I'm normally pretty confident taking things apart, but I would never have had the nerve to open up my Quest controller without this. Simple, logical, confident. Got me through the whole thing with ease. Thanks and nicely done!
Don't you love it when someone on UA-cam isn't showing you something they learned on UA-cam and actually knows what they're doing? I was hesitant to open it up but watching someone else go through it first is always nice.
I've watched a lot of tutorials like this one to repair some of my consoles and controllers but yours is so far the best. You take your time, you go step by step showing us every single little thing and you talk and describe every step with all the details. 10/10 mate. Thank you so much.@@ImaRainbow
I used this video to replace the transducer for my sons oculus controller. Wow , thank you, we did manage to fix it and your instructions were great. The only criticism I have is the ribbon cable. So I’m a non experience with electronics or taking things apart , it took me a good little while to figure out what switch I was flicking to release the ribbon. A close up or even a better verbal description of how to do that would have been great. That and dropping a screw ( which stuck to the trigger magnet and I was searching the floor lol) was my only 2 hicupps in the whole operation. Learned a lot and loved all the tips. Thanks for the confidence boost.
I was absolutely terrified doing this, i may have taken a drink at 3am and spilled a bit of water into my right controllers thumbstick, and it believed it was permanently being held down, meaning that button was inoperable and drained battery about 3x faster, but i could still use the thumbstick, i finally caved and decided i needed a new controller and saw a replacement kit, was terrified, but you got me through it way easier than expected, and I am overwhelmingly thankful to have it back again fully functional!!! thank you so much, it was still a daunting task due to my own nerves, but it went incredibly smoothly and with the video was a lot less nervous and difficult than i thought
Thank you so much for this extremely well made video. Everything from your sticky note idea, to your description on which way to twist pieces to get them apart proved valuable. Last night my left grip button completely broke. Using your video I was able to safely disassemble the controller, find the broken piece, superglue it and troubleshoot to modify the guide post for the grip button, and ultimately fix my controller. 2 hours of work was a heck of a lot better than spending $75 and waiting a week to get a new one. Thank you!
@@ImaRainbow Sticky note was a great idea, but I put letters where each screw went, then flipped a stick note over and wrote the letters in a list next to the gummy part of the paper and put each screw on the gummy strip next to the letter. Made it so simple and the screws didn't roll around at all.
I love this vid. I ran into an issue. I put the new thumb stick in and when I go to check the dead zone it's all messed up. Says it's pointing to the bottom right when it's supposed to be neutral. Anyway to fix that?
Your tutorial was amazing! Glad you included all the little details like rotating parts of the battery compartment, I would probably have never realized it could separate like that!
Thank you! What your video does that none of the other ones seem to show is to remove the panel on the handle that covers the ribbon cable connecting the power to the main board. With that bit this is a relatively easy fix. Thanks again so much!
I have used this video 2 times now and it is superb thanks for this. Absolutely perfect how to. This is the gold standard that all how tos should aspire to be. Confidence building instruction with excellent narration.
This tutorial was extremely helpful, thanks a lot! Now I completely fixed my stick drift and the whole process was really easy. My screwdriver was way too bulky to get that one screw underneath the trigger, so I detached the trigger (if someone who reads this comment wants to detach the trigger too - it can be removed by sliding its metallic rod to the side, note that it slides in only one way and also that its spring will become loose once you'll remove the PCB). And my apartment unfortunately doesn't have any grounding, so making an ESD-protected workspace wasn't possible, but fortunately the controller did not broke (if someone who reads this comment also wants to disassemble some semiconductor electronics in non-ESD-protected environment - please reconsider, it's unnecessarily risky and it's way better to find a friend or someone else who has access to a place with grounding, ESD straps are cheap and are easy to get, also wireless ESD protection is a myth - straps and other devices should connect directly to a grounded conductor via a wire)
Thank you, this is the best Quest 2 controller teardown video on youtube. The grip button broke a couple weeks ago on my right controller. This video shows how a can access the broken mechanism with minimal disassembly. No need to disconnect ribbon cables.
Thank you for this amazing tutorial. I was able to replace my joystick module and reassemble the controller after following your steps. No more drift and the controller works like new again.
I was attempting to follow another video that i thought was decent at explaining, but your video nailed all the details that the other one missed! I will be trying the disassemble later again today.
That is great to hear. I love a success story. I'd be interested to hear how the replacement joystick holds it over time. Mine's going on 4 months without issues, I expect I'll have to start cleaning again at some point, but so far, so good.
To everyone struggling with getting the ring screws out with the t5 bit in the kit: The problem is the ring is in the way of the screwdriver, so you're coming at an angle. The only way I could get them out was to take the bit out of the driver, hold the bit with needle nose pliers and turn with those (while supplying force into the screw from the back of the bit with your finger) If you have an angled screwdriver with or that can fit a t5 bit, use that. Otherwise, it's the plier + fingers
The issue was that the ring screws are definitely smaller than T5 on my controller (maybe T4, but I didn't measure), and the kit I bought only included 2 T5s. My own screwdriver kit I've had for a long time only goes down to T6. I took a metal file and lightly filed the edges of one of the kit's T5s, and then it actually fit into the ring screws. I call that a win.
Really helpful video, I followed it to disassemble the joystick and then followed the ifixit tutorial on how to open up the joystick housing and cleaned it off. Now the controller is fully functional without drifting.
Thanks to you I was able to fix stick drift by replacing the transducer. The quest controller seems complicated to dis/reassemble, but it's in fact rather easy if you're just careful enough. Cheers!
Thank you so much! I took it apart because my trigger button wasn't going all the way down and I found a random screw just stuck on the magnet. I took it out and put the controller back together and it worked perfectly.
Really awesome tutorial! There were a few things I struggled with like how hard it was to take off the back of the controller with the "rolling motion", but I was able to install it just fine! And I don't know if it might've been something with the transducer I got or what, but it was a little bit offset from the center according to the system. Not drifting through, just a bit offset. Luckily I could easily fix that by increasing the dead zone and I'm good! So yeah, thanks for this tutorial!
