Thumbstick wobble Fix

Materials needed

• Phillips size 100 driver
• Plastic pry tool
• Small wire snips or scissors
• Plumbers tape

Notes:

• This shouldn’t void your warranty. 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
• 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
• Gently remove the Left and Right stick PCB

• Wrap joystick stem with a few wraps of tape until it look similar to this picture.
• Repeat for both sides
• Reinstall thumbstick cap and ensure that theres no play in it.
• Reinstall left and right daughter board back into the shell.
• Plug back in the haptics wires.
• Screw PCB’s back in.
• Afix 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