How to Replace an Xbox One Elite Series 2 Controller Analog Joystick

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IMPORTANT UPDATE: In order to get controller to power back on for testing, the new software update requires the back plate (which has the battery) to be connected.
Series 2 Drift Video: (to be released ~1 month)
Timeline:
Introduction - 0:00
Controller Teardown - 1:30
Joystick Removal - 5:40
Potentiometer Removal - 9:17
Solder Removal & Joystick Install - 10:43
Getting Full Range Method 1 - 13:25
Getting Full Range Method 2 - 14:10
Getting Full Range Method 3 - 14:36
Getting Full Range Method - 15:05
Controller Assembly - 17:54
Last Test & Outro - 20:35
Tired of having a non-working controller because the joystick isn’t functioning correctly? Replacing your analog stick will fix and repair many joystick issues and problems including but not limited to: stick drift, creeping, stuttering, blind spots, dead zones, no click, non-centered, broken, and loose joysticks. This method for replacing your joystick will fix these issues on Elite Series 2 Xbox One Controllers. In this video you will learn how to test your controller, take the controller apart, remove the analog joystick, install and replace the joystick with a soldering iron, and ways to get full range on the new joystick..
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@SOSSGAMING Год назад

Update: If your controller got the new software update, the back plate needs to be connected (because it has the battery inside it) for the gamepad tester to see the controller. Also, links to the joystick and soldering kits are in the description.

@bottledbeans8809 Год назад

Hello, with my right joystick it refuses to unthread and come out

@SOSSGAMING Год назад

@@bottledbeans8809 Have you tried using pliers and/or heating it up already? Or is it just twisting on you?

@GHANDiFRESH Год назад

Would you possibly know a way to trick the board into thinking the battery is connected when its not? I bought the Elite Series 2 on release, years back in 2019, and immediately took it apart and removed the rumbles and battery for weight reduction. However, as you may know, Microsoft recently pushed a firmware update that secretly included no boot up upon no battery detected. It just continuously repeats power on cycle and restarts every time it fails to detect it. Such a pain as I’ve gotten used to the balance and rather play hardwired than forced wireless.

@SOSSGAMING Год назад

@@GHANDiFRESH Great question. I'm sure there's a technical way to go about tricking it, but I honestly would know where to start. This sounds like a great question to ask on the acidmods forum.

@GHANDiFRESH Год назад

@@SOSSGAMING Appreciate it; I thought I’d ask here anyways just in case it helped any other person with this particular scenario. I had an Idea beforehand how to try and go about it. Which was to buy a broken Elite Series 2 for salvage and use the chip inside that battery pack and wire it to the board closing a loop.

@BMANZZS Год назад

Absolutely the best disassembly video of the elite series 2 and generally informative one too. Thank you so much for this!

@tehcowgoesquack Год назад

Microsoft casually making an overengineered, $200, annoying to repair piece of junk

@brentgreen1991 Год назад

#Facts

@PeugeotRocket Год назад

It's a fantastic controller. Not sure what you are talking about. I don't see any over engineering. Mine only broke because I dropped it.

@jovannihuerta148 Год назад

Maybe you just need to evolve, straight up

@italianbasegard Год назад

If it was overengineered, it wouldn’t be having these issues

@PeugeotRocket Год назад

@@italianbasegard Over engineered doesn't inherently mean it is going to have issues. Many over engineered things are reliable. Furthermore, being over engineered means that the the same effect could have been achieved with a simpler solution without losing any functionality. So what could have been done differently and in a simpler manner without losing any of the Elite's functionality? Tell me specifically what could have been changed in this design.

@lorde_2046 Год назад

If you’re having trouble removing the joystick, that tip provided in the video of heating up the joystick with a heat gun actually worked for me! Be sure to place a damp towel or cloth over the joystick to prevent you from melting any other components by accident.

@DaCom3AK Год назад

I completely broke a potentiometer trying to twist off a thumbstick. So thanks for this video. However, the way I removed potentiometers from my other Elites was by using a 2 nose pliers, one to the stem underneath the dome and one to above the dome with the thumbstick grips off. This made it so much easier and safe.

@jtperez657 2 месяца назад

What 2 nose pliers are you talking about exactly? I can't find any that fit underneath the dome

@casse82 2 года назад

Thanks, much needed after going through 3 controllers (all left thumbstick failures) during warranty period and then running out of warranty and 4th failing...

@user-rh8wj4os3x Год назад

This worked for my SCUF as well simple fix but don’t know how long it’ll last, but a quick fix was all I looked for

@joelou 8 месяцев назад

This is a super detailed video and I appreciate it. I'm just surprised its this involved/difficult to replace. I really thought the elite series would be easier to repair, but I guess not..

@HisZd11 Год назад

This video is amazing!!! I'm definitely looking for the video for the potentiometer replacement alone!

@SOSSGAMING Год назад

Sorry I just haven't got to it yet got slammed with other stuff. But basically just replace the potentiometer causing the issues and "calibrate it" as shown in the video if needed. Hope that helps.

@HisZd11 Год назад

@@SOSSGAMING do you have a good place to buy a replacement part for that pot?

@SOSSGAMING Год назад

@@HisZd11 If you live in North America I have a few listing of xbox joysticks and also one with the pots separately. If not, you may be able to find some on aliexpress.

@organicinsanity2534 4 месяца назад

Thanks man! I had one controller with bad shoulder buttons/dpad and dropped my new one and broke a joystick. Turns out the joysticks are on a separate board than everything else. Ur vid was clear and to the point. More I turned two junk controllers into one good one😊

@resinfingers3896 Год назад

I love you, amazing video. You are awesome and please keep making useful tutorials like this

@philsurtees Год назад

I had to replace my front shell, because the rubber was starting to peel off, so this was very helpful thank you...

@therealJohnAcree Год назад

@soss gaming great video and instruction. I have the stick drift issue and didn't know if you had a video on how to fix that outside of changing the potentiometer

@SOSSGAMING Год назад

I don't, haven't been able to get around to doing that yet. But basically it's what you described, changing out the potentiometer. Nothing fancy really. The video I had planned was just going to be more streamlined.

