's working great now 🎉 thanks for the vid!
very helpful after i got mine back from repair. the right stick was having drift. they fixed that, but then the laft stick felt like it wasnt put back in right or something. movement felt physically rough. sent it back in under warranty, fixed the roughness, but NOW the right stick had that issue.
wasnt gonna take it back this time, followed this video. just needed some WD40 sprayed in the stick base joint.
i dont know how they managed to have it become too dry like that.😑
Great video dude! I'm gonna swap the back plate with my red controller for something unique 😀
great lil how to video.
This just saved me from having to buy a new controller, thank you
At 7:15, you're not going to talk about the little suspended silver device in the middle of the board? What is that? In mine it just fell out when I turned the PCB over and I don't see any way to connect it back? It appears as though it is just glued into place? What is that device? The gyro sensor? Do I need it? I'm just trying to fix the drift in my left joystick!:
I think it's the sensor for the touchpad, it's just a "floating" sensor. I had to be careful with that too. If it's detached, I'm assuming your touchpad isn't working
This was a super simple video to follow. I've had my controllers for a couple years and my left stick started to develop an issue where if I moved it just slightly to the left it would dart the cursor over. I figured the issue was pet hair (3 dogs and 1 cat with no HVAC in the house). Pulled it apart and cleaned it and put in back together in less than a half hour and now it's good as new. Thank you!
Thank you. This was very helpful.
Thank you! This saved me 70 dollars when all I needed to do was get the cat hair out of the sensors!!!
me and my brother used this to take apart and fix my super bad stick drift thank you so much
What did you do to fix that, cuz I have been having that issue bad lately
@@TFHP1322 just clean it.
usually, it's just gunk and dirt, making it drift
I'm having trouble getting the top off after removing the 4 screws. I even have the right tool. It's not releasing on both sides near wear the L1 and R1 buttons were removed. Any suggestions?
Pull hard but carefully on both sides. Make sure its open everywhere else.
my brand new 70€ fancy haptic feedback PS5 controller already has an insane left stick drift after barely 5 month of light use and just taking the dust on my desktop, meanwhile my "shitty" 15$ Steam Controller from 2014 still works perfectly fine and my 24 YEARS OLD PS1 controller still works flawlessly too without ANY issue whatsoever despite being older than the majority of PS5 users and being the victim of years of being thrown around and abused, but a PS5 controller that cost 4 times more can't even survive sitting on my desk for 5 months ? WTF Sony you scammers give me back my money
well this doesnt help for an R2 issue
Stick drift not button drift buddy
Then find a video that does help with that dummy
Saaaame
It worked!!!! I fixed it!!! Thank you so much!!!
WARNING: he did not add removing the screws between the base of the shell handles and the screws behind the R1 and L1 buttons. I caught the first set of screws but since he didnt add the 2nd set i ended up breaking the shell.
I was just going to say that myself. It dosen't come off "That Easy" like he says. There are screws holding the plates together under the triggers.
he added the ones behind l1 and r1?
He did though...
Sounds like you were moving too fast bro
Damn that's a choir to get to my buttons dang dogs spilt a drink on it so all my buttons are sticky
Thanks for the video!
What if I need the o triangle square and x buttons?
You’re a lifesaver. I broke my right joystick out of my controller bc I got so mad playing a game. With this video, I was able to fix it to how it was before. Thanks.
I cant hear people now that i did this how i fix this?
You broke your microphone gang
Thanks man, my quick dying 1500maH batteries are now new 2500maH ones.
Can you identify the "little tool" you use to remove the black plate? Might be handy for those looking to acquire one to know what it is.
I used my smallest flat head screwdriver bit. I will admit, it left small mark in the edge of the plate because it's not perfectly flat. But it did the job
cheers!@@bigrougegaming2607
Thanks for the vid. Geez this seems like a lot of effort to get to and fix any stick related issues though. Plus my controller has a grip that wraps around the sides, so it's covering up the spot that I would need to pry apart.
soo i accidentally broke the orange plastic on the right side that you pull out @6:42. is my controller done for?
Wondering if I can use this to disable the R3 Button?
my X button is not working now but my other buttons are do you know how to fix that?
How many screws were in it? I got 14, but there were places you were saying to take out screws and I didn't see any
You just saved me a new controller
I just wanna reach the triangle button.. must i take the motherboard first ?
Do you just have to speed run it like i cant see my controller for one second and you proceed to end the video
The screws on the back of the controller wont unscrew for me and i fear ill just strip the screws if i keep trying.
Thank you for showing me how to do this! I helped me tear apart the controller to clean the mess my daughter and her friend made of it with there sticky / wet fingers from a popsicle -.-
I don't mean to ask a crazy question, but are the ps5 controller rubber thumb sticks the same as the ps4 rubber thumb sticks?
different. not crazy lmao
bro on the part 6:03 u did a time skip but i understood what meant but cuz u didnt show how u did it when i tried to take off the cable i snap the flex cable is that cable important or just mic
My stick drift remains drifty but thanks for the upload anyway. I was able to disassemble and reassemble the controller without breaking anything so at least I still have a working janky pad whilst waiting for a replacement.
