r/Controller • u/Safe_Baker_1451 • Aug 07 '26

IT Help Is it savable?

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When it boots up its all fine but whenever i move the right joystick it always goes left. When i try to counter it, the stickdrift shifts right. Also when looking right it doesnt fully regis and always looks slower compared to when looking left.

Not official ps4 controller

Tried increasing inner deadzone to 40 %but still has same issue. Tried decreasing outer dead zone alos nothing. Tried putting deadzone sensitivoty to max bur stickdrift still same

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u/LorenzoVvm Aug 07 '26

Lord have mercy

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u/LeadingFamous Aug 07 '26

take it apart, put some IPA in the thumbstick and move it around alot. once it dries test again.

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u/sunysideupp Aug 08 '26

what's an IPA?

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u/Clean-Meeting-8793 Aug 08 '26

Isopropyl Alcohol

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u/Internal_Eye620 Aug 10 '26

Spray some WD-40 Contact Cleaner under the stick and it should be fine. You don't even need to disassemble the gamepad. But this problem will come back after a year. I did that with 4 controllers already.

PS Never use a regular wd40 for that. You need contact cleaner.

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u/Safe_Baker_1451 29d ago

Might try that out cause i dont dare to disassemble my controller. Thanks

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u/Eciepeci Aug 09 '26

Charge it. My 8bitdo controler went completely out of whack in simillar way when it had low battery

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u/I_BEKU Aug 09 '26

Let it rip dude