@sorrymates8873 2 года назад

Best Instruction for reparing :)

@zacheryhalbert Год назад

I love my elite 2 controller 🤷🏻‍♂️ been using it for over a year and no issues. But if it did break I’d be willing to try and fix it thanks to the great video!

@Drifded Год назад

How does your controller not have problems? Mine got stick drift within a month. And my controller's front and back plates are cracking.

@zacheryhalbert Год назад

@@Drifded idk man it’s still working great. Just beat Jedi survivor with it 🤷🏻‍♂️

@joseanrodriguez2005 4 месяца назад

I have mine for year no problem till yester day my 2 year old was puching her toy amd drag the cable controller drop and the click on the left stock stop working i try to see. But dont have the patien for this so i smash it on the floor see if fix lol

@zacheryhalbert 4 месяца назад

@@joseanrodriguez2005 Damn man sorry to hear that. Yeah they definitely aren’t made to handle that kind of impact

@KANman43 2 года назад

Thank you for all that you do

@tsskz1 10 месяцев назад

Thank you very much!!! Elite is saved. Operation complete 🎉

@SOSSGAMING 10 месяцев назад

You're welcome! Glad it helped. Great job.

@rickydenton1982 Год назад

You really need to use flux more. It makes soldering and desoldering so much more easy. Also, your solder sucker should be used under the through hole you’re working on and your iron above, that prevents awkward angles and melting the tip of the sucker as you have done.

@SOSSGAMING Год назад

Yes, more flux can't hurt! Just more cleaning sometimes lol And the tip of the solder sucker isn't from melting, it was purposefully cut to provide better suction (The cut part covers the iron so the solder sucker tip is more flush with the board)

@nsoutlawball1941 Год назад

Best video I've seen for this.

@Imm0rtal49 4 месяца назад

Great video! Fixed my friend’s elite controller. Very interesting way to remove the stick box by pieces. If you feel like you’re going to be doing this a few times, I’d recommend a hot air station. Helps with those pesky joints even after using a solder sucker. Once heated enough it just falls right out. These PCB boards, and the ps5 boards, are thick and require a lot of heat especially with unleaded solder.

@SOSSGAMING 4 месяца назад

Glad you had success with the hot air station! Thanks for the comment. Good luck on future repairs :)

@lakwasredestdu5811 2 года назад

The gap in the tip of the solder sucker is a great idea

@kflanigan 2 года назад

I literally just Sealed up my controller following your replacement shoulder button vid lol

@diegoq4110 Год назад

My left joystick plate is loose and I thought my controller was broken, this video saved me money!

@alfassi1988 Год назад

man, i saw a lot of "fix" videos, only this helped me!!!

@My_Intentions 2 года назад

Great video as always! Music was not distracting at all btw! Can I ask where is the video detailing how to replace only the potentiometers? Im only seeing a handful of videos on your channel. Or is it imbedded in one of those?

@SOSSGAMING 2 года назад

Thanks so much! And thanks for the feedback on the music. I was supposed to have that video ready soon but it's going to take a little longer than I expected. Maybe a month. Sorry about that. It'll pretty much just cover replacing the potentiometers though, which I show at 9:17. If you know which axis the drift is occurring, all you need to do is replace that specific pot. Hope that helps.

@My_Intentions 2 года назад

@@SOSSGAMING No worries! Glad to provide the feedback! And sweet! Can't wait to see that other video! Does just replacing a particular axis mess with the factory calibration at all? (So id only be able to calibrate for pc?) And btw do you know which specific ALPS analog sticks i should be looking for on aliexpress or otherwise for xbox one/elite gen 1 controllers?

@SOSSGAMING 2 года назад

@@My_Intentions On an elite series 2 controller it'll probably be ok to just swap out because it calibrates itself. For other controllers they may need calibration, depending on what parameters you allow. On aliexpress, if you find a listing that has "oem" vs "original" go with the original.

@jordanbarclay5232 Год назад

It was all cool until he pulled out the saunter lol

@mrbigtymer78 9 месяцев назад

Facts 😂😂😂😂

@joseanrodriguez2005 4 месяца назад

What is that?

@mason5291 4 месяца назад

Bro fr

@CarBleach 2 месяца назад

@@joseanrodriguez2005i feel like you know what he meant you’re just tryna be a smart ass

@joseanrodriguez2005 2 месяца назад

@@CarBleach no i dont no what saunter is or mean

@MEE6- 24 дня назад

Managed to fix the left stick by just replacing the potentiometer . Good video 👍👍👍

@SOSSGAMING 24 дня назад

Nice! Great job.

@scrupleztv Год назад

To avoid scratching your thumb sticks columns, or breaking the joystick, if you have one, I'm assuming you do if you're tearing down an electronic, insert a small Phillips screwdriver onto the top of the joystick, and unscrew. That's what that's there for. Other than that, the rest of video perfectly helpful. Thank you so much.

@strongnb136 Год назад

Not really, those are there to adjust like... the resistance of the joystick

@scrupleztv Год назад

@@strongnb136 not just for that. Engineers wouldn't leave the only way to remove joysticks by applying a pair of pliers to a plastic column to scratch it up. A screw can have more than one purpose and I would bet those screws are Philips to 1 easily adjust the tension and 2 safely remove the columns without damaging them.

@justinm7399 Год назад

Are you assuming it is used that way or have you done it?

@robinclaassen9078 2 месяца назад

Its working thx

@user-hu8op2fh6d 6 месяцев назад

very helpful thank you A++

@BruceThePugDog 8 месяцев назад

This will be my first try soldering anything, got a free elite 2 with a broken joystick. Other then that it's perfect. Thanks for the info.

@SOSSGAMING 8 месяцев назад

Good luck!

@BruceThePugDog 7 месяцев назад

Okay so I did what you said not too do. I was rough and pulled out of those metal rings! Is there any way to fix it?

