The Better N64 Joystick Repair 

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@@legostar55 thanks! Good info.

@@GetN3orGetOut I agree, but at the same time it's good to be able to easy tell it's not official.

@@DisneyTLK110 He has a white one now that looks pretty close to OEM

​@@GetN3orGetOut they do. They are real close but not a perfect match. The average person wouldn't notice side by side.

Do you have the links? The ones he posted aren’t working anymore.

even with the $15 shipping I think is a good deal, the chinese replacement joysticks from eBay and Amazon are awful!!!

Same, almost perfect but there's always one direction where I have low values and I can't figure it out. Mario would run up, right, and down, but walk left :D

@@vincentgravel92 I genuinely couldn’t see why when I took it out and looked at the gears. Some type of inconsistency… if only the manufacturer would work it out these would be 100% OEM replacements

This is an issue I had with my first controller I rebuilt. No matter how many times I took it apart and put it all back together it was like 1 direction just wouldn't work correctly. What I found is that the board inside the joystick has two slots where the wheels turn inside to give input, those need to be cleaned carefully, but very well. I've found that some of the dust from the old bowl can interfere with your inputs once you replace stuff. Always clean the board! Also, make sure to lube the bowl and gears, it will make the movement smoother, and help it last longer, just don't get any on the wheels, only the geared spots and inside the bowl.

A work around is to use some epoxy. Usually the left to right is an issue w those. A tiny bit of sanding to the edge, then just a film of epoxy, n when dried, buffed it smooth. That will usually fix the issue. Hell you can epoxy the the old gears if you still have them n it works too n then you really have a great fit.

Gotta go out and look.. I find them all the time

Looks like they updated the store front to say they're temporarily closed. This isn't the first time I've seen this happen with that particular seller. I don't know of anyone else making replacement parts.

They’re never open it seems, been trying for a year to get some, every time I check something like this. I’d really love a Steel bowl & steak stick, but those are harder to get than ultra HDMI board lol

This repair should help the original stick. Once the parts are deburred and greased, they should feel much better than a worn out stick. I'm not sure if it will work with the sharpshooter. They're listed as "optical" which is the same technology as the original stick, but it would depend on Old Skool using the same parts as Nintendo. I doubt this repair will work with other 3rd part sticks. Most of those controllers use potentiometers to measure the stick movement, rather than optical encoders like the original stick design.

bowl, stick and gears are worn out and need to be replaced

It’s been like that for awhile now. I’m kinda mad cause I want these parts

Ordered some yesterday

@@glengummerson5649 ¿Can you please share te link to buy them now?

Yeah, just cost me an extra $15 for shipping to Canada so order in bulk so you have extras or for having spares.

Any idea what lubrication to use? Just simple grease or electronic grease?

@@Saddnnd Super Lube PTFE Grease. I tried Super Lube Oil when I did mine but I think it was too thin.

@@Saddnnd If you have some silicone dielectric grease that also works fine. I used it on the bowl (a big glob), all the pivot points, and anywhere else that makes contact. DO NOT put it on the gears.

the grease protects from plastics grinding each other this month i bought it came with greases