Materials needed

• Phillips size 100 driver
• Plastic pry tool
• Small wire snips or scissors
• tweezers
• Optionally Washers

Notes:

• This shouldn’t void your warranty provided you use aftermarket sticks and re-install your old ones. You can contact customer service for better clarification based on your country, laws, and what’s allowed.
• The Red “warranty void” sticker on the battery and heat pipe does not void your warranty provided you do not damage anything inside of the device and restore it to a factory original condition before the RMA
• You will have three methods, Option 1 is to add a washer to the factory spring, Option 2 is to stretch the factory spring by 1/8″ to add additional tension to it, and Option 3 you will replace the spring completely with a higher tension one.
• We ONLY RECOMMEND THIS MOD ON SPARE JOYSTICKS! You can buy additional joysticks with 14-day shipping here. These are a direct fit
• You will need to have very dexterous hands, these have extremely tiny parts internally and are VERY hard to re-assemble by hand. This mod is NOT for anyone easily frustrated or anyone who cant thread a needle, you have been warned.
• Be extremely careful when removing the back panel screws, and daughterboard screws as they can strip!
• BY FOLLOWING THIS GUIDE YOU TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR OWN ACTIONS

Instructions

• Remove back panel
• Unplug battery

• Remove ribbon cables from each daughter board
• Remove screws from each daughter board
• Unplug the haptics wires from the main board.
• Gently remove the Left and Right stick PCB

• Unplug the joystick ribbon cable from the daughter board
• Remove the two screws that hold down the hall stick
• Gently bend back all 4 tabs holding the stick base together.
• Use plyers or hold the joystick from the stem so its upside down
• Unclip the side tabs and lift off the metal bottom plate
• Remove the flex cable gently
• Remove the stem with spring
• Carefully set aside the joystick being careful not to dislodge anything.

The washer must sit flush with the stem bottom with zero gap!

Option 1: Adding a washer to the factory spring

• Add washer or replacement spring to stem
• The washer must not exceed the OD of the stem bottom or it will damage the flex ribbon layer
• The washer must sit flush with the stem bottom with zero gap!

Option 2: Stretching the factory spring

• Grab the first and last spring rung with your fingernails and gently pull, you’ll feel it hit its max stretch and start to give.
• Pull in small amounts until the spring is (1/8 inch) or (3-4mm) longer than it was.
• Do not over-extend the spring as it will deform and break

Option 3: Replace the factory spring with an aftermarket one.

• 100g Here
• 100g has not been tested yet.
• 150g Here
• 150g spring makes reassembly a bit difficult

Reassembly

• Align the L3/R3 pop tab onto plastic pins 
• Lay the flex ribbon down in the correct orientation
• From above push the bottom metal panel down onto the housing snapping it in place.
• Place on a flat surface and test that L3/R3 still works, if not dis assembly

• Reassemble the assembly and bend the 4 tabs back into place.
• Repeat for both sides
• Reinstall the thumbstick cap and ensure that there’s no play in it. (if there is now is a good time to apply the thumbstick wobble fix.
• Reinstall the left and right daughter boards back into the shell.
• Plug back in the haptics wires.
• Screw PCB’s back in.
• Affix ribbon cables back.

• Plug the battery back in.
• Close the shell all the way (so the light sensor isn’t tripped),
• Plug in the OEM charger, press and hold the power button, and release once the screen is on.
• Once on the Republic Of Gamers screen you must wait around 180 seconds for it to boot
• Test inputs with Gamepad tester to make sure everything is working correctly
• Screw case back together if everything is working correctly