@SOSSGAMING 7 месяцев назад

@@BruceThePugDog Uh oh! Technically yes, I believe. Which joystick were you working on? left or right? and which through hole is damaged? There should be a way to jump a wire from the pin on the potentiometer to a specific point on the board.

@vefarinaj Год назад

I have a technical question: To start, I'm pretty new to repairs like this. I have lots of mechanical experience, but more on larger scale. I replaced both joysticks, while following along to this video. I couldn't get the controller to show up on the website, so I connected to my XBox (where I use the controller anyway), and there are two issues I've noticed, and am hoping you can point me in the right direction. 1. every button or movement is very sensitive now. 2. the right joystick, on the testing screen, shows it is being pulled to the bottom right, and doesn't move at all when I move the joystick. Any help would be much appreciated! Thanks, Vinnie

@SOSSGAMING Год назад

They made an update to these controllers where now they require the battery pack to be connected for the controller to register with anything. 1. For the sensitive joystick movement, that would be due to the higher range potentiometers (assuming those were used). But for sensitive buttons, I honestly couldn't say. First time hearing an issue about that. 2. This could be caused by a number of things. Most likely cause (at least on other controllers) is damaged pads on through holes. But these controllers are built a bit more sturdy, so perhaps less likely. It also could be a damaged/lost small capacitor/diode that is used in providing that joystick power. Another possibility is the potentiometers themselves. An upside down wheel in the potentiometer could cause this. Simply open the potentiometer and make sure is in the upright position (flat part up). Or simply both potentiometers are faulty. Which seems like the least likely, but possible. One more thing I'd check the solder connections. If there are bridges between two pins this could cause the issue as well, along with a bad solder connection (which could be caused by damaged pads). Hope that helps you move forward in solving this. Let me know if you figure it out.

@a1pcg887 5 месяцев назад

Hello, Thank you for the feedback, Once you remove the bottom shell there is the battery underneath on the bottom side these are the connectors for the charging station and on the right side of the battery there is the motherboard connectors, I checked everything several times, at the level of the right screws that are used, it seems that something is pushing and losing contact with the connectors, everything is on the same side ...

@SOSSGAMING 5 месяцев назад

Maybe try cleaning the contacts? Slim chance that will do anything. Stumped on this one dang.

@TheWebstaff 4 месяца назад

So glad they are bringing calibration into the app. Have you mucked about with swapping spring in the sensors yet?

@SOSSGAMING 4 месяца назад

I haven't swapped any springs from the elite 2 but on some other joysticks I have. Is that what you mean?

@TheWebstaff 4 месяца назад

@@SOSSGAMING yeah. I started down the rabbit hole about a week ago. Then bought a few elite 2 controllers and was disappointed with the slop in the center dead zone then discovered how they are made and the importance of the spring strength on how the sensor functions at a mechanical level. But yeah 3-5% on an elite 2 and it must be due to how the spring assembly is working or not working. My mind jumped to progressive springs. So currently looking at small springs.

@robertholsopple9451 5 месяцев назад

I originally was inside my control to repair the right bumper but when removing the thumb sticks, there was enough thread locker on them to hold a light nut on a car, so my joysticks twisted inside themselves and now I'm replacing those. Thanks for the video. I'm going to use solder wick and remove all solder and try and remove the joysticks in 1 solid piece rather than cit them apart.

@SOSSGAMING 5 месяцев назад

Oh no :/ Did the plastic inside the joystick housing break?

@robertholsopple9451 5 месяцев назад

@@SOSSGAMING yea, it twisted it around inside the housing. They work still somehow but they don't feel right and they stick at times. I play mainly 1st person shooter titles so they need fixed if I hope to have any accuracy, 😂.

@CaseyKalogiannis Год назад

OMG Thank you!! Great Video. I never have taken my controller apart. But I do have a issue where the thumb domes were unscrewing themselves while i game. I guess i can take the faceplate off and then apply some loctite to keep them from unthreading? I was worried I broke my controller somehow and would need to replace it.

@SOSSGAMING Год назад

You could do that but I wouldn't recommend it if you were to ever want to remove them in the future. I would recommend torquing them down really tight (perhaps get some pliers to apply more torque). That's been working for me.

@oscar1081 2 года назад

Hey man, nice to see you back. I find that series 2 are a pain in the butt to replace the joysticks but at least they don’t need calibration

@SOSSGAMING 2 года назад

Thanks! Yeah, that lead-free solder can be troublesome.

@calvinbuist4397 2 года назад

@@SOSSGAMING why doesn't my controller recalibrate itself. I can't use gamepad tester So I just plugged it into the Xbox and not it's on but doesn't do anything what should I do?

@eneresolong 2 года назад

Still no luck...it won't power up even with the cable directly connected. Thanks for the response, I appreciate it.

@SOSSGAMING 2 года назад

@@eneresolong Does the light try to come on at all? And both boards are connected to eachother? Pretty confused on this one. You might want to consider posting this question on the acidmods forum. They might be able to help better troubleshoot it.

@eneresolong 2 года назад

@@SOSSGAMING it worked once for about 10 seconds before the light went out for good. As far as I can tell the boards are connected properly..I had a weird issue where the rumbles were firing non stop at full force before I removed them. Thanks for the tips I'll post if I ever learn more

@jpuckerino5776 2 года назад

Hey man having trouble the left stick it's double-clicking any idea on how to fix?

@OverLord-OvLd Год назад

Good Video! Have a question: Are there no hall effect sensor for this controller?

@SOSSGAMING Год назад

Not that I am aware of. I believe the internals are not capable of using hall effect sensors, though I could be wrong.

