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I have some issues with my R2 auto shooting, so i tried opening it up to see if it looked ok and the spring was still in place. So i think its the resistance thats broken. It works fine now i think, it just makes a small mechanical squeak when i press it though
I managed to replace the spring on L2, but I believe I damaged my ribbon cable in the process. Neither L1 or L2 are responsive now. I believed it would be better to use the precision tweezers to remove and replace it and I suspect I damaged it when the tweezers slipped. I should have just pulled them out with my fingers as you suggested. Thanks for the video. Very well explained. Edit: After replacing the ribbon cable, controller is as good as new!
Repair shop said it was gonna be $60 to fix since they need a "special part" lol. Spent $6 on amazon for some replacement springs instead. Excellent video. Many thanks
My issue is that the L2 button is kinda stuck at first and then it runs fine. I got a Precision Screwdrive kit and started to work following your video and of course the controller was fine all that day 🙄😅. In any case, I am going to buy the springs and change that one anyway.
Thanks for the instructions! It was done in a way that was very approachable. I don't think the adaptive triggers is necessarily a quality issue, the spring is a mechanical part and will definitely wear out under tension. It's nice that the right trigger was easy to do, not looking forward to having to do the left ever
My R2 trigger is feeling softer than my other triggers on my controllers. I thought it may be a spring issue so I'm definitely going to try this technique. Im hoping it's not a dual sense motor problem
This video is straight to the point, spot on with instructions and the difficulty regarding certain steps and it most certainly helped me fix my broken triggers! Overall, really really helpful! I’d just like to point out it would be nice to add a list of all the tools required for this fix st the start of the video… Thank you so much, sir!
An absolutely helpful and very detailed instruction video, I was able to fix mine pretty easily, this helped me avoid taking the easy but expensive route 😂 it would be easy to discard a broken controller, send it off for repair or buy another one, this is by far the best economical solution, thanks for your efforts.
Thank you so much you are so awesome and helpful man! The spring was missing like you said, and I didn’t even use tape at all just held the spring with my finger and forced the other pc around with tweezers but they sure are so small and hard to deal with, great instructions with visuals!
i was watching your tutorial my spring for the r2 button is completely broken and flew off i enjoyed this video and will follow the instructions again once i replace it
Just so others see this comment, this worked for me! My L2 trigger was “stuck”, took it apart and seen nothing wrong with the spring. Decided to take it out anyways and realized it had moved from a drop on the ground. Popped it back in properly and it works like a charm. Thank you!
Going to let everyone know that sometimes these things get stuck on nothing, I just slapped mine really hard and it fixed it. If you have a loose button it almost certainly is a broken spring, but if it sticks it could be a number of things. Back when I played the Xbox one a lot it was often from loose debris or broken plastic bits that would get behind the controls triggers. For this ps5 controller I have no clue what caused it to stick, literally happened overnight. It looked slightly popped out of its place and was raised up. After taking off the front Black plate thingy and failing to find a Philips screwdriver small enough to take off the main frame, I just hit the controllers trigger hard and it popped back into place and the spring seems to work fine. Had I not done that I wouldn’t likely considered it to be completely broken or at least needing a replacement spring (which definitely was not needed obviously). Definitely not a strong recommendation, but it certainly beats thinking the controller is inoperable when in reality it’s completely functional and works fine. I’m glad I gave it a good hit, just be careful not to hit too hard 😂
Thanks so much for this, what i thought was going to be a £29 fix, became a £1.39 and 5 minutes of my time! Luckily already had small screwdrivers and prying tools lying around
Had to pull out the springs from one controller with drift that I had fixed once already. Didn't last long. Put those 2 springs in my other controllers that had a laft broken trigger on one and a right broken trigger on the other. When removing the left from the drift controller it flung off and lost it. I did manage to find it 😂. Now instead of 3 broken controllers I have 2 working ones and 1 broken one. 🎉
So ...just finished repairing my L2 by replacing the spring...for your information, I managed to replace the L2 spring without removing the battery... I put one arm of the spring under the trigger, then fixated the spring on the hook with the tip of my thumb...and then violently stuffed the other arm into it's place...of course the arm of the spring is slightly bend afterwards, but its bent inwards so it should stay in place...the risk for me was too high to tear a ribbon cable and trash the whole thing... unfortunately my tweezers didn't have a grip area at the tip...and it was pretty flexible, soft plastic...if I had sturdier tweezers and had a better grip on the arm to apply the needed force, to bend the arm, it would be much faster and easier probably...sorry if my description is confusing, my nerves lay blank now 😅 It's unbelievable how careless the springs are positioned in there...they are destined to fall out sooner or later...well, at least my L2 doesn't feel like wobbly shit anymore...I wish everyone good luck with that nasty spring, especially on L2 ❤
Thank you Interesting how R2 and L2 have their springs placed in different orientation. R2 was made easy, not so much L2. Thank you for pointing that out.