The best video out there on tearing down the quest 2 controller. Managed to replace the stick on my left controller, and wouldn't have been able to do it without this video. Some of the screws were hard to remove, and I had to be patient as I was starting to damage the screws, probably because the screwdriver that came with the kit wasn't the best quality. Either way, all done and working amazing. Thank you!
Most appreciated my dude. Awesome step by step tutorial. Was able to replace my transducer, and fixed my grip not springing back with a little superglue (plastic had sheared) 😁
Thank you thank you thank you. I was following another tutorial which was so poor it had left me with a fully dismantled controller with no assembly instructions. You saved the day. Awesome stuff.
Outstanding. Followed this in order to replace both transducers once controller drift became unmanageable. Saved a fortune and could not have done it without this video. Thank you very much.
15:55 Hello! I’d like to express my gratitude for creating this tutorial. I’ve successfully resolved the joystick problem. However, I’m still encountering issue with my X button, it requires more force than usual to register a click. I’ve viewed your written note regarding the rubber cover and mechanical contact, as well as your explanation in the video about the contact becoming stuck and causing functionality problems. Despite this, I haven’t been able to determine how to address the issue. Would applying contact cleaner to the rubber cap resolve the problem? Additionally, if I disassemble the switch internals with the rubber cap, can I safely reassemble everything afterward?
Underneath the rubber cap is plastic "plunger" that has a conductive face. When the button is pressed, the plunger makes contact with the printed circuitry on the cca and should register the button press. Anything between the plunger and the circuit can cause the contact not to register. If you carefully lift up the rubber boot, you can clean the plunger and the circuit with some contact cleaner or isopropyl alcohol using a cotton swap. Make sure that you don't leave any cotton strands behind. I hope this helps.
hey i just want to say thank you for making this video i ended up fixing my controllers because turns out there was a loose cable and it took me around a couple hours to fix it and the tools i got costed me around 15 ish dollars but still way better than buying another pair of controllers for 100 dollars not including import taxes and other things so thank you!!
Hi, this was my first teardown and assembly of a device that I have ever done. Thank you so much for making it easy to do this, I also fixed my joystick drift while I was digging around in there so thanks!
My dad used to say that you can fix anything with the right tools and the know-how. With your guidance this fix was very easy and my own kid now has a controller that doesn't have joystick drift. Thank you so much!
BETTER video than the one I watched that didnt show the trick for the trigger ribbon, ended up breaking the latch off so now I get to buy a new controller. I have saved this vid so next time there is stick drift, Ill use THIS vid to actually fix it. CHEERS!
Fantastic! This video was so well done and covered every detail perfectly. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise. I just saved a nice chunk of money, and have happy children :)
I watched another video yesterday to change the joystick of my left controller. Yours is a bit more precise, though I managed to do the repair. I knew that the bigger ribbon cable was covered, but I didn't take it off. The way you show it, makes it a lot easier to connect the cable again. I had to make two attempts because I hardly could move the cable while covered.
Start with this video, it'll show you how to Teardown and Assemble the Controller. 🍹ua-cam.com/video/aZ57n6iam6Q/v-deo.html 🍸 If you haven't tried to rebuild the transducer, you might want to try that first. 🙀 ua-cam.com/video/mDLT1LdX_ag/v-deo.html 😻 Here are some Amazon associate links to Joysticks you can buy. (If you click on them and actually purchase anything, I'll get some shiny nickels and it won't cost you anything extra. I'd appreciate the support!) New Joystick and tools. (This is the one I'm using in the video.) 💲💲💲 amzn.to/3o1dJbv 💲💲💲 Two transducers, thumbstick caps and tools 🪛amzn.to/3yucSoi 🛠 Two transducers only 🌩 amzn.to/3nOLf4v 🌧 Single transducer only 🚩amzn.to/3ys1uJB 🚩 I've gotten sporadic reports that some of the screws heads are T4, rather than T5. Same size screw, different size torx. @Robert Stewart put this parts list together. You might find it useful. I made a parts list as I disassembled the controller. Incase you ever want it for reference...These are the screw sizes: A. (2) 4mm long screws attaching the circle plate to the sensor cover, B. (9) 5mm long screws (5) are in the circle plate and (4) are in the battery case. C: (1) 17mm long screw. This is the "silver" screw just below the joystick and mates the circle plate, circuit board and grip's screw boss. D: (1) 11mm long screw. This is the "black" screw to the right of the top button (at least on the left controller) and does the same job as C. E: (4) 12 mm long circuit board screws (black). These all attach the circuit board to the grip's screw boss
for months i have had to play "walking dead" without the ability to run. your step by step guide is the best one on youtube. i was able to replace my left stick component and can now run again.
After recently buying a Q2 and getting the dreaded stick drift, I knew I'd have to do this myself but really didn't want to. But this video makes it seem really easy if you're just patient and calm, I've ordered replacement sticks and am going to replace both of them tomorrow!
recently when i went to grab my left controller the bottom middle trigger button was just flopping around and wouldn't spring back out. i had a old destroyed remote and with the help of your tutorial, was able to swap the entire plate that housed the trigger button! super huge help and now i have a almost like new working controller to show for it. Thanks again!
I used your video to repair my controller which disconnected constantly with strong movements. I welded the GND pin that connect the battery with the PCB plate. Muchas gracias 🎉
I just finished replacing my girlfriends sons joysticks. They had started to do the dreaded drift. Thanks for the video. Very easy to follow step by step. I even used the idea to draw where all the screws go under the faceplate. Excellent work my friend and thanks again!
Thanks a ton for this guide man. It helped a ton. Originally I thought I only had stick drift in only one of my controllers only to find out I had stick drift in both of my controllers. I have disassembled my gaming consoles many times and my console controllers many times but disassembling the oculus quest 2 controller is next level. I probably would've struggled a lot more if it weren't for your vid. Thanks again.