Man, i was waiting to see the buttons, need to clean them but i see now.
I have trouble removing the cover
I think I need some fluid to make it more smooth
I cleaned my buttons using this video but now after reassembly my controller won’t start. What’s the most likely cause?
Yeah I’m not doing all that just to clean my buttons. I’ll just buy a new one 😂
Absolute life saver! Thank you!
How the hell are people just popping off the black bit like its not even attached? The seam is so small I can barely fit a piece of paper in there... And even then I can't actually get it inside deep enough to create any separation
you make it look so easy separating the top near the triggers Q/Q I can't for the life of me
Mine was super tight too. If you pull a little harder than you think you need to, they will separate
@@bigrougegaming2607 yeah I got it. But man it didn't feel good lol. I felt like it was gonna break
Yes me too.
@bigrougegaming2607 Thanks! I was afraid of pulling too hard, but got it after reading your comment. These stick drift issues suck!
hi where do i get that prying tool please help
How do I access the directional pad. My down button has to be pressed super hard to work now
i really appreciate in showing me on how to properly take apart the ps5 controller. however, without the proper tools i will be risking ruining my controller by having unwanted scratches and whatnot on it. with that said, the alternative i have in mind although i don't like such an option would be buying a new controller instead. don't get me wrong i rather do the stuff you've shown me but without the proper tools i can't get it open and see if i can repair my r2 button without damaging the controller. 😢
If you're going to throw it away anyway, why not risk a few scratches?
I hope you get it working!
How to remove L2 and R2
I cant crack this nut the bottom part of the shell will NOT come off and i do t wanna deal access damage to the shell
At the very end of the video, a small square piece kind of...falls off? what happened there?
Thanks
Appreciate this so much
My controller was already broken when I took it apart, so I just wanted to take it apart for fun so I didn’t really be careful with it. I tried. to take it apart and it didn’t go well because I didn’t know that you had a pop off the bumpers so I was trying to force the show off and then once he told us that I was like oh but anyway looks kind of cool inside
Thanks for this it was pretty easy now I'm just trying to figure out if there's a way that I can permanently disconnect the light on the controller because I really don't like it
i think you can turn this off in controller settings no? in ps5 controller settings menu
@@cz5696 it won't let you turn it completely off it just lets you set it to dim although I have noticed some games it's completely off whenever I'm are there games like Grand theft Auto it goes absolutely nuts
Took mine apart to fix some stick drift, unfortunately I might've severed the back mic ribbon that was attached to the battery plate, hope that's not terribly important 😑
I screwed up taking off my L1 and not its stuck in there on a diagnol and I don't wanna do more out of the fear of breaking it..
My screws refused to budge whatsoever, I almost used a damn drill on low gear
Could’ve warned about the tape wires for the vibration motors I now have two tape wires in my lap
I’m gonna create some separation between me and the like button lol
Now when i put the l1 r1 back on they dont work anymore
MINUS the missing the two screws at the bottom of the controller, this was a solid tutorial. Helped me fix my busted controller. Take my like brother🙏🏿
For a second I thought it said "Take my little brother." Lol
@@Actually_Homeless a reasonable gift for helping get my controller running nome the less
When I enter the menu of a game x will not work actually no button will but it will work on a PlayStation menu I take off L1 and the buttons work just fine on the game and in the game but when I put it back on it still wont-work in the game menu but it'll work in the game if I can get past that
Im gonna try this. Seems every controller i buy does this. I really want to not have to throw away my spider man 2 controller because i like the feel of the controller.
Can anything be done if I have pretty bad stick drift? Left stick is constantly pressing left making it unusable.
Every time I have disassembled a Sony controller (ps4&ps5) for stick drift it is because hair is falling down into the mechanism. Follow the video, it's a decent one, and look for loose hair both on the mother board around the stick mechanism, around the sides of the mechanism itself, especially between the actuator and the button, and inside the stick bezel of the top cover. I just pulled about a dozen 1/2" hairs from inside mine to eliminate stick drift. The mechanism itself cannot be disassembled so if that's actually broken you're SOL.
Stick drift mainly with the left joystick seems to be a common occurrence. Experiencing same with my 1-2 week old PS5 all of a sudden and searches reveal this to be the case. Great controller but for the joysticks as they are potentiometer modules.
@@davidtsmith33 yes after repeated cleaning potentiometer was determined faulty, replacements are $2.50 a piece and fairly technical to remove, switched to a pro controller with hall-effect sticks so I'll never have the same problem again.
@@SMfryspants Where did you get a controller with hall effect sticks? Is it for the PS5? My searches revealed none available currently...for PS5.
The moment you realize you didn't disconnect the microphone and break it all to hell 😅
Nice, another video where they stop before getting to the d pad
I get hard left drag on a new controller. Ridiculously poor craftsmanship by Sony on these controllers. How does one clean the L3 and R3 buttons?
I followed the instructions but were a bit rough and tore the green wires on the motherboard, anyone know how I can fix them ? I learned they control L1 and R1
Did the pad lift off as well? Or just wire broke? If pads been pulled off, will be harder.