Easy N64 Analog Stick Fix

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Update 2020:
-Soundtrack is submitted to Spotify, Google Play, Apple Music etc. as per your request. Artist name is VICON, tracks are "The Haunted Lighthouse" and "Unconscious Spirit"
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-The video is 11 years old. Back in the day new analog sticks was fairly expensive. Although this is a "quick fix" if you just want to play games right now, I highly suggest you guys just buy new thumbsticks at this point.
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I was searching everywhere on the internet to find an easy and cheap way to fix the loose analog stick on my N64 controllers. I couldn't seem to find any. New analog sticks are rare and expensive these days. After all, not everyone has the money to buy a new analog stick or controller. After analyzing the analogstick myself I discovered where the tearing happenes and fixed it with some tape. The controller almost felt like new again! This is how I did it!
ABOUT THE MUSIC: Surprisingly a lot of people actually want to know what music I use in this video. I composed and recorded those myself. Here are the download links:
First song: uhort.no/moduler/download.php?...
Second song: uhort.no/moduler/download.php?...

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@derTommy 9 лет назад

it's clearly visible that the stick hangs in the video and doesnt move back to center o.O

@miki_mow4235 8 лет назад

+Tom my It doesn't stick, it's just a bad example and moves it too quickly. If you watch it in .25 speed, you can see it moving back to middle. woop, this is my sis's account o.o

@TheToillMainn 8 лет назад

+Holley Austin Actually it may stick a bit if you put on too much tape, which I did in this video. FAIL! It's easily fixed with lube though. Thanks for the support anyways though. Maybe I should make an update to this some day?

@Xidphel 8 лет назад

+TheToillMainn ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

@ChaosRewindz 10 лет назад

CONTROLLER FIX (IN GAME) If your controller is acting weird when you play hit these buttons all at once to recenter it L + Start+ R

@348frank348 7 лет назад

Chris Gonzalez lol true

@ranaz66 6 лет назад

🐐

@travisscoot3068 3 года назад

I’m all late but I press them all at the same time ?

@sinosleep007 14 лет назад

Spectacular work! I just did this to all 4 of my old n64 controllers and they're playing like the day I bought them. The tape measurements were a little different with each controller but the basic concept is there. Thanks a million.

@BigDogTwenny9niny2 10 лет назад

Great tutorial man and love the tunes.

@VariXx 14 лет назад

I like the way you did this video. No annoying music or heavy mic breathing and the time lapsing was done nicely.

@JediJustinW 8 лет назад

A friend of mine has an old n64, one of the controllers had a loose analog stick so I used this quick fix. I also used s little too much tape but with a little lube and wear it works like new. Thanks for the tip.

@Icestationzero 14 лет назад

tried doing this to one of my controllers and it definitely tightened it up quite a bit. i have yet to test it out as my n64 console is currently broken. Thanks for the great video!

@Chamillionare64 12 лет назад

Worked like a charm! Thanks for the guide as well.

@badissdj 14 лет назад

great job dude, good vid, easy to understand:)

@Jolteron 11 лет назад

it worked. It feels like new again. thanks for posting this! ;D

@cutemimi25 13 лет назад

This video actually helped me out. This video was actually helpful.

@innblaze 12 лет назад

This is the best fix it video for the N64 Controller! My only input is that if your controller is even slightly responsive, make the tape strips only about 1 1/4 inch. I did a few trial and error runs on this! With this length the control stick should relocate back into neutral position with little stiffness. If it's still stiff, open it back up and take a little tape off either the up down ( neck section), or the left right ( the rectangular section ). This will keep it running great! Good Luck

@CrashFan96 10 лет назад

I was playing Super Smash Bros (N64), but I can no longer run, doing up + B, Down + B, Left/Right + Attacks problems, so can you solve this problem?