Thank you thank you THANK YOU! The best compliment I can give you is that this tutorial is better than the one that iFixIt provides because they are so good and thorough but the part where yours excels at is that damn ribbon cable!! They didn’t instruct us to take the other piece off which made that astronomically more impossible. I was about to give up until I watched your video and you showed us to take apart the other part which made the ribbon part sooooo much easier to take apart. Thank you so very much for this. I really appreciate it 😊 especially you showing yourself putting it all back together. I couldn’t have done this without this video.
Thank you bro. My stick drift got so bad that it was unfixable, say for replacing the thumbstick. Thank you for this video, it really helped me! Got my controller working as good as new.
Great video followed the instructions and it now work’s perfectly 🎉 the only thing I changed is I took a picture of the controller with the black face removed, printed it and simply stuck the screws where they belonged in the controller. Simple simple!
Thanks so much, today I cracked just the outer shell of my controller ring, and decided to replace it with another older controller's ring I had. This made it so much easier.
Thank you so much for this tutorial! My joystick was Broken, but this was a helpful tutorial how to detach and attach these things! Again, thanks for making this tutorial.
Great help thanks. Quest 2 left thumbstick suddenly failed for left movement. Happily I had just bought spare thumbstick transducers for my Quest 1 ( A much more difficult task to replace I think). No problem getting black top disk off, found only 2 tiny dabs of black glue. On reassembly the joystick worked but left hand tracking was well wonky. Dived in again and found the antenna strap was at a slight angle at the left antenna connector, Put it on properly this time and now all good. Thanks
Thanks so much thos saved me $200 for new controlers. This is the best video i was nervous but was able to fix both controllers now they dont have stick drift! And my son is happy so am i thanks again!
Thank you for this great video, I was going to buy a new controller due to stick drift and movement issue but after watching your tutorial I decided to give it a go replacing the stick. Followed your step by step guide and success my controller is working perfectly again 😊. You are a credit to UA-cam
You are awesome. Couldn't have replaced the joystick without this video. I was so confident doing the first one that I put the second one back incorrectly and had to take it apart and follow the video.
Your video is amazing! It made replaying the joystick easy. I have saved it just in case I need to replace another one! Makes the job a lot less stressful! Thank you so much for sharing. You blessed my day!
Awesome video. My controller is working again. Thank you. There are 2 things I would do differently, although, I get this is a tear down and rebuild video, but, people aren't doing that just to do it. They are fixing the thumb stick. So glossing over things until the end like make sure your buttons are good, or make sure you swap the spring thing on the thumbstick need to be in the middle of the video, not the end. I was almost reassembled when I realized the x bottom was stuck down, and all the way back reassembled again, when you mentioned the spring under the stick. I don't even have one of those it is still on the old stick. If all it does is register that I am touching the stick, then I do not feel like taking it back apart for a 3rd time. The new part fixed the drift that makes me walk backwards and messes up all the menus. Thanks once again.
THANK YOU Mr Rainbow. I have just followed your 2 guides while suffering a terrible flu, to please my son so he could get back to his new Zombie game. Walking Dead. I though I might be able to take it apart but I was sure i was going to f.. up the reassembling but HEY it worked. My Son is happy and I'm happy to get back in bed feeling sorry for myself. I would not have been able to do it without your excellent guide. The only thing that struggled to see & understand was what direction to flip the latch to losen the ribbon cable. And I also had the Magnet "stealing" one of the screws. Thanks again for taking time sharing your knowledge. Happy New Year Rainbow 🙂
@@ImaRainbow My Son is "Dancing" around on the floor right behind me, playing Blade & Sorcery" He's VERY grateful and wants me to say Hello and Thanks a million 🙂 Happy New Year Rainbow Man
Thank you very much! My Sons controller had a battery go bad, it no longer turned on. After your video, a "deep clean", its up and going. (I had him do it, he is super stoked and playing it right now.) Thank you for sharing your awesome tutorial! Shared, liked, commented, and Subscribed.
I watched some other videos before yours, and let me say this, you are amazing! You made it soooo much easier to rebuild, and good news, it did the trick! Wonderful job sir!
Thanks for the video. Opened my controller following your tutorial and turns out I broke the thread insert for the grip button clean off. Nothing some foil paper and a longer screw couldn't (likely temporarily) fix. Saved me some money since I can't send my controller back to Meta where I live. Thanks again!
Outstanding video! I forgot to make sure dual ribbon cables were on top of the circuit board before screwing down then made another mistake, not rechecking buttons after reassembling so had to go back and remove circuit board again lol. I found it was easier to hold buttons in controller and slide the circuit board into them. Again, excellent video. Thank you!
Thank you so much for the video, it was easy step by step, what happened was that my right controller had a problem with the top trigger, and it wasn’t fully responding so it used some alcohol and and put it back together and it works now.😀😀😀
I dont have the best eyesight, but at 12:12 that help so much. I was stressing out that I wouldn't be able to see which screws and stuff to do. Ty so much 💓
This video was FANTASTIC! I don’t know how, but my son broke the analog stick and with this video I was able to get the part and replace it easily! Thank you!
Thank you so much for this, Revamped my quest controllers so I can actually use my quest standalone again. All I needed was 4 hours and the hands of a surgeon 😆 Rebuilt the stick boxes and put them back together. Only problem is the Left controller power light no longer works. Those flex cables are reeeeeaaaally delicate. At least everything still works. Anyone who reassembles this should check all the capacitive points before putting faceplate and battery screws in. Bend the metal contact for the capacitive thumbstick down so it makes firm contact with the board. Trust me, It'll save you from having to take them apart three times like me. There's a similar contact for the trigger, however I didn't have to bend it.
@@ImaRainbow The bottom screw for the stick box is the one that will push the contact. Very important to make sure this one goes in straight and is tight
Thank you so much Ima_Rainbow for the very easy and detailed step-by-step breakdown of the controller. Without your video and knowledge, I would never have had the confidence to take the controller apart to replace the transducer.