@zklv1_25 2 года назад

amazing

@Childishxmarkeeloo Год назад

The elite controller comes with a little screw thing that you can use to unscrew the analog safely. It’s the round thing with the square tip just use that

@ajpile187 Год назад

Thats for changing the mobility of the joystick not removing it

@seanalmgren4468 Месяц назад

Bro my anxiety doing this would be to high lmao

@SOSSGAMING Месяц назад

😅

@Costinmusca 2 года назад

One issue though - Silicone tubing should not be missing from any desoldering pump tip (in order to protect the PCB and have better suction from the seal it creates)

@SOSSGAMING 2 года назад

Are you referencing the solder sucker I am using in the video? If so, it's actually one that comes with a cheap soldering kit. It has a plastic tip, and by cutting a little divot, it's able to go over the soldering tip which creates a better seal, and allows better suction. Oh, and thanks for watching!

@Costinmusca 2 года назад

@@SOSSGAMING Yep, that's the sucker allright, it's just I've learned a soft silicone tip will make your life easier around solder pads and protect them as well. You can even cut and use some cable insulation if you find any around that are heat resistant and the fitting dimensions. And yes, it's a cheap or no cost and effective solution ;) (to a problem you never even knew you've had until you've tried it - I know I'm no longer using my desolder pump without a soft tip since I've seen it about 20 something years ago)

@SOSSGAMING 2 года назад

@@Costinmusca "that's the sucker" haha. Thanks for the great "tip"!

@getit7107 2 года назад

If you have some spare earbud caps made of silicone they are a good fit for the blue solder sucker.

@BenVerschoor-oo4kl 9 месяцев назад

Awesome video thanks! But unfortunately my controller won’t turn on and I hear a very soft ticking/clicking noice inside when I press The Xbox button. I’ve checked the 2 little black cables that go from the power to the motherboard and they seem to be fine. Do you have any Idea what this could be?

@chrisgrouge 2 года назад

Hi, at about 6:25 you mentioned a separate video you have if I only have stick drift but can’t find it. Is that video still available?

@SOSSGAMING 2 года назад

It is not, I'm so sorry. I have had too many other projects I've been busy with. Thanks for bringing it up, I may try to see if I can get started on that. Videos take a long time to make for me. In the meantime, for stick drift, basically all you need to do is replace the potentiometer causing the drift. That's really all there is too it actually.

@CircularTonic Год назад

15:00 What is the pot Resistance Value for the High Range Pots? Great In-depth video.

@SOSSGAMING Год назад

Thanks! I believe they are 10k.

@Fat_Casual 10 месяцев назад

Awesome Tutorial! But where can I find high Range Sensor Potentiometers? (14:38) I've never heard of those before...

@SOSSGAMING 10 месяцев назад

Thanks! The one's shown in the video are from Nintendo Pro controllers. It's honestly a nightmare trying to source them. You might be able to find some on AliExpress, but the white PS4 potentiometers have higher range and will work too. Be careful not to get the "OEM" ones with integrated deadzone.

@vyeahgra9826 Год назад

Use the key they give you to adjust the joystick tension to losses joy stick. That's what I did

@audelusional5723 2 года назад

AHH U FINALLY MADE IT

@SOSSGAMING 2 года назад

Haha, indeed!

@z1otis 2 года назад

Hello, Love the video and your other one about replacing the bumper switches! I have run into a bit of a problem though. I've done everything up until the gamepad testing and when I connect the two boards together the lights turn on but neither the xbox controller app or the gamepad tester site recognize the controller as being connected. Any advice to help me get it working again? Thanks!

@SOSSGAMING 2 года назад

I've been getting a few people mention this. One told me they screwed the screws in and it worked, another told me they just waited a while. You may also need to press a button, like a,b,y, x for it to register. Let me know what you find out or if either of those tips worked. So far this is still a mystery.

@z1otis 2 года назад

Thanks for the tip, I got it working! Putting everything back together with the screws seemed to do the trick! My only other issue is the thumbstick seems to catch a little bit in some directions. I think maybe its getting a snagged up on the the edge of the potentiometer but Its not enough of a pain to risk breaking anything trying to move it haha thanks again!

@SOSSGAMING 2 года назад

@@z1otis Awesome! You put the whole controller together or just the screws? Also, is the thumbstick snagging with the front cover on? If the front cover wasn't on, then that's normal.

@z1otis 2 года назад

@@SOSSGAMING The screws didn't work by themselves but with everything back together it started to work. And unfortunately it snags with the cover on, its not too noticeable but definitely different than the other stick.

@SOSSGAMING 2 года назад

@@z1otis Thanks for the info. And I'm sorry to hear that. I wonder what it could be. Wondering if the thumbstick isn't tight enough or if the joystick isn't as flush as it could be. That shouldn't happen. Hmmm.

@TXnavyman1 2 года назад

Thank you soo much! Found this and saved myself 140 bucks!!!

@thefishingcarpenter 10 месяцев назад

I totally destroyed both sticks doing this they are froze up solid as a rock now and i kept everything even and did just how you did.

@SOSSGAMING 10 месяцев назад

@phillipramz8882 9 месяцев назад

Did you have any trouble sucking out the solder on the 4 ground points? I had to use both a hakko solder sucker, and place an iron on the other side of the pcb to get enough heat flow going.

@SOSSGAMING 9 месяцев назад

Yeah, it can be a pain sometimes. Sometimes just have to keep going at it to get it.

@GottZac Год назад

Hey, do you Recommend a well priced heat gun? I can’t seem to find any 😢 thx

@hackoomb 5 месяцев назад

Hello friend, that same joystick is compatible with the normal x series, yes I have the replacement kit also for the sticks that are screwable. (I have spare parts for these and would like to modify my series x controllers like the Xbox One Elite Series 2)

@SOSSGAMING 5 месяцев назад

In theory they are compatible, but the only problem I see is the Elite Series 2 joysticks sit a little higher, so the joystick might rub on the front cover, but I am not sure. Let me know how it goes!

@DIY-Morti 5 месяцев назад

This was very helpful! I've replaced both stick modules. Just now the right stick click doesn't register anymore. Damaged button pad?

@SOSSGAMING 5 месяцев назад

What does it show on the tester site when moving the joystick around? And what are the values?