@macman30331 10 лет назад

thanks man, now my controllers work like new

@minecraftinvinsible 5 лет назад

will one piece of tape work around the whole thing rather than creating 2? couldnt you just squish the neck in and keep the top rectangular part wrapped? curious

@BowserN64 12 лет назад

Nice tutorial. I like your ring. :)

@lukeman3001 12 лет назад

I really like seeing intuitive solutions for annoying problems like this. Great work. I came up with a similar fix for xbox 360 controllers which "drift", though it is slightly more advanced.

@Thajo_tv 11 лет назад

worked absolutely perfectly. You sir have just helped me turn 3 junk controllers into "like brand new" ones.

@jaide1312 9 лет назад

You know what would be great? If 3rd party companies wouldn't make controllers for the n64, but better analog sticks that don't wear out as quick.

@LolzSquid 9 лет назад

it's called the hori mini pad. it's way too expensive tho

@aquadonkey. 8 лет назад

You can get a gamecube stick built for n64 controllers, about 10$ on ebay, not that great for shooters or racers, but for any "run around" kinda game like zelda/mario/donkey kong64/smash bros its 100% better and never have to worry about it becoming loose

@TheToillMainn 7 лет назад

Sorry, late reply. I've tried them, however, all of them seems to be "drifting". All of them makes the character walk to the left on its own in every game. I will however make a new video soon on how to change to a new, original thumbstick, and how to lubricate it. This will make it last way longer!

@cd3064 5 лет назад

TheToillMainn yeah it's cause they don't compare to n64s precision. It seems that is the tradeoff. Better precision will have an analog stick that wears out faster cause it's not as thick as the others but it is that thickness than makes it lose a ton of precision

@RDMANGLEYT 5 лет назад

@@LolzSquid just get the brawl 64 controller

@bfriendly420 11 лет назад

Worked great! Thanks a ton!!!

@mfowler7420 11 лет назад

very simple explanation tyvm for the video. I took mine apart to clean it up and wasnt sure about the joystick config and found this video. so again...thank you.

@alanerc 11 лет назад

Yeah, so simple but effctive, it turned out quite good with a very easy steps. Thank you!

@Zipley1234 14 лет назад

@gammainn would never have thought about it if it was not for this video. props to you for it, it is a life saver :) all the best!

@PixelstormDeeKay 11 лет назад

GRATZ ON 100 SUBS WEEEW!

@unseenxxx 14 лет назад

Great video really informative and very clear on what to do.

@TheLazysketcher 10 лет назад

Thanks for the advise! im actually quite scared of dissasembling my beloved controller, but taking photos of the process is actually a great idea! :D

@Porthin 5 лет назад

Its not that big of a deal u know?

@JorshPodGaming 3 года назад

it works!!!! OH YES!! Thanks for the video 🤙👌

@FlipYouOff100X 12 лет назад

Dude your a genius!!! My old gray controller had a joy stick that didn't even work. It still not as good as my other but it works now. Thank You.

@huyake97hi47 7 лет назад

This Methode helped me actually Thanks!

@TheToillMainn 7 лет назад

Cool, dude! Thanks for watching btw. It's incredible how this shitty tutorial of mine have helped so many people.

@Joaking91 11 лет назад

good tutorial! before i try it out, doesn't the tape limit the maximum movement of the controller stick, signal-wise? (ie you push it forward all the way but the N64 reads it as a 70% push)?

@Hellraiser89 14 лет назад

wow this video really helped alot! I've just done taping one of my controllers, and, well, it's working now atleast as opposed to before. but the black things (hinges?) inside the controller, are they supposed to be compleatly connected to the analog stick, or are they supposed to be able to move a little?

@rocker6883 11 лет назад

Thank you so much for making this video.Now I can enjoy my N64 again.

@gunstar9 14 лет назад

this helps out a ton. thanks!

@BlackJaguarGX64 8 лет назад

i did it well and works good. thanks!

@TheToillMainn 14 лет назад

It worked for me and it has worked for a lot of others. Keep in mind that if the controller is teared down inside this might not work too well. Thank you for watching by the way.

@TheToillMainn 14 лет назад

I'm happy it worked that well for you :-) I've so far not needed to change the tapes on my own controllers so we'll see how long this lasts until it needs to be fixed again.

