Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 Stick Drift Repair Disassembly WITHOUT DAMAGE! 

Spent $180 just for this to be a common issue. Like wtf, what a waste of money. The drift on the left stick is a pain in the ass

This is an amazing video...I'm so frustrated with my controller, I love the tighter sticks and paddles but the drift is killing me. This repair isn't feasible for me unfortunately. Going to have to look at other options or return to my old elite 1 controller.

Excellent as always

Keep doing what your doing ✊

Hey, thanks for the video. What temperature did you use to unsolder analogue stick? Could it cause damage to the trigger magnetic sensor?

RIP AND TEAR! (to fix an Elite Series 2), That homemade slotted tool is what I needed to figure out! THANKS FOR THE VIDEO!!!!!!!!!

I left a comment on another one of your videos... I would like you to give me a quote on fixing one of my controllers (elite series 2) that was purchased 2nd hand online. I myself can repair most controllers and customize them, but after watching your work and seeing how skillful you are with certain things, I figured I would reach out and see if it would be possible to have you work on this controller instead of attempting to do it myself.

Awesome metal soundtrack and a good fix for an annoying problem that shouldn't even exist in the first place? That's a thumbs up from me! It's weird how the old, bigger stickboxes from the PS3/360 era and earlier don't have nearly this much drift going on. Apparently the life expectancy of these pots is only 417 hours? Not sure how I feel about that... Luckily my Switch Pro Controller (uses the same ALPS stuff) isn't having any issues yet, and it's a lot easier to get into that, but I fear for my Elite V2 now. I've had it for a little over a year now, not counting the 3 I've had to return due to sticky face buttons and non-responsive triggers, and it seems fine, but when I open it up on Gamepad Tester the sticks don't show up as 100% centered. My Switch Pro controller goes back to 0.0000 immediately after I let go of the sticks, but the Elite V2 just kinda hangs around 0.03 on all axes on either stick - you can even see it if you tilt the controller. Seems like centre drift to me, but I've only ever had drift on the map screen of Assassin's Creed 3 and 4 though, never anywhere else, so I'm not sure what to do. Do you take repairs from mainland Europe? And when you say you replace them with a higher quality stick, what do you mean? Higher quality potentiometer? Better spring for tension? I'm just kind of bummed about all this, because the main reason I went for an Elite V2 was the fact that the caps are screwed onto metal rods - I've always had wobbly sticks starting with the Xbox One. You push the stick fully forward, and then at a certain point, it starts to pivot slightly. Completely break immersion for me, and has put me off gaming for quite some time. I've found that I can sort of fix that by applying some insulating tape on the stick before putting the cap on, so it fills out evenly, but that only holds for a few months and doesn't work on every stick (I've also put tape on the back of my R1, R2, ZR1 and ZR2 on my Switch Pro controller as they kept creaking - fixed with tape!). With the Elite V2's glued and screwed on caps, wobble is never an issue, but I dread drift now... Why can't we just have the big potentiometers back that were on the PS1, PS2, PS3, Xbox, Xbox 360 and GameCube? Way better, and way easier to replace (although I do wonder why I never got drift on my Wii U, which uses the exact same stickboxes and is now a whopping 7 years in use).

Awesome in depth video! My elite series 2 controller has a slight drift with the right stick in every game I play. I'll load in and it will slowly start looking down, it drives me crazy. Would this be the solution? Tbh I really dont want to disassemble it, cant believe a $180 controller has these issues.

Uber Micro Repairs at what temp are you setting your heat gun to? I am not to keen on using it but the soldering iron just ain't cutting it. I do a lot of this kind of repairs, just never used a heat gun.

What a nice tool you made for holding the stick. I'm facing that exact problem, a previous repair attempt and the guy damaged the threads in the stick 😥

I need help!!. On the part where you apply hot air mostly. I have been trying to take out the metal that are attached to the joystick. Of course with hot air. But mines seems imposible to retract since they are pointy. Any recommendation of how to take it out?. Thank you and good video

Hello mate, love the channel! Sorry to be a pain, but could you possibley do a video on how to fix the elite series 2 face button unresponsive'ness? Im not sure if you've heard, but the face button can sometimes be quite unresponsive especially the A button

Can you do modifications with the repair process for instance, If i wanted my standard buttons and analogs replaced with pink buttons and analogs when I send it of for repair. Would this be possible?

I've gone through 2 of these controllers and have converted to the razer wolverine ultimate and have not had a single problem. The razer wolverine ultimate would have to be the controller I have ever bought.

Nice video....!!! Temperature of the soldering iron to desolder ....?

After googling the hell out of this issue i found some good info. Is it possible to retrofit a joystick from an elite series 1 or even a normal joystick on there? So we wouldn’t have issues with the new design....Sucks I paid $200 for this and it’s no good after 7 months.

I have a question, and what to do if the pad does not turn completely on the right knob to the left in mechanical weather, but in the game it does not catch, it goes slower to the left and faster to the right on the Elite 2?

Is it possible to replace the analog module with a standard xbox module? Yes you loose the option to change the sticks tightness, but it would be effectivly cheaper

Is there a way to use a battle beaver customs thumbstick mechanism to do this repair? i know it doesn't have the threaded piece for the thumbsticks but i have the pieces for an elite v1 thumbstick that should work to replace it right?