@DIY-Morti 5 месяцев назад

@@SOSSGAMING ah forgot to edit here: It just didn't register the click. It was indeed the top right solder pad for the button. So I've tested a bit and traced it to a tiny smd resistor, where I could solder a jumper wire to. All is fine now and the black replacement modules from Ali are tighter feeling than the OG sticks when new. Got a brand new Elite Core here so can compare :-) Stick movement is perfect. 0-2% drift depending on how well it returns to center. Better than new. But that solder combined with smaller holes and shorter mounting pins made it a pia vs. the old One controller :D

@SOSSGAMING 5 месяцев назад

@@DIY-Morti Haha good to hear! They can definitely be a pia. The lead-free solder too

@DIY-Morti 5 месяцев назад

@@SOSSGAMING True, took a lot of time and 60/40 leaded solder to get this stuff flushed out. Even the desoldering station had no chance due to the pins being such a snug fit while being too short to reach and heat up! Desoldering a complete stick module took me 50 sec. on the Xbox One controller. The Elite 2 I had to cut to pieces prior to desoldering.

@jazay591 Год назад

Hey is there a tutorial you could make to install a better joystick in? Like maybe one of those magnetic based ones that have a 100x longe lifespan. Forgive me if I being ignorant on electronics hardware, not too versed on the subject.

@SOSSGAMING Год назад

As far as I'm aware those type of joysticks aren't compatible. They require different type of electronics on the motherboards. Would be nice though!

@baklapjaz 8 месяцев назад

What happened to the video on replacing switch joy cons? I purchased your kit on Amazon, followed your amazing step by step video and the replacement parts work flawlessly. I told a friend I’d send the links to the parts & your video, but it’s not on your channel any more. What’s up?

@SOSSGAMING 8 месяцев назад

Sorry about that! Thanks for letting me know. And thanks for the support and word of mouth. I took it down because I'm going to upload two separate videos (for each controller).

@Kazukamichan Год назад

Thanks, going to do this soon because my left joystick doesn't click in anymore.

@SOSSGAMING Год назад

Good luck!

@Kazukamichan Год назад

@@SOSSGAMING Thanks, Looks like a easy repair for me because I'm a experienced at soldering and took a class in highschool but micro soldering is on a whole another level. The controller that I'm going to fix is out of warranty and Microsoft is going to charge me $79 dollars for the repair. I can do it myself and will order more joysticks which are just $10 a set so if it eventually happens again I can repair it my self. About to order the Elite Series 2 Joystick Kit you listed under the video.

@ivanaviNiebla 2 года назад

Hi! I was wondering if you had tried to reduce the loosenes of these Elite V2 sticks by modding them or something, because they might be the most wobbly sticks out there. And btw, what are high range potentiometers?

@SOSSGAMING 2 года назад

Unfortunately I believe that's because of the design. Not sure there is anything to do about that. The high range potentiometers allow for a higher sensitivity. Meaning less movement on the joystick is more movement in game. I only recommend using them either on the left joystick or when the normal potentiometers just aren't able to give enough range. Hope that helps.

@ivanaviNiebla 2 года назад

@@SOSSGAMING Thanks! But where or how do I look for those potentiometers?

@SOSSGAMING 2 года назад

@@ivanaviNiebla I'm not sure you can anymore. But you can try online. Like mouser, or aliexpress. The supplier I had located who had connections to the manufacturer is no longer able to get anymore. It's kind of stressing me out lol. But they're actually not necessary because you can use potentiometers from PS4 joysticks which have higher range than xbox as well. Those ones might even be better for this.

@ivanaviNiebla 2 года назад

@@SOSSGAMING Oh thanks, I didn't know that. I just bought Alps for the NS, Xbox and PS4 and PS5 to learn the differences and advantages or disadvantages they have.

@Alex-or7hu Год назад

I tore down one of the analogs. Theres basically a spring that pushes on a cup to bring it back to center. On my used joystick the cup and the bottom of the housing were NOT worn. I suspect a weak spring may be a large cause of the drift. Was going to cut down a spring and stack them to test ie a helper spring.

@adrianoperez2257 3 месяца назад

a copper mash would make it way easier to remove the older soldering, besides this, nice video man, thanks =)

@upaSilent Год назад

Hi, in my case, after right stick have been replaced, i've had 90% left direction and 100% right direction. After my "pro" investigation i realised that the stick and potentiomenter are fine. The issue that the stick is not well centered by the factory or not well centered during soldering, becouse without thumbstick all parameters were good. Its not comfortable for me to play with agressive curve set in the settings, so the most simple way to fix this for me was removal of the decoration ring aroung the joystick hole in the casing, now all good. The issue is about 0.5-0.8mm of axis centering between the center point of the hole in the casing and the stick, not the potentiometer...(sry for my engl.)

@SOSSGAMING Год назад

True, that could be one reason for not receiving full range. I'd imagine it's still able to be remedied through adjusting the potentiometer. Doesn't removing the ring feel quite different though?

@upaSilent Год назад

@@SOSSGAMING if i did not have such sausage fingers, i would go for the way that you advise, adjusting potentiometer🙃. But tiny electronics is my nightmare, so i was looking for the easiest way. Without that ring it doing very nice, like new, i mean 100% all 4 directions, but of course if i rotate the stick 360 deg. at maximum outreach, the thumb-stick touches fixing teeth, but in-game almost never i do this. Maybe im gonna cut them off, will be customised controller. Thank you for this guide, i was in doubt is this problem is common or i’m just unlucky)

@gencarelle5 2 года назад

Great video. My problem is when trying to rmove the covers on the thumbsticks, they end up just spinning. Do I need to apply some upward pressure or something? The analog joystick is fine and not broken.

@SOSSGAMING 2 года назад

Sounds like the rubber on the thumbstick is what's spinning. Try using pliers like shown in the video if you can.