@fish5467 2 года назад

how long was it

@LunaVi 9 лет назад

This didn't help. I mean yeah the analog stick actually got stiffer and stuff, but when I went to walk forward in The Legend of Zelda, Link walked even slower than before. So no, this didn't help at all for me.

@tailsprower117 9 лет назад

Yup you´re right. Look for spare Parts on ebay.

@jesseblue8598 9 лет назад

LunaVi Or you can get replicas and get the parts you want.

@quiglo 3 года назад

Same with me James bond is now a snail.

@FLSurfshredder 11 лет назад

I am fixing the black gears that are grinding away with epoxy as well... the issue I am having is that it is tough to sand down the inside of the loop on the smaller gear (which controls left and right on the thumbstick). What did you do to get these areas and how did you get the epoxy to stay within the loop? The larger gear (up and down controls) was much easier to apply and shave down and works perfectly. I am thinking about picking up a micro grinder for this project.

@khold1983 13 лет назад

thanks for this great video gammainn!

@Turmulus 12 лет назад

Awesome! I've been going without my 64 for quite some time because I couldn't get the thumbstick to work right. Now I'm back to Majora's mask. Thanks!

@h1qual1ty 9 лет назад

This worked great for me. Thanks!

@weckar 13 лет назад

I just re-did two of my controllers, and this works pretty well! it does more for the V axis than the H axis, but it does work! Also, as a tip while you have it open anyway: apply about 4 layers of tape to the backs of the shoulder button boards. It stops those from slipping back and makes the buttons far more responsive!

@MariotheBRAWLPRO 9 лет назад

Unfortunately I discovered that in my controllers the black half circle pieces inside the controlstick part have been grinded so hard, the gap is way too big. Any fix besides getting a replacement?

@xxdelta77xx446 13 лет назад

Hey thanks man, works like a charm.

@ErickRosas024 12 лет назад

great video! :D

@rockonnable 12 лет назад

Woah awesome, i was sceptical at first but it works perfectly, thanx man

@gmove420 10 лет назад

good vid man I was lookin up how to fix dis shit and found a good way to and a sick beat to spit to at the same time.. hells yeah

@banj0smah0mie 12 лет назад

Thanks for actually speeding up the tedious stuff like unscrewing the controller.

@BakerBoys95 14 лет назад

thanks! i've been griping about this controller for years and now it works! it didn't work at first but what you really need to is put a little more tape ;)

@TheToillMainn 14 лет назад

@MegaSlimes What wires are you referring to?The ones that connect the analog stick with the rest of the circuit?

@KongoXIIV 14 лет назад

Wow im gonna try this! I've been waiting for mod / upgrade ideas instead of the "chuck the old one, fit a new one" tactic that makes finding analog sticks the same as finding pre war books in Fallout 3! Rare and heavily sought after. Were many years in the future now, it's time to make the stick right, this looks like a step in the right direction. :)

@TheToillMainn 12 лет назад

Thanks for the support man :)

@TheToillMainn 12 лет назад

@Turmulus It's comments like these that makes making videos like these worthwhile. Thanks man!

@Rafingon 14 лет назад

I tried and the results were the following: the up and down movements got really better, looks like new. However, the left and right movements didn't improve. I suppose one of the tapes is for the up/down while the other is for left/right. If so, which tape corresponds to the each one?

@haku155 12 лет назад

Hey man great video! I have a quick question though. I have fixed the analog stick and it feels great and nowhere near as loose as it used too but now my down button is stuck, any idea as to what could be wrong?

@shredurguitar 10 лет назад

I did this repair and it works fine, but i find the controller is very stiff and sticks to the edges after i push it all the way to the right or left. Will it always be like that? Or do i have to use it a bit more to work it in. I dont feel like hunting down another controller

@LloydIrving84 14 лет назад

Thank you! This really did help! I finally get to play that copy of Banjo Tooie I got a few months ago XD

@Hellraiser89 14 лет назад

@gammainn Oh ok, but instead of using tape, can't you just glue the pieces together? If there's not suppoused to be any empty spaces between the stick and the black parts, I mean.