YOU ARE A LIFESAVER! I think I broke one of the parts that hold the long screw cuz I got too impatient but it's working now and that's miles better than coughing up money for a new controller. thank you!
thank you, I fixed mine, won't be able to disabled again... my screwdriver damaged the screws😅, it was sweat inside the board under the x and y buttons, I just cleaned and it's working again 😊
This video was a genuine lifesaver, only spent £13 when I couldve wasted over a hundred because of the stick drift issue. Now I know what to do incase it breaks again
Thank you so much my man, my controller developed terrible drift really quickly to the point were all the way forward there was no input this helped me replace the part, thank you
Thank you very much! I turned the air blue doing it, but I did manage to replace the faulty thumbstick with a new one thanks to this video. Thank you again for the video! Liked and subscribed.
my drift was getting unbearable, so i ordered some replacement ones, and immediately the drift fixed about an hour after placing the order. week later and its back so im glad i didnt return the sticks. very helpful vid thank you!
That's great to hear. I'm hoping more folks will chime in when they replace their joysticks. I swapped in two transducers from different vendors on Amazon and didn't have trouble with either. (They look identical, same part number, etc..) I'm guessing they were made by the same manufacturer, but you never quite know til you get a batch of folks reporting back.
Great video for hank you so much. My daughter broke her grip button not the main trigger the lower one and I took it apart thinking it would be a spring knocked out of place but no it’s a little broken price of plastic like a little plastic hinge holding it so in order to fix it I need a new left controller shell. And it’s actually just one piece of the lower shell I don’t even need the hole thing. So I’ll buy a broken one on eBay I guess and use it for parts to fix this. But great video you helped me not break it.
this helped me a lot to get my right controller working again. (slight corrosion on one of the connectors, fixed by gingerly scrubbing it with isoprop. really wasnt as finicky as i feared. lol great, detailled video!
AMAZING video. my son broke his joystick and this helped me replace it for less than 20 bucks rather than buying a $150 controller. hes so happy you just saved my wallet. you got yourself a new sub
Great to hear! Good job. I love a success story, especially when it saves money. Have fun with those like new controllers. Could you do me a favor? I'm interested on how long those 3rd party joysticks last ( or don't). If the ever start giving you trouble, drop me a comment. Tell me what happened and how long they lasted?
I'm normally pretty confident taking things apart, but I would never have had the nerve to open up my Quest controller without this. Simple, logical, confident. Got me through the whole thing with ease. Thanks and nicely done!
Glad I could help. Happy gaming!
Surpsingly nerve wracking especially with the ribbon cables everywhere! I kept powering mine up during the process to make sure I hadn't killed it!!!?
@@simontopple911 LOL ikr
Have you SEEN THE ACTUAL HEADSET!? God it’s a nightmare getting the battery replaced. 😊
@dadrunkcanadian445 this makes the idea for apples extra outside battery look like a good idea 🤣🤣🤣
Don't you love it when someone on UA-cam isn't showing you something they learned on UA-cam and actually knows what they're doing? I was hesitant to open it up but watching someone else go through it first is always nice.
Happy to help. Have a great day!
We need more people like you
Thanks.
I've watched a lot of tutorials like this one to repair some of my consoles and controllers but yours is so far the best. You take your time, you go step by step showing us every single little thing and you talk and describe every step with all the details. 10/10 mate. Thank you so much.@@ImaRainbow
@@JorgeGM1305 Happy to help. Thank you for watching.
I used this video to replace the transducer for my sons oculus controller. Wow , thank you, we did manage to fix it and your instructions were great. The only criticism I have is the ribbon cable. So I’m a non experience with electronics or taking things apart , it took me a good little while to figure out what switch I was flicking to release the ribbon. A close up or even a better verbal description of how to do that would have been great. That and dropping a screw ( which stuck to the trigger magnet and I was searching the floor lol) was my only 2 hicupps in the whole operation. Learned a lot and loved all the tips. Thanks for the confidence boost.
Glad I could help you. Thanks for watching and I'll keep the tips in mind.
I was absolutely terrified doing this, i may have taken a drink at 3am and spilled a bit of water into my right controllers thumbstick, and it believed it was permanently being held down, meaning that button was inoperable and drained battery about 3x faster, but i could still use the thumbstick, i finally caved and decided i needed a new controller and saw a replacement kit, was terrified, but you got me through it way easier than expected, and I am overwhelmingly thankful to have it back again fully functional!!! thank you so much, it was still a daunting task due to my own nerves, but it went incredibly smoothly and with the video was a lot less nervous and difficult than i thought
Glad I could help you get through it. Next time you'll be ready to to just rip it apart.
Thank you so much for this extremely well made video. Everything from your sticky note idea, to your description on which way to twist pieces to get them apart proved valuable. Last night my left grip button completely broke. Using your video I was able to safely disassemble the controller, find the broken piece, superglue it and troubleshoot to modify the guide post for the grip button, and ultimately fix my controller. 2 hours of work was a heck of a lot better than spending $75 and waiting a week to get a new one. Thank you!
Glad I was able to show you the way. Sounds like you could've gotten there on your own. Good job on getting back up and running!
@@ImaRainbow Sticky note was a great idea, but I put letters where each screw went, then flipped a stick note over and wrote the letters in a list next to the gummy part of the paper and put each screw on the gummy strip next to the letter. Made it so simple and the screws didn't roll around at all.
I love this vid. I ran into an issue. I put the new thumb stick in and when I go to check the dead zone it's all messed up. Says it's pointing to the bottom right when it's supposed to be neutral. Anyway to fix that?
Your tutorial was amazing! Glad you included all the little details like rotating parts of the battery compartment, I would probably have never realized it could separate like that!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching, I appreciate the support.
Thank you!
What your video does that none of the other ones seem to show is to remove the panel on the handle that covers the ribbon cable connecting the power to the main board.
With that bit this is a relatively easy fix.