@chasel907 Год назад

@@SOSSGAMING I am running into the same issue. I have tried using the longer joy stick w/ and w/out pliers, no joystick just pliers on the "nub", a screw driver, and I have even heated it up as well. I can feel and see the dome spinning (mine has a very small blemish I can see rotate). Any other ideas I can try? I was able to get the left one off no problem but the right one is being extremely difficult. Thanks for the video!

@SOSSGAMING Год назад

@@chasel907 Sounds like the joystick itself broke somehow. When you tilt the dome piece and look under it, do you see it broken somewhere? And when you turn it looking under the dome piece at the joystick, what do you see happening? If you're trying to save it, I suppose the only way out of that is desoldering each pin. You will basically need a desoldering iron to do this. It may take a bit of work to get each pin free. Another option may be trying to chop the joystick up enough to free the metal piece holding the dome piece. Not sure how viable that option is though. Actually one last may be to hold the metal piece under the dome piece somehow while twisting the dome piece. That would take some type of needle nose pliers. Let me know what you figure out.

@strongnb136 Год назад

@@SOSSGAMING Maybe it needs more time on the heating process for the glue to melt, its happening the same to me here.

@SOSSGAMING Год назад

@@strongnb136 The shaft part of the joystick broke inside you mean?

@StreetRacingLifeStyle 11 месяцев назад

Now did you replace them with the same ones or did you put better ones in place of them?

@SOSSGAMING 10 месяцев назад

Unfortunately there aren't any better ones that I'm aware of (ones with the adjustable tension, anyway). It's technically possible to replace with regular xbox joysticks or even PS4 ones, with minor modification.

@JRhodes88 Год назад

I bought these joysticks from your Amazon page and I’m having a problem with the left joystick after replacing it and using the new pots that came in the box. Vertical axis works great, horizontal axis is inverted when I test. Pushing left goes right. Did I get a faulty joystick?

@SOSSGAMING Год назад

I've never heard that one before! Sounds to me like a settings issue. Check the joystick settings in the accessories app and/or the game settings on the game that you are playing. Let me know if that solves it or not.. Not sure what else it could be, but I'll try to think.

@a1pcg887 5 месяцев назад

Hello, Thank you for your videos, I disassembled and changed the LB / RB buttons, I have a problem reassembling once I put the screws on the side of the X / Y / A / B buttons, or that I put the case back on, the controller no longer turns on wirelessly, only in USB, I am in France, Do you have any idea of the contact required during assembly... Thank you

@SOSSGAMING 5 месяцев назад

Sounds like an issue with the battery. The two cables from the front and back board are for the battery I believe. Make sure they are connected well. I'm not sure if polarity matters (which cable is snapped in to which spot), but it might as well. That's all I can think of at the moment.

@bingbongarmy9078 Год назад

You used your channel locks backwards, but thank you for the video

@SOSSGAMING Год назад

Haha yeah I'm a total noob. Thanks for watching!

@tonyrgnash 10 месяцев назад

not sure why you wouldn't just use solder wick, that method worked well for me with my soldering iron set to 400c

@SOSSGAMING 10 месяцев назад

On the Elite 2?? Very impressive! I'm sure you have a great technique.

@lucasbradshaw5644 5 месяцев назад

Hey there, having an issue where after resoldering this twice, with two different replacements, I still have the controller showing a constant down and to the right registration. It's my right joystick. You mentioned in another comment that I may need to run a wire to a specific spot on the MB to fix. Any ideas to help fix?

@SOSSGAMING 5 месяцев назад

Yeah sounds like the pads are messed up. Message my gmail sossgamingcs. I've been really bad at responding lately though as I'm out of country, apologies.

@claytonbich Год назад

Halo Infinite also has the max input threshold option

@Cognitoman 9 месяцев назад

Yep

@minimell_8910 Год назад

I had viewed another video that said that the controller that comes with the Series X has auto calibration. Do you know if this is the case as well?

@SOSSGAMING Год назад

I can't confirm this as I've not dealt with that controller yet, but that would be great news if true.

@NoxDracul Год назад

Hey, just out of curiosity, do you know if you could change out series x/s analogue sensors with the elite v2 ones?

@SOSSGAMING Год назад

I believe they should work. But 2 things to keep in mind if planning on changing the joysticks: you will also need Elite Series 2 dome pieces and thumbsticks, and because the joysticks sit a little higher, the dome piece may rub against the front cover. I don't really see that as being an issue but it's possible so it's worth mentioning. Hope that helps

@nasko235679 2 года назад

Do you have any ideas as to how to fix unresponsive AXYB buttons? The rubber pad seems to be low quality on the Elite 2 and I don't know if there's a simple solution.

@SOSSGAMING 2 года назад

That's a great question. Have you tried an aftermaket pad? I think I vaguely remember it also being something to do with too much wiggle room in the holes in the front cover, not sure if that's correct though. Unfortunately I haven't looked too much into this yet, sorry.

@iwestarmy 14 дней назад

Using a hairdryer to heat up the thumbsticks work pretty well.

@SOSSGAMING 12 дней назад

Nice!

@jamespham6088 Год назад

my joystick is working fine, but the click is broken so now I think I might have to replace it... gah I hate how often I have to disassemble this controller because something goes wrong

@richierich1169 Год назад

Hello, thank you for this great vid. I have a question I hope someone can answer. I’ll just say i needed to take apart the controller. I found a 4 stack of small magnets under the d-pad. They can’t possibly go there because the d-pad a stay or work right with them there. Do you have any info on them? Thank you

@SOSSGAMING Год назад

Do you mean the black part that the metal piece goes on? If so, the magnets are the keep the metal d-pad in place.

@skever81 Год назад

I remember I was struggling to melt the solder on the elite 1 controller(no issues on the normal controllers) and I'm assuming they're using the same solder as elite 1. Any tips on how to melt the solder?

@SOSSGAMING Год назад

The solder they are using on the Elite 2's is lead free solder. So it requires a higher temperature to melt. As mentioned in the video what can help is adding some regular leaded solder and flux to get it to melt better, along with the higher temperature (about 50c higher than normal I think) If I remember correctly it's around 400C

@GHANDiFRESH Год назад

I happen to own two Elite Series 2 controllers; one on release and one two years later. The latter has black potentiometers while the former has green. There is also very subtle differences between the two controllers internally. However, my question is, are there any differences between the pots other than color?