@angryparrot 12 лет назад

Such an amazing idea :D

@Quiltfish 14 лет назад

This is interesting stuff. Thanks for posting! More vids in the same vein would be cool, like bypassing problematic lockout chips on the NES for instance. Of course, that might be hard unless you own a NES :P

@J001ean 12 лет назад

hey i mixed up the two black pieces. Does the one with the longer rectangular hole one go on bottom or on top?

@jetblueseven 11 лет назад

fixed my controller this way,thanks. and thanks for the music links!

@TheToillMainn 12 лет назад

@haku155 Good to hear it worked good for you too! What button exactly do you mean? The C-Down (yellow) button or the D-pad down button (the gray cross)? Try opening the controller again and see if any of the rubberfuckers beneath the buttons lie in the place they should. Hope you'll find the problem. Thank you for watching and commenting btw! Thanks.

@macaronieandsteeze 13 лет назад

if ur controller is extra loose do u think using a longer strip of tape would work better

@TheToillMainn 14 лет назад

I'm happy it worked for you :-) Keep playing those awesome games! Thank you for commenting and subscribing!

@arturboy777 9 лет назад

what would be nice is to be able to buy a replacement for the cradles that get worn out

@briant4468 5 лет назад

U cand do that its called buying another controller bro

@xardas1500 10 лет назад

Thank you you made my day

@TheToillMainn 14 лет назад

@CZroe The grinding is between the part on the stick and the black plastic parts inside which is for the control itself. The little round nub at the end of the stick is not what's making them loose when it's tearing down. it's the black parts which is having a hard time, not the thumbstick actually, the reason I tape the stick instead of the black parts is because it's easier than taping the black ones. YES, the round nub on the stick itself pushes it up, but it's not what's making it loose.

@Nout345 13 лет назад

dude, very nice video, thank :D

@Vote1Jimmy 11 лет назад

Just wondering if u should try doing something like this. My problem is that if I move left with my controller wile playing my character (mario) will walk and not run but point the stick any other way he will run. I think I damaged when I was younger playing one of the mini games in mario party. So should I give it a go? Just spewing coz it's my pokemon controller :(

@spikespiegel20 7 лет назад

what kind of screwdriver are you using, and what song is that?? do you remond 6 or 7 cm for the tape?

@TheToillMainn 7 лет назад

just a normal phillipshead of the smaller kind. The song is old, I made it. Don't remember what it was called though.

@SDK2K9 12 лет назад

I did this and now the analog stick is more stiff is it suppose to be like that?

@orangekittystudios 12 лет назад

i can't thank you enough for this!!! :D

@Tgangster3293 11 лет назад

Awesome fix! Before I barely had control of any direction but now I can finally stand still or even go through menus without raging. I must've put too much tape on or something cause I have to push hard to make link run at full speed.

@TheToillMainn 14 лет назад

It works for all of them but the problem with really worn out sticks is that it becomes very stiff. Nintendo did produce replacement parts for all consoles till the Wii came with it's VC. You can still get stick online but they're getting more expensive and rare. I don't know if a third party have started producing them but I hope so. Thank you for your comment!

@toyjay1 13 лет назад

omg it worked it took me around 45 minutes cause i did a little mistake but it was worth it !! thanks man!

@Paperkoopa 14 лет назад

I wanna try this, but what if the tape breaks after time? And can you please tell me how the two piece of tapes are fixing the stick?

@lbnkowal8676 5 лет назад

Great help thanks bud

@MeTaLdUdE02 14 лет назад

small question:i did this with all 3 of my controllers.one wasnt working like you said it would,so i put tape on the black thing(after noticing that the cog was worn out).it looked like it started working.not great,but good enough.at least link runs.but,anyways,i did the way you did it with my 1st one,but the last one isnt working.ive done everything imaginable to it to try,and it still doesnt work.do you recommend anything?

