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DualShock 4 Left Analog Stick Replacement

Introduzione

Here is a DualShock 4 controller that had a drift to both analog joysticks. Fairly straight forward replacement of the joysticks resolved the issue.

Cosa ti serve

  1. DualShock 4 Left Analog Stick Replacement, Controller: passo 1, immagine 1 di 1

    • Using the Phillips #00 Screwdriver, remove the four 6.0 mm screws securing the rear cover to the controller.

    • Be careful loosening the screws, using the wrong sized screwdriver, or letting the screwdriver slip can permanently damage the screw heads, making removal extremely difficult.

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  2. DualShock 4 Left Analog Stick Replacement: passo 2, immagine 1 di 3 DualShock 4 Left Analog Stick Replacement: passo 2, immagine 2 di 3 DualShock 4 Left Analog Stick Replacement: passo 2, immagine 3 di 3

    • Four fragile plastic clips hold the casing together. You can see their locations more clearly in this guide.

    • The clips help hold the seams together. If you break these clips, the controller will still work.

    • Beginning with the left handle:

    • Pinch the left handle of the controller to introduce an opening.

    • Wedge a plastic opening tool into the opening and slide it up towards the joystick.

    • Pull down on tool to pry open the casing.

    • Repeat these steps for the right handle.

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    • Wedge a plastic opening tool into the case-splittings and pull down to crack open the casing near the following buttons:

    • Share button

    • Options button

    • Split the plastic covers of the controller apart, taking note that they will still be attached by circuit board ribbons.

    • Three small pieces are often released from the framework. To prevent loss, maintain a controlled work field.

    • 2 Trigger Springs

    • 1 Grey Reset Button Extension

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  4. DualShock 4 Left Analog Stick Replacement, Disconnect the battery: passo 4, immagine 1 di 2 DualShock 4 Left Analog Stick Replacement, Disconnect the battery: passo 4, immagine 2 di 2

    • Use tweezers or your fingers to grab and disconnect the head of the battery cable from the motherboard.

    • Only pull on the head of the connector—don't pull on the cable itself.

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  6. DualShock 4 Left Analog Stick Replacement, Remove the battery: passo 5, immagine 1 di 1

    • Remove the battery.

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  7. DualShock 4 Left Analog Stick Replacement, Disassembling DualShock 4 Motherboard Assembly: passo 6, immagine 1 di 1

    • Remove the single 6.0 mm Phillips screw found below the battery retainer with the Phillips #00 Screwdriver.

    • Do not forcefully loosen the screw, as it may amount to permanent damage of the threads, making removal impossible.

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  8. DualShock 4 Left Analog Stick Replacement: passo 7, immagine 1 di 2 DualShock 4 Left Analog Stick Replacement: passo 7, immagine 2 di 2

    • Gently detach the touchpad ribbon connected to the motherboard using the blunt forceps. The touchpad ribbon is connected to the motherboard by a connector that flips to tighten and loosen. During reassembly, to reattach the ribbon, the plastic tray will need to be gently removed from the motherboard and the flip-lock flipped up.

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  9. DualShock 4 Left Analog Stick Replacement: passo 8, immagine 1 di 2 DualShock 4 Left Analog Stick Replacement: passo 8, immagine 2 di 2

    • Carefully dislodge the motherboard assembly from the front cover.

    • Vibration motors are loosely attached to the motherboard assembly. Provide support at the two ends to ease the separation.

    • When removing the motherboard assembly, try not to tilt the front cover upside down as the buttons and their covers may fall out.

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  10. DualShock 4 Left Analog Stick Replacement, Disassembly Complete: passo 9, immagine 1 di 3 DualShock 4 Left Analog Stick Replacement, Disassembly Complete: passo 9, immagine 2 di 3 DualShock 4 Left Analog Stick Replacement, Disassembly Complete: passo 9, immagine 3 di 3

    • Successful disassembly of the controller will result in the following three parts, respectively:

    • Motherboard Assembly

    • Front Cover

    • Rear Cover

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  11. DualShock 4 Left Analog Stick Replacement, Left Analog Stick: passo 10, immagine 1 di 3 DualShock 4 Left Analog Stick Replacement, Left Analog Stick: passo 10, immagine 2 di 3 DualShock 4 Left Analog Stick Replacement, Left Analog Stick: passo 10, immagine 3 di 3

    • Use a "Helping Hands" or similar tool to hold the circuit board steady for the solder work.

    • These are the solder connections that will need to be desoldered. Since the board is upside down, left will become right.

    • Use a desoldering wick and flux to melt and remove the solder

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  12. DualShock 4 Left Analog Stick Replacement: passo 11, immagine 1 di 3 DualShock 4 Left Analog Stick Replacement: passo 11, immagine 2 di 3 DualShock 4 Left Analog Stick Replacement: passo 11, immagine 3 di 3

    • Once all the contacts are desoldered, the old joystick can be removed. This may take a bit of practice since all the solder will have to be removed. It does help to pull a bit on the joystick while melting the solder and using the wick.

    • Ensure that the contacts of the replacement joystick are identical to the original.

    • Check that all the holes are cleared of old solder. Hypodermic needles as well as very small drill bits can be used to clear the holes. The molten looking substance on the circuit board is the flux used for the desoldering.

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  13. DualShock 4 Left Analog Stick Replacement: passo 12, immagine 1 di 3 DualShock 4 Left Analog Stick Replacement: passo 12, immagine 2 di 3 DualShock 4 Left Analog Stick Replacement: passo 12, immagine 3 di 3

    • Insert the new joystick into the circuit board. Make sure it is properly seated and that all the contacts line up with the holes in the circuit board.

    • Solder all the contacts to the board.

    • Here is the board after the repair. All that is left is to clean off the old flux with some isopropyl alcohol.

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Conclusione

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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37 Commenti

Swammieslippyslappy, there is no lead in the device, if so the solder would release much easier. Lead Solder goes to liquid at 180-190 Celsius vs lead free at 212-226 Celsius. I would suggest buying a desoldering iron (cheap ones are fine $10-$20 they have the bulb attached for one handed operation) as using a solder wick becomes rather tedious with the smaller parts.

Joseph Van Meter - Replica

Would this fix the issue with the L3 button not remaining activated after initiating? (ie. running in call of duty)

Jorge - Replica

Very helpful guide!! I've never soldered/desoldered anything before so this was a little difficult for me. I ran into a few problems along the way: my inital soldering iron was 30W and it wasn't melting the solder, so I had to buy a 40W iron and that one did the trick. I also had a rough time using the desoldering wick (the solder didn't seem to suck up into the wick) so I ended up using a combination of a desoldering pump and the wick. I eventually got the piece out and the rest was easy! Thanks again and if anybody needs help with this project feel free to message me and I'll do the best I can to help.

SergeantCorbett - Replica

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