How To Change Analog Stick On Xbox One Controller

Xbox controller (Image credit: Windows Central)

Xbox Ane controllers wear out a lot quicker than you'd like, especially if you lot're a heavy gamer. But, before you become running to buy a new one, think well-nigh repairing the one you take. If it withal fundamentally works every bit information technology should simply something is cleaved or worn, you tin save a bundle by doing a dwelling repair job.

In the case of the thumbsticks, they're prone to wearing out, or worse, since they're just plastic. If y'all need to replace them, it'south non actually that hard.

Here's everything you need to know.

What you lot need

Replacement Xbox One Thumbsticks (about $10) (opens in new tab)
Plastic pry tool (near $five) (opens in new tab)
Torx T8 screwdriver (near $5) (opens in new tab)

The latter ii items are useful for other things, as well, and they'll exist universal for any repair or customization work you exercise on your Xbox One Controller. Yous can become a toolkit with both in (opens in new tab) for about $10.

A pair of regular black thumbsticks is about $x, but in swapping them out you could also go for some different colors or styles (opens in new tab). As long as they're compatible with the Xbox 1 controller, the method remains the aforementioned.

How to supplant Xbox I controller thumbsticks

Considering the thumbsticks are on the front end and all the screws to hold the controller together are on the back, you'll need to do a complete teardown by following these steps.

Remove the bombardment door.
Remove the batteries from the controller.

Use the plastic pry tool to detach the rear grips from the controller body. (Once y'all've separated them, pull firmly to remove them from the body.)

You lot at present take five screws to remove as shown in the image with the T8 screwdriver. (The fifth is located beneath the bombardment label so you'll have to pierce it or remove it entirely.)

Pull the backplate away from the controller body.

Flip the controller around and pull the faceplate away from the controller torso.

Pull the thumbsticks straight up to detach from their poles.

Push button your new thumbsticks down on the poles.
Repeat the steps above in opposite to reassemble your controller.

Note, if you have an bodily issue with the thumbstick mechanism, such as drift or misalignment, replacing the thumbsticks won't gear up this. Just if you've got some nasty looking worn sticks, for a few dollars and xv minutes of your time, you'll be fixed up quickly.

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Richard Devine is an Editor at Windows Central. A former Project Managing director and long-term tech addict, he joined Mobile Nations in 2011 and has been found on Android Key and iMore as well as Windows Central. Currently yous'll find him covering all mode of PC hardware and gaming, and you lot can follow him on Twitter and Instagram.