Thanks again so much!
I made one of those videos til I actually figured out the handle could be disassemble. Glad I was able to help.
I have used this video 2 times now and it is superb thanks for this. Absolutely perfect how to. This is the gold standard that all how tos should aspire to be. Confidence building instruction with excellent narration.
Glad I was able to help you, help yourself. Enjoy that rebuilt controller.
This tutorial was extremely helpful, thanks a lot! Now I completely fixed my stick drift and the whole process was really easy.
My screwdriver was way too bulky to get that one screw underneath the trigger, so I detached the trigger (if someone who reads this comment wants to detach the trigger too - it can be removed by sliding its metallic rod to the side, note that it slides in only one way and also that its spring will become loose once you'll remove the PCB). And my apartment unfortunately doesn't have any grounding, so making an ESD-protected workspace wasn't possible, but fortunately the controller did not broke (if someone who reads this comment also wants to disassemble some semiconductor electronics in non-ESD-protected environment - please reconsider, it's unnecessarily risky and it's way better to find a friend or someone else who has access to a place with grounding, ESD straps are cheap and are easy to get, also wireless ESD protection is a myth - straps and other devices should connect directly to a grounded conductor via a wire)
Thanks for the feedback and info for other folks. Glad you got it sorted.
Best Quest2 controller disassembly video I've found yet.
Thank you very much. Hope it was helpful.
Thank you, this is the best Quest 2 controller teardown video on youtube. The grip button broke a couple weeks ago on my right controller. This video shows how a can access the broken mechanism with minimal disassembly. No need to disconnect ribbon cables.
Glad I could help. Thanks for watching and liking the video. Have a great day!
Thank you for this amazing tutorial. I was able to replace my joystick module and reassemble the controller after following your steps. No more drift and the controller works like new again.
Glad to hear it. I'm happy you were able to fix your controller.
Same here. My 12 yr old just watch your video and replaced his joystick module in under an hour. Thanks!
@@jorgevasquez1055 Glad I could help.
I was attempting to follow another video that i thought was decent at explaining, but your video nailed all the details that the other one missed! I will be trying the disassemble later again today.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for this. I was able to carefully complete the joystick replacement in under 2 hours. Left controller is now great!
That is great to hear. I love a success story. I'd be interested to hear how the replacement joystick holds it over time.
Mine's going on 4 months without issues, I expect I'll have to start cleaning again at some point, but so far, so good.
To everyone struggling with getting the ring screws out with the t5 bit in the kit:
The problem is the ring is in the way of the screwdriver, so you're coming at an angle. The only way I could get them out was to take the bit out of the driver, hold the bit with needle nose pliers and turn with those (while supplying force into the screw from the back of the bit with your finger)
If you have an angled screwdriver with or that can fit a t5 bit, use that. Otherwise, it's the plier + fingers
Thanks for helping out.
Use t4 for the top 2 screws near the ring
I knew this would be a problem from watching videos so I got a set with a bendable extension bar. Works a treat
Brilliant video, so glad I watched this first before tearing into it although I did mangle the band screws getting them out!
The issue was that the ring screws are definitely smaller than T5 on my controller (maybe T4, but I didn't measure), and the kit I bought only included 2 T5s. My own screwdriver kit I've had for a long time only goes down to T6. I took a metal file and lightly filed the edges of one of the kit's T5s, and then it actually fit into the ring screws. I call that a win.
Really helpful video, I followed it to disassemble the joystick and then followed the ifixit tutorial on how to open up the joystick housing and cleaned it off. Now the controller is fully functional without drifting.
Glad it helped
Thanks to you I was able to fix stick drift by replacing the transducer. The quest controller seems complicated to dis/reassemble, but it's in fact rather easy if you're just careful enough.
Cheers!
I'm happy I was able to help you along. Happy gaming!
Thank you so much! I took it apart because my trigger button wasn't going all the way down and I found a random screw just stuck on the magnet. I took it out and put the controller back together and it worked perfectly.
Happy to help.
Really awesome tutorial! There were a few things I struggled with like how hard it was to take off the back of the controller with the "rolling motion", but I was able to install it just fine!
And I don't know if it might've been something with the transducer I got or what, but it was a little bit offset from the center according to the system. Not drifting through, just a bit offset. Luckily I could easily fix that by increasing the dead zone and I'm good!
So yeah, thanks for this tutorial!
Sound like you got through it just fine. Great job on fixing it yourself! Glad I could assist.
The best video out there on tearing down the quest 2 controller. Managed to replace the stick on my left controller, and wouldn't have been able to do it without this video. Some of the screws were hard to remove, and I had to be patient as I was starting to damage the screws, probably because the screwdriver that came with the kit wasn't the best quality. Either way, all done and working amazing. Thank you!
Glad you able to fix it. Thanks so much for the kind words and for watching. Happy Gaming!
Most appreciated my dude. Awesome step by step tutorial. Was able to replace my transducer, and fixed my grip not springing back with a little superglue (plastic had sheared) 😁
Thank you so much! Glad I was able to help you out.
Noticed your Into the Radius vids are killing it!
@Ima_Rainbow Most welcome! Yeah getting there on the Radius front, more coming soon 😁
Thank you thank you thank you. I was following another tutorial which was so poor it had left me with a fully dismantled controller with no assembly instructions. You saved the day. Awesome stuff.
Yep, gotta be able to reassemble! Glad I could help.
You just saved me so much time and money!
Thanks a bunch! Glad I could help out.
Outstanding. Followed this in order to replace both transducers once controller drift became unmanageable. Saved a fortune and could not have done it without this video. Thank you very much.
Great to hear! Thanks so much for watching. Happy gaming!
15:55 Hello! I’d like to express my gratitude for creating this tutorial. I’ve successfully resolved the joystick problem. However, I’m still encountering issue with my X button, it requires more force than usual to register a click. I’ve viewed your written note regarding the rubber cover and mechanical contact, as well as your explanation in the video about the contact becoming stuck and causing functionality problems. Despite this, I haven’t been able to determine how to address the issue. Would applying contact cleaner to the rubber cap resolve the problem? Additionally, if I disassemble the switch internals with the rubber cap, can I safely reassemble everything afterward?