oh dude, i was struggling with l2 spring for 3 hours, nobody on youtube went your way and your video helped me alot i was like 10mins from throwing the controller out of window xD
I was really scared but it worked even though my controller was a different model, I have the CFI-ZCT1W, and my L2 button was holding itself down although not being pressed, which either wouldn’t allow me to press buttons ingame or I just couldn’t use the L2 button, I only replaced the L2 spring (without using the tape to hold it in place), it was a struggle but I managed and I reassembled the controller and tested it out in Street Fighter 6, I’m pleased to let you all know it works like a charm since I assign L2 to my OD moves! Thanks a bunch, you’ve saved me a controller!
Thank you very much for the tutorial! I unfortunately had to replace the left spring and opted to not take apart further like you did. It was a PAIN but it could be done, cheers!
Bro thank you for your detailed tear down, I dropped my controller and the left trigger spring slipped out and wasn’t returning the trigger completely forward, I was able to assess the issue and fixed it.
Thank you for this! I've never had controllers wear this fast, but I hear some loose piece when I shake the controller. Ofcourse it R2 and it's one of the button that gets used the most. Now I'm gonna order some springs! Thanks again!
Nothing wrong with my spring; simply disassembling seemed to clear all the problems. Tested it and my trigger works just fine. Thank you for the amazing detailed explanation and imagery!!!
Nice work here! I used this to fix a controller with R2 spring crush and I feel confident that I can now do this teardown pretty efficiently. I have already fixed a second DualSense in less than 10 minutes. You are a legend, sir!
Good video. The spring at the right trigger for my ps5 controller broke nearly as soon as I got the ps5. I had a ps4 with 4 controllers so I was able to remove a right trigger spring from the ps4 controller and place it into the right trigger of the ps5. Although I will note that the spring from the ps4 onto the ps5 controller looked identical to the spring that was on the left trigger which was fine.
Thanks for the amazing tutorial, i needed to remove everything to do the L2 spring replace and followed you step by step successfully, so thanks! Little problem though. The ribbon for the speaker. Once i removed it the little square rubber on top of it (the thing with the hole it it) was removed and i cant seem to put it back in place. Is it important?/ how to put it back in? Edit: nvm i figured it out. Just incase someone had the same issue. The square rubber itself can be opened (hard to explain how but it becomes like an open-mouth pac-man) which you then make it bite through the end part of the speaker ribbon and put back in its square hole.
My L2 is the one thats not working. I took the controller apart and the spring and everything looks perfect. The problem im having is that the L2 is constantly on despite me not pressing it. For example if i go into gta and hop into a car it will always reverse. Ive tried all the different solutions like pulling it up or banging on it but nothing seems to work.
Thanks for the video man! I was able to replace the spring with the one in my dualshock 4 and it worked just fine. That said, it seems less sturdy, but its a very good temporary solution.
Thank you, sir! Your solution worked perfectly after our R2 button quit working. Sure enough it was a broken spring. Amazon came thru with next day delivery of the part you recommended and in less than 24 hours the controller was fixed! Videos like this are what make RU-vid great!
Will this fix my dualsense adaptive trigger basically not working? My R2's adaptive feel works, however, the L2 one is adaptive is literally no existent.