I feel like the sticks are loose which causes the drift, do you guys do anything to that or do you just replace the modules? My controller was drifting the moment I got it so I don't know if the modules are actually broken

Is it possible to replace the elite module with a normal original controller module? Like from the standard one? I personally don’t want to spend extra money for a repair thing after spending that much.

what heat and fan speed did you use on the rework station? i cant seem to heat the pins enough to get the module to come out plz

Do the joysticks need calibration when you replace them or are they centered out of the box?

Hello, may I ask what type of soldering you are using? Thanks so much!

Hi. Instead of of melting Loctite and removing metal caps could you not simply remove that analog module (e.g. with the cap on)

Hi mate, what exactly are you grabbing with that homemade spanner. Also, any idea why the rt activates the vertical axis on the right stick instead of the trigger itself?

Nice:)

Yo man nice video, i have 2 questions, Do the new Thumbsticks feel the same as the original ones from the controller. And the other question, how are new thumbsticks gonna guarantee me that i will not have stick drift anymore, because im thinking to do this with my elite controller, but i dont wanna install new ones and still get stick drift.

Where can I buy the replacement joystick module

Where did you get the spare joysticks from? I’ve been looking everywhere and I’m unable to find any.

I cant find those tension capable analog modules to sell here in Brazil, would normal analogs work?

Hey my right stick is literally unscrewing itself? Can I reapply loctite w/o disassembly?

Hello, we're looking at your equipment list and can't seem to find the exact Kester Leaded solder that you are using. We're looking on Amazon in the US. Could you perhaps suggest another? If we could, we would just have you do the repairs. But since we can't send them to you, we'd like to try to have the same equipment you use.

My left thumbstick on my elite series 2 doesn't have a solid click in anymore when using for sprints and other game functions. What should i be aiming to do? My warranty just went out a few weeks prior to this occuring.

Everyone at 0:00 "Cool, this is how the controller comes apart alright" Me: "This is the Hydraulic Press Channel, Thank you for watching, and have a nice day"

Can you do a video repairing the ps4's analog sticks (L3 R3)?

it's not clear to me what improvement(s), if any, exist on the replacement sticks to prevent the drift from happening again?

I am having a hell of a time getting the analog box out of the board. Any advice? The heat and force isnt working.

Can we get a video of the spanner build!! And where you grab it please!!

For what I paid for the damned thing and already having it happen to the first one and the replacement controller I'm pissed off where do I sign onto the Lawsuit.

My normal sticks on my normal controllers work fine. Would I be a to use those on it? Of course an $180 controller has issues like this

How did you make removing the old component look so easy? I have tried everything to loosen the solder on the board and it will not liquify enough to release.

May I solder in a common stick analog? Which I can select the 0 dead zone for games like Apex and so on?

I never had to melt any glue to unscrew my joysticks, they twisted right off real easily

Do you think its possible to change the break out from type B to a type C connector?

How did u make the stick tool and is there a way I can make one ?

Amazing, I wish I seen this vid first. Every person who does a video on this acts like it should just twist off and I ended up breaking mine. NO BUT YOU WARNED ME. WTF WTF WTF WTF I'M SO PISSED

So it's the same kind of analog stick even with the tension control?

Tried this and it all went well up until removing the old module. No matter how long I heated them (tried from 400C up to 500C) it just would not come out. So disappointing.

I have a drift on my Series 2. Sometimes my character walks slowly forward. This sucks.

good vid, i ended up selling my elite 2 because both my sticks had a huge wobble and a big deadzone, terrible controller for gaming

That not get the board to hot I’d be afraid of heating the little diodes up a piping then

Taking the screws out pissed me off has these lines inside the screw

where can I buy elite series 2 analog modules?

Can i slove this in a different way

Where did you find the adjustable joystick replacement?

It's crazy because I thought there would be an easier solution than that extensive of a job to fix a drifting joy stick. I mean I can work on vehicles, but technologically, I'm not inclined like that. Shit, and the. Controller I have now is the replacement from warranty. At least it lasted longer than the first. How upsetting.

Bro I need that tool badly

Holy f**king sh*t thanks for this video

Has the Elite Series 2 controller been out long enough to not be under warranty yet? lol this seems like a lot more work than just waiting two weeks from Microsoft. For those that don’t know, they give you a year now. So before you get this desperate, just return it. You get a whole new box even though they tell you to take all the paddles and sticks off... I now have 3 complete sets of paddles, sticks and the little screwdriver. And 3 zippered cases. Eventually I’ll have a enough to sell for parts and will recoup the loss of the initial $180. LOL. Sadly, they still seem to continue to have drift after only a few months of adult quarantine gaming. It’s the best controller with the worst problem.

Returning my elite 2 at Costco. I'll try another. This is ridiculous for an expensive controller

Just destroyed the shit out my controller!!! I didnt purchase the first series bc i heard of this drift on the sticks. So i waited thinking they would have the problem figured out by the second series but naw🤦🏽‍♂️ 180 down the drain..wtf the warranty going do? Smfh

these controllers look and feel so well made then you play with it for a week and think "oh no what have i done." warrantied my controller twice, last one i got within a week had thumbstick issues.

Can I have the part number please

part number?

I don’t have the tools to do this and it is also complex so I cannot repair my elite 2 controller. I will never buy another.

Just buy it again and return the old one in the new box.

awesome video ,thanks but no thanks....ill buy a new one with warranty

So much work to fix Microsofts FUCK up

I can't do any of that shitt

OH HELL NO

What a piece of shit! I’m just buying a regular controller...or transitioning to only gaming on PC.

The worst controller i ever had !!! Don´t buy one of these.