Underneath the rubber cap is plastic "plunger" that has a conductive face. When the button is pressed, the plunger makes contact with the printed circuitry on the cca and should register the button press. Anything between the plunger and the circuit can cause the contact not to register. If you carefully lift up the rubber boot, you can clean the plunger and the circuit with some contact cleaner or isopropyl alcohol using a cotton swap. Make sure that you don't leave any cotton strands behind. I hope this helps.
hey i just want to say thank you for making this video i ended up fixing my controllers because turns out there was a loose cable and it took me around a couple hours to fix it and the tools i got costed me around 15 ish dollars but still way better than buying another pair of controllers for 100 dollars not including import taxes and other things so thank you!!
Happy to help.
You are a saver! Could not do it without this video!
Thanks.
Hi, this was my first teardown and assembly of a device that I have ever done. Thank you so much for making it easy to do this, I also fixed my joystick drift while I was digging around in there so thanks!
You're welcome! Glad I could help.
A lot more simple than I thought it would be, thanks for the tutorial!
You're welcome! Thanks for watching.
My dad used to say that you can fix anything with the right tools and the know-how. With your guidance this fix was very easy and my own kid now has a controller that doesn't have joystick drift. Thank you so much!
Glad to help. Thanks for watching. Happy gaming!
BETTER video than the one I watched that didnt show the trick for the trigger ribbon, ended up breaking the latch off so now I get to buy a new controller. I have saved this vid so next time there is stick drift, Ill use THIS vid to actually fix it. CHEERS!
Good luck with the new controller.
Fantastic! This video was so well done and covered every detail perfectly. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise. I just saved a nice chunk of money, and have happy children :)
Glad it was helpful!
I watched another video yesterday to change the joystick of my left controller. Yours is a bit more precise, though I managed to do the repair. I knew that the bigger ribbon cable was covered, but I didn't take it off. The way you show it, makes it a lot easier to connect the cable again. I had to make two attempts because I hardly could move the cable while covered.
Glad I could help!
Start with this video, it'll show you how to Teardown and Assemble the Controller.
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If you haven't tried to rebuild the transducer, you might want to try that first.
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I've gotten sporadic reports that some of the screws heads are T4, rather than T5. Same size screw, different size torx.
@Robert Stewart put this parts list together. You might find it useful.
I made a parts list as I disassembled the controller. Incase you ever want it for reference...These are the screw sizes:
A. (2) 4mm long screws attaching the circle plate to the sensor cover,
B. (9) 5mm long screws (5) are in the circle plate and (4) are in the battery case.
C: (1) 17mm long screw. This is the "silver" screw just below the joystick and mates the circle plate, circuit board and grip's screw boss.
D: (1) 11mm long screw. This is the "black" screw to the right of the top button (at least on the left controller) and does the same job as C.
E: (4) 12 mm long circuit board screws (black). These all attach the circuit board to the grip's screw boss
for months i have had to play "walking dead" without the ability to run. your step by step guide is the best one on youtube. i was able to replace my left stick component and can now run again.
Glad I could help you out. I bet you got to be a great shot walking all the time.
Many thanks from Germany for this video.
I first tried Fix-it but without your video I would have never been apart nor ever gotten back together.
Gern geschehen! Happy I could help.
After recently buying a Q2 and getting the dreaded stick drift, I knew I'd have to do this myself but really didn't want to. But this video makes it seem really easy if you're just patient and calm, I've ordered replacement sticks and am going to replace both of them tomorrow!
Good luck with that.
I've been dealing with controller drift for months, watching this video until eventually I got the confidence to do this, thank you so much.
Glad I could help you out. Great job on your repair!
recently when i went to grab my left controller the bottom middle trigger button was just flopping around and wouldn't spring back out. i had a old destroyed remote and with the help of your tutorial, was able to swap the entire plate that housed the trigger button! super huge help and now i have a almost like new working controller to show for it. Thanks again!
Great initiative! I'm glad I could give you some help. Happy gaming!
I used your video to repair my controller which disconnected constantly with strong movements. I welded the GND pin that connect the battery with the PCB plate. Muchas gracias 🎉
Glad it helped.
Thanks a lot! I've had major stick drift issues but after buying the kit and watching your video my controller is like brand new!
Glad I could help!
I just finished replacing my girlfriends sons joysticks. They had started to do the dreaded drift. Thanks for the video. Very easy to follow step by step. I even used the idea to draw where all the screws go under the faceplate. Excellent work my friend and thanks again!
Glad I could help. Great job getting it working.
Thanks a ton for this guide man. It helped a ton. Originally I thought I only had stick drift in only one of my controllers only to find out I had stick drift in both of my controllers. I have disassembled my gaming consoles many times and my console controllers many times but disassembling the oculus quest 2 controller is next level. I probably would've struggled a lot more if it weren't for your vid. Thanks again.
Glad it helped!
This helped me so much, my thumb stick was broken (no stick drift just plastic part) and it helped me so much
Glad I could help.
Thank you thank you THANK YOU!
The best compliment I can give you is that this tutorial is better than the one that iFixIt provides because they are so good and thorough but the part where yours excels at is that damn ribbon cable!!
They didn’t instruct us to take the other piece off which made that astronomically more impossible. I was about to give up until I watched your video and you showed us to take apart the other part which made the ribbon part sooooo much easier to take apart.
Thank you so very much for this. I really appreciate it 😊 especially you showing yourself putting it all back together. I couldn’t have done this without this video.
Glad I could help.
This is one of the harder joystick replacement but thanks to your guide I was able to do it without any issue.
Happy to help. Have fun in vr!
The tutorial helped me understand what was wrong with ny controller. The ribbon cable wasn't connected and it made my controller work again. Thanks!