@SOSSGAMING Год назад

When something changes on joysticks , specifically the color of the potentiometers or the base, it's for a reason. My guess is that they are updated in some way, but not to do with changes to the potentiometers themselves. That's just my guess though.

@GHANDiFRESH Год назад

@@SOSSGAMING Your guess is just as good as mine. Playstation controllers were the only ones, from what I’ve seen, that are notorious for multiple iterations of the same model of controller. It was interesting to see, as Im sure Microsoft’s gotten a handful of negative feedback due to the quality control of the Elite Series 2 on release. Especially given the fact that it sported a $180 price tag; its understandable. This is where it pays to know a little hands on skills. It’s very much rewarding to get things fixed yourself, rather than having to buy new or wait/send out for warranties. It’ll make you better off for it and there’s no greater feeling when you’ve succeeded. Thanks for your time and what you share to help others reduce e-waste, so that we all can just get back to gaming.

@aaronrens26 Год назад

Also, may i ask how you got rubbuer grips on your helping hands?

@SOSSGAMING Год назад

It's actually just electrical tape :)

@davidbalogh4976 Год назад

Any reason after reconnecting the two central wires to the board and reattaching the front cover my controller might not turn on? Is there a step I missed in the test phase?

@SOSSGAMING Год назад

An update on the controller made it required to have the battery (which is part of the back plate) to be attached. Perhaps that's it? Does it turn on with the USB-C cable connected?

@iTzIronPedro 2 года назад

😀 thankyou goat

@jomimaro1 2 года назад

Hi, nice video, do you know If series controller has self calibration? Thanks :)

@SOSSGAMING 2 года назад

Yes it does. (Series 2 only, not the Series 1)

@SOSSGAMING 2 года назад

@@user-ul6df1vg5z They cannot. I'm hoping xbox introduces this feature in their future standard controller though. It's very nice.

@richard2667 2 года назад

@@SOSSGAMING Isn't this standard for almost all other controller brands? I believe most controllers calibrate the center when you turn the controller on. It's easy to test if a controller has auto calibration if you hold the joystick off center when you power it on, as that'll cause it to calibrate off center and basically force stick drift until you turn the controller off and on again. I think this is why stick drift is so common with Xbox controllers despite all major brands using the same ALPS joystick modules.

@SOSSGAMING 2 года назад

@@richard2667 No, it's not standard unfortunately (that I'm aware of). Other controller brands have software though that allow you to calibrate with when you open the software. Just not Sony or Microsoft, the two biggest controller manufacturers.

@camhayton6964 Год назад

Hi there followed your video to replace left thumbstick... took a while but got there n all works but now rotating it feels blocky if that makes sense rather than smooth like the right thumbstick. Any ideas where I may have gone wrong?

@SOSSGAMING Год назад

Hmmm. And this is with the cover on? Perhaps the dome piece isn't screwed in all the way?

@Vrypor 2 месяца назад

I attempted to repair an elite 2, the issue was stick drift on the left joystick, and the L3 button was being pushed down at all times. So I took it apart, was able to remove the wipe disks, and used some spare PS5 wipe disks I had laying around. The next issue I am having is that the joystick drift has worsen, do you believe this is caused due to my initial idea of using another controllers wipe disk as a universal one and then being incorrect on that? I havent yet checked if the wipe disks are different as I assumed they were universal, will check when I get off work under the microscope.

@SOSSGAMING 2 месяца назад

It's possible the new wiper shows worse drift. But it's also most likely the potentiometer has run it's course. There is carbon inside that wears down over time. Simply replacing the potentiometer should fix it. You can switch with a PS4 one even, then calibrate after.

@SWATsqad Год назад

Thanks, broke both joysticks... Looks like I should have used a philips head on the middle pin instead of forcing them to rotate. I got the rotating forever bug, the only way to fix it was to brute force the dome out, a piece of the analog stick remaining on the dome will need heating (300 Celsius worked for me) and then it easily unscrews.

@SOSSGAMING Год назад

Sorry to hear that :( I just recently heard of the screwdriver method. I will have to test that out. Best of luck on the rest of the repair..

@SWATsqad Год назад

@@SOSSGAMING finished the swap, looks like everything is fine. Also changed some potentiometers (without the housing) and that fixed some weird pegged axis issues. Overall it was quite painful

@SOSSGAMING Год назад

@@SWATsqad It can be definitely be rough sometimes. But great job on completing it!

@strongnb136 Год назад

@@SOSSGAMING I want to see that I have an issue like 2 months ago taking out that right stick cap Can or should I use 300 celcius as the other sub says?

@strongnb136 Год назад

@@SOSSGAMING I mean the stick rotates but it Just dont come out its like it goles back to its original position

@caden5109 2 месяца назад

If you are just replacing the potentiometer do you need to calibrate it too?

@SOSSGAMING 2 месяца назад

Nope! It will automatically calibrate by itself moving around but some have told me you can also calibrate it in the accessories app now for quicker results! No physical calibration required on the elite series 2 or the X/S models.

@nicogarbella Год назад

I am looking to fix this issue on the Elite Series 1 controller. Do you know if the joysticks are the same for both Series 1&2? Thanks

@SOSSGAMING Год назад

They are different. You will need the standard xbox joysticks.

@TylerCroom-xe6ou Год назад

Took a small price of card board stuffed it inbetween that right one that controls up and down and closed it back and works perfect now I kept messing with it like everyone else does until it didn’t work as usual and I figure out will trynna clean it with a q tip that when it’s disconnected it still reacts to the q tip swiping up and down even tho disconnected so stuffed sun in there and I think it’s even more durable lol but that was just for the up and down drift lol hope some of y’all can u derstand what I just said and hope it helps I don’t know how to edit or post vids or I would show it and post as I’m sure I’m the first to ever do this

@4megapete Год назад

i tried removing the 2 circuit boards on mine but the right joy-stick is held in place by some membrane thing and i didn't want to yank it out to break it and just ended up breaking everythin

@xlilxmini0n824 2 года назад

I’m curious but do I have to weld the joystick to the board or is it gonna affect it if I don’t

@SOSSGAMING 2 года назад

You will definitely need to solder the joystick in.