@Mrvaporify 14 лет назад

the only thing is i cant seem to put back together my joystick box (for lack of better description). the grey and whiteish peices will not click into place so i can screw it together. I dunno what i did wrong ive looked and it doesnt seem to be caught on anything. another question as well, when u put back the black things which one goes in the white part, the smaller holed one or the larger holed one. its difficult to tell in the video and i think this may be my problem. any help is appreciated.

@graub 11 лет назад

Nice tutorial. I have a 4th controller stick where the analog doesnt works very well. Did this in about 30 minutes and now my friends can play with it without raging XD It doesnt get a perfect movement like a new controller but its better than before thanks!

@Chamillionare64 12 лет назад

I skipped the last step of adding tape to the rectangular thing(because I ran out of tape), but I didn't expect my to not recoil after being shifted up or down. What'd I do wrong?

@AvengedVg 13 лет назад

Awesome ! Thanks :D

@ramz9169 12 лет назад

Would a method like this work for the Xbox 360 controller analog stick? Since mine is loose i was hoping to find a way to "tighten" it

@TheToillMainn 14 лет назад

Thank you. Good to know some people like my music! Yeah this fix is far from perfect. It depends on what tape you use as well. So far all my controllers have worked well, and I haven't changed the tape on any of them.

@bradrobbins1978 11 лет назад

I like this guy. Very clean hands.

@Crankey239 11 лет назад

Great! Every time I test the analog stick I move correctly in a couple of directions, but struggle in others. e.g. I move up and down fine, but I can barely move left or right and I have no idea what's causing the problem. What am I suppose to do about that?

@SorachiJirachi 14 лет назад

Having used this guide, I managed to make the control stick as tight as it used to be, but it sticks in vertical positions a lot, and everytime I move the stick out of the left position I hear clicking sounds. Did I do something wrong?

@TheToillMainn 14 лет назад

@Apell1 Yeah it's supposed not to have any empty spaces between the stick and the black parts. It's the black parts that wear out over time. Now, it's possible to get better results by applying tape on those rather than on the stick. I haven't tried it myself yet but other people have had very good results with it and it comes to no surprise really. Thank you for watching and commenting! :)

@Surllio 11 лет назад

Used it. Works great. Didn't need to second piece of tape though, as it made putting it back together really difficult. Still, it helped greatly.

@andrealves7938 10 лет назад

pretty good video, thanks!

@Kurosaki0Ichigo 8 лет назад

Thank you this worked :)

@engendroman 7 лет назад

Hey dude! THANKS A LOT! I can replay Ocarina of Time and make Link run again! :-D

@toniv77 12 лет назад

Thanks, It's better than before, but I have a little problem, Moving forward, left and right it's good as new, but moving back, The analogue will stick and re-center powerfully, I also can't push it all the way back without more force than the other directions. I think it's something to do with spring.... Do you know why this is?

@msgr33nday 11 лет назад

Yeah, thanks a lot. I had a wobbly analog stick and now its totally smooth! (i can´t remember what a new one feels like, but this must be pretty close.) I also put some grease in.

@TheToillMainn 14 лет назад

@originalMOON3R That's the best way to do it. I didn't think of putting tape on those black parts until after I uploaded the video. I may come with an update soon or later since I've tried both, and putting tape on the black parts is the best way.

@Jdbye 11 лет назад

I'm doing this fix right now, i screwed the analog stick back together but it sticks to the left and right (up and down are fine), did I use too much tape? Maybe if I move it around for a bit it'll get better.

@TheToillMainn 14 лет назад

@alejomegainc Are you sure you assembled it correctly and cleaned all the parts first? There may be something wrong with your controller as well. It's impossible to say really. I've never had that problem with mine, but I tried a controller which was faulty exactly like that once a few years back.

@TheToillMainn 13 лет назад

Thank you kind citizen of the Internetz!

@AFreakinProblem 14 лет назад

Damn wish I would've known this before I ordered my replacement stick. I tested this on my old analog stick with black electrical tape and worked like a charm. I highly recommend that you use regular clear tape over electrical though unless your going to apply a lubricant.