Glad it helped. Thanks for watching!
Thank you bro. My stick drift got so bad that it was unfixable, say for replacing the thumbstick. Thank you for this video, it really helped me! Got my controller working as good as new.
Glad it helped
thank you so much for this tutorial, needed to open it up to replace the thumbstick and now it works perfectly, thanks a lot again!
Glad it helped!
Great video followed the instructions and it now work’s perfectly 🎉 the only thing I changed is I took a picture of the controller with the black face removed, printed it and simply stuck the screws where they belonged in the controller. Simple simple!
Great job! Glad you were able to fix it.
Thanks so much, today I cracked just the outer shell of my controller ring, and decided to replace it with another older controller's ring I had. This made it so much easier.
That's great. Good job. Glad I could help you get there.
Thank you so much for this tutorial! My joystick was Broken, but this was a helpful tutorial how to detach and attach these things! Again, thanks for making this tutorial.
You're welcome!
Great help thanks. Quest 2 left thumbstick suddenly failed for left movement. Happily I had just bought spare thumbstick transducers for my Quest 1 ( A much more difficult task to replace I think). No problem getting black top disk off, found only 2 tiny dabs of black glue. On reassembly the joystick worked but left hand tracking was well wonky. Dived in again and found the antenna strap was at a slight angle at the left antenna connector, Put it on properly this time and now all good. Thanks
Glad I could help you along, but it sounds like you could've handled it on your own. Good job!
Thanks so much thos saved me $200 for new controlers. This is the best video i was nervous but was able to fix both controllers now they dont have stick drift! And my son is happy so am i thanks again!
Glad it helped
Thank you for this great video, I was going to buy a new controller due to stick drift and movement issue but after watching your tutorial I decided to give it a go replacing the stick.
Followed your step by step guide and success my controller is working perfectly again 😊.
You are a credit to UA-cam
High praise, indeed. Thanks for watching and I'm glad I was able to help you out.
You are awesome. Couldn't have replaced the joystick without this video. I was so confident doing the first one that I put the second one back incorrectly and had to take it apart and follow the video.
Glad I could help!
Your video is amazing! It made replaying the joystick easy. I have saved it just in case I need to replace another one! Makes the job a lot less stressful! Thank you so much for sharing. You blessed my day!
Great to hear! You have a great day too!
Awesome video. My controller is working again. Thank you. There are 2 things I would do differently, although, I get this is a tear down and rebuild video, but, people aren't doing that just to do it. They are fixing the thumb stick. So glossing over things until the end like make sure your buttons are good, or make sure you swap the spring thing on the thumbstick need to be in the middle of the video, not the end. I was almost reassembled when I realized the x bottom was stuck down, and all the way back reassembled again, when you mentioned the spring under the stick. I don't even have one of those it is still on the old stick. If all it does is register that I am touching the stick, then I do not feel like taking it back apart for a 3rd time. The new part fixed the drift that makes me walk backwards and messes up all the menus. Thanks once again.
Thanks for providing that feedback.
Great video well done you helped me clean up my sons controllers. Nothing damaged works like new he says.
Glad I could help
Thank you for the guide. I was postponing the fix for years. But turned out it's pretty easy if you have detailed video with comments like this.
Glad I could help.
THANK YOU Mr Rainbow. I have just followed your 2 guides while suffering a terrible flu, to please my son so he could get back to his new Zombie game. Walking Dead.
I though I might be able to take it apart but I was sure i was going to f.. up the reassembling but HEY it worked. My Son is happy and I'm happy to get back in bed feeling sorry for myself.
I would not have been able to do it without your excellent guide. The only thing that struggled to see & understand was what direction to flip the latch to losen the ribbon cable.
And I also had the Magnet "stealing" one of the screws. Thanks again for taking time sharing your knowledge. Happy New Year Rainbow 🙂
Glad I could help, hope you get better soon.
@@ImaRainbow My Son is "Dancing" around on the floor right behind me, playing Blade & Sorcery" He's VERY grateful and wants me to say Hello and Thanks a million 🙂 Happy New Year Rainbow Man
That's terrific. Tell him to have fun.
Thank you very much! My Sons controller had a battery go bad, it no longer turned on. After your video, a "deep clean", its up and going. (I had him do it, he is super stoked and playing it right now.) Thank you for sharing your awesome tutorial! Shared, liked, commented, and Subscribed.
Glad I could help. Great job on getting him to repair it.
I watched some other videos before yours, and let me say this, you are amazing! You made it soooo much easier to rebuild, and good news, it did the trick! Wonderful job sir!
Glad I could help.
God bless you. It took me 5 hours but idc. I replaced my joystick. It works. Thanks you so much
Congratulations! You did the work, I'm happy its working for you!
this video is top notch.i just replaced the transducer ( new vocabulary word) and this really helped with the steps. thank you Rainbow!!
You're very welcome. I tried to simplify it as much as possible and not miss any steps. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for the video. Opened my controller following your tutorial and turns out I broke the thread insert for the grip button clean off. Nothing some foil paper and a longer screw couldn't (likely temporarily) fix. Saved me some money since I can't send my controller back to Meta where I live. Thanks again!
You're welcome. Glad I could help. Good job improvising.
Outstanding video! I forgot to make sure dual ribbon cables were on top of the circuit board before screwing down then made another mistake, not rechecking buttons after reassembling so had to go back and remove circuit board again lol. I found it was easier to hold buttons in controller and slide the circuit board into them. Again, excellent video. Thank you!
Whatever works for you. Glad you got it sorted.
Thank you so much for the video, it was easy step by step, what happened was that my right controller had a problem with the top trigger, and it wasn’t fully responding so it used some alcohol and and put it back together and it works now.😀😀😀
Glad I could help you out. Have fun!
Best teardown out there for this controller. Thanks!
Glad you like it!
Thanks for the detailed explanation on each step, excellent work. This helped me considerably through the trauma of taking it apart. 😵💫
You're very welcome!