@cluer1 6 месяцев назад

What temp is ideal to remove the solder? I can’t seem to melt it even at high temps.

@SOSSGAMING 5 месяцев назад

On these controllers maybe about 400C. I put mine at about 380 and it barely is enough. I also add regular leaded solder to help it melt.

@joshuamccartt9668 Год назад

Is there any possible way to replace the sensors or the joystick without needing soldering or heating?? I just went through so much work, and purchased the kit to take my controller apart, just to realize I have to actually work on the motherboard in order to do this. Is there any easier way???

@SOSSGAMING Год назад

Hello, yes unfortunately soldering will be required. Sorry for the bad news!

@jordanrinier4463 Год назад

@SOSS GAMING Hey, so I bought your kit and tried replacing the broken joysticks on my controllers but I ran into multiple issues that I don't have time to correct right now. Would you be open to fixing my controllers if I were to mail them, with payment?

@SOSSGAMING Год назад

I'm sorry to hear that. I don't do repairs anymore but if you type in "elite 2 joystick repair service" on eBay you will find a few who do. Hope that helps.

@giggity4670 Год назад

How do you melt the solder so easy i just cant get it to melt i only have a soldering iron but goes all the way to 450c but even at that temp the solder stays put not not a sign of melting i try adding my own solder to it to help it melt but just sits on the solder and does not melt it. Is it some high heat solder they use or am i just doing it wrong as i worked on 360 controllers and Xbox one controllers before with no problems it is just the elite ones that do not want to melt for me.

@SOSSGAMING Год назад

The lead-free solder on these boards are quite difficult to work with. I would have said to add your own leaded solder, but since you mentioned you've tried that, I'm guessing the solder iron just doesn't get hot enough. That's the only explanation I can think of. It's really a pity they used the lead-free solder on these boards.

@Meanjoe65 11 месяцев назад

Hello! I replaced my joystick and pots on my right thumbstick. I'm not sure what I did, but it doesn't not ready any up and down movement or clicking the joystick, but doesn't read left to right. I did try a different pot and it didn't help. Any suggestions?

@SOSSGAMING 11 месяцев назад

This is for the elite 2 controller? It's not typical that a through hole is damaged, as they are better than the standard controllers (which is a common problem when trying to repair), but that may be the issue.

@bakaAL07 6 месяцев назад

Hi! What about the hall censor? I saw it on the market. Will it work?

@SOSSGAMING 5 месяцев назад

On the Elite 2's I'm not so sure. Did you ever figure out if they will?

@ericmerryman1014 Год назад

Just for future reference let people know ahead of time that you can break the joysticks when attempting to unscrew them. Most people who watch this watch the video pause it for a few and repeat. If you say take the joysticks off this way l, then afterwards say “oh and by the way be careful cause you can easily break them well I think you get my point.

@SOSSGAMING Год назад

Thanks for the input, I didn't realize that could have been an issue but it makes sense. Sorry you had to deal with that! I will definitely take that into account with any future videos.

@Jugernautz1 Год назад

yep definitely broke one of mine trying this out. It was screwed on WAY too tightly.

@lukebutterfield988 Год назад

I think I may have stripped mine because It spins like it's coming off, but it doesn't go anywhere. Is there anything I can do to fix this?

@wyattsmiths 11 месяцев назад

@@lukebutterfield988did you ever get it off. Mine just keeps spinning as well.

@pastusj05 7 месяцев назад

@@wyattsmiths I had the same problem. I just pryed it out with a small screwdriver as it is just held in place by plastic.

@xonpz7767 Год назад

do you know of a fix for the left stick double clicking when pressing it (clicking twice when pressing it once)

@SOSSGAMING Год назад

Sadly it will require the joystick replacement it seems. Good luck!

@batuhantuter 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for video. I did a full replacement on the left josytick. When I connected to my Xbox and realized that the Left Stick button is not working it works perfectly fine on all directions. Which pin is the board is for the left stick button? Maybe it is an easy fix and I could just desolder and solder again. Or maybe I damaged the board. I must say I am new at soldering. Do you have any tips to check where it could have went wrong?

@SOSSGAMING 11 месяцев назад

The left stick button is the red button on the joystick. The connections are the 4 pins under the that button. It is possible to be a lemon though, and I would also just verify in the accessories app that the Left Joystick Click isn't changed to something else.

@batuhantuter 11 месяцев назад

@@SOSSGAMING Thanks for your reply! Desoldering, cleaning and soldering those 4 pins solved the issue. The red button now works. However after playing for 10 mins, now the joystick is stuck at 80% forward. I think there is a problem with the potentiometers.

@SOSSGAMING 11 месяцев назад

@@batuhantuter Sometimes installs can be a headache! I'm not sure what 80% could mean. Only time I ever seen that was when there was a crack in the board, but doubt that's what's going on. Is the flux cleaned up pretty good? Are the solder connections good? I would check that before the potentiometer itself. But that could be the next troubleshooting procedure, replacing the potentiometer. On older boards it's easy to damage the through hole pads, but the elite 2's a built much better. Not likely that, but still possible. Had you chopped the nubs off by chance? Wondering if it's just not making good connection.

@batuhantuter 11 месяцев назад

@@SOSSGAMING Thank you very much for replying! Turns out there was some flux left between the pins. Cleaning the PCB nicely solved the issue. Now the controller works better than ever. Thank you very much for the great video and also taking the time to write comments and help out. You rock!

@SOSSGAMING 11 месяцев назад

@@batuhantuter Awesome! so glad to hear. Thanks for letting me know what solved it. Happy gaming