I dont have the best eyesight, but at 12:12 that help so much. I was stressing out that I wouldn't be able to see which screws and stuff to do.
Ty so much 💓
You're very welcome. Glad I could help you out!
This video was FANTASTIC! I don’t know how, but my son broke the analog stick and with this video I was able to get the part and replace it easily! Thank you!
Glad it helped you out. Happy gaming!
thanks!!! saved my money and now i feel like a rocket scientist. some heroes dont wear capes unless you were wearing one i cant tell
Happy to help. Glad you got it sorted.
No cape for me, just a fella that's good at repairing stuff.
Thank you so much for this, Revamped my quest controllers so I can actually use my quest standalone again. All I needed was 4 hours and the hands of a surgeon 😆 Rebuilt the stick boxes and put them back together. Only problem is the Left controller power light no longer works. Those flex cables are reeeeeaaaally delicate. At least everything still works.
Anyone who reassembles this should check all the capacitive points before putting faceplate and battery screws in. Bend the metal contact for the capacitive thumbstick down so it makes firm contact with the board. Trust me, It'll save you from having to take them apart three times like me. There's a similar contact for the trigger, however I didn't have to bend it.
Great to hear. Thanks for the additional tips. I'm always interested in hearing from folks who've actually torn it apart and reassembled.
@@ImaRainbow The bottom screw for the stick box is the one that will push the contact. Very important to make sure this one goes in straight and is tight
Thanks! Helped me out quite a bit! Have a Great Day ❤️
Thank you very much!. Out of 43,000 views, you're the third person to tip me, so I appreciate the support.
Fantastic video. It was my first time opening up this controller and your guidance was perfect to replace the joystick. Thank you!
Glad it helped!
Thank you so much Ima_Rainbow for the very easy and detailed step-by-step breakdown of the controller. Without your video and knowledge, I would never have had the confidence to take the controller apart to replace the transducer.
Always like hearing the success stories. Great job on fixing it yourself.
Thank you for this I finally found someone that help explain to attach the ribbon cable Thank you
You're welcome.
YOU ARE A LIFESAVER! I think I broke one of the parts that hold the long screw cuz I got too impatient but it's working now and that's miles better than coughing up money for a new controller. thank you!
Glad I could help. Best of luck on you channel! Thanks for watching!
thank you, I fixed mine, won't be able to disabled again... my screwdriver damaged the screws😅, it was sweat inside the board under the x and y buttons, I just cleaned and it's working again 😊
Glad I could help. Great job repairing it.
This video was a genuine lifesaver, only spent £13 when I couldve wasted over a hundred because of the stick drift issue. Now I know what to do incase it breaks again
Glad I could help you, help yourself. Happy gaming!
Thank you so much my man, my controller developed terrible drift really quickly to the point were all the way forward there was no input this helped me replace the part, thank you
No problem 👍Happy to get you up and running straight again!
Thank you very much! I turned the air blue doing it, but I did manage to replace the faulty thumbstick with a new one thanks to this video. Thank you again for the video! Liked and subscribed.
Glad it helped! Thanks for watching and happy gaming!
my drift was getting unbearable, so i ordered some replacement ones, and immediately the drift fixed about an hour after placing the order. week later and its back so im glad i didnt return the sticks. very helpful vid thank you!
Glad to help. Happy gaming!
Thank you man, this helped a lot. The stick module replacement went smoothly.
That's great to hear. I'm hoping more folks will chime in when they replace their joysticks.
I swapped in two transducers from different vendors on Amazon and didn't have trouble with either. (They look identical, same part number, etc..) I'm guessing they were made by the same manufacturer, but you never quite know til you get a batch of folks reporting back.
Great video for hank you so much. My daughter broke her grip button not the main trigger the lower one and I took it apart thinking it would be a spring knocked out of place but no it’s a little broken price of plastic like a little plastic hinge holding it so in order to fix it I need a new left controller shell. And it’s actually just one piece of the lower shell I don’t even need the hole thing. So I’ll buy a broken one on eBay I guess and use it for parts to fix this. But great video you helped me not break it.
Glad I could assist. Thanks for watching.
Once again thankyou for this video, second time my controller broke and both times this was the goto video :)))
You're welcome!
this helped me a lot to get my right controller working again. (slight corrosion on one of the connectors, fixed by gingerly scrubbing it with isoprop. really wasnt as finicky as i feared. lol
great, detailled video!
Glad I could help out. Great job on getting your controller fixed!
very easy to follow, thank you champion. Now I can play my competitive shooters again.
Glad I could help. Have fun!
THANK YOU! Great video, saved me money and made a child verry happy. Greatly appreciated. 👍👍👍
Glad it helped!
AMAZING video. my son broke his joystick and this helped me replace it for less than 20 bucks rather than buying a $150 controller. hes so happy you just saved my wallet. you got yourself a new sub
Glad I could help. Ya'll have fun!
Thanks for this tutorial, it helped me to change the joysticks from both controllers!
Great to hear! Good job. I love a success story, especially when it saves money. Have fun with those like new controllers.
Could you do me a favor? I'm interested on how long those 3rd party joysticks last ( or don't). If the ever start giving you trouble, drop me a comment. Tell me what happened and how long they lasted?
Thanks so much! Punched a wall really hard, screwed the Joystick over. You just saved me £80 for a replacement kit rather than a new controller!
Glad I could help.
excellent!! thanks for taking all the time for the chapters and "strategy" to mark screws. well done.
Happy to help.
Thank you sooo much because my grip was loose so this helped the grip holder cracked my son is so happy
Glad it helped!
Thanks for the detailed tutorial. Better than alot of the other tutorials out there. You made my life alot easier
Glad it helped!
thanks so much for this video! managed to fix a bad joystick just now using these streps (down to the sequence of the screws even😅).
Happy to help. Great job on getting it fixed!
Thanks for this excellent video. I did not even know where to start before watching.
Glad I could help.
Thank you! I fixed my controller!
Glad I could help! Thank you!