The analog sticks on my Xbox 360 controller are sticking, how do I fix it?
Ground off plastic dust from my Xbox 360 controllers casing have fallen into the controller, making the analog sticks stick when I move them, how do I fix it?
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Oct 18, 2011. 10:09 PMkenman45
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If anyone needs help on this matter, I just ran the analog part of the controller through hot water. You aren't supposed to, but that was the only fix for mine.
Disassemble the Xbox 360 controller and take the computer chip like thing out of the casing then be very careful with the hot water, specifically only using a small stream of it then rinse the analog part of the controller under hot water. Make sure the temperature of the water is at the highest, meaning turn the hot water nozzle on all the way on your sink. I know doing this is not what a person should do but sometimes a solution to a problem is the thing they tell you not to do. I hope this helps!
Disassemble the Xbox 360 controller and take the computer chip like thing out of the casing then be very careful with the hot water, specifically only using a small stream of it then rinse the analog part of the controller under hot water. Make sure the temperature of the water is at the highest, meaning turn the hot water nozzle on all the way on your sink. I know doing this is not what a person should do but sometimes a solution to a problem is the thing they tell you not to do. I hope this helps!
Oct 19, 2011. 3:14 PMAeshir (author)
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Aw, crap, it didn't work. But thanks for telling me!
May 2, 2011. 3:22 AMapeach
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Follow the instructions on ifixit.com for analog stick, and use a q-tip with a little water
Jan 23, 2010. 2:16 AMmatty098
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In my opinion i think you should dissasemble it and clean it out yourself. To do this you need a special torx screwdriver. You can find them really cheap on eBay. Just type 'xbox 360 control screwdriver'. Once you have got the screwdriver, you can find all the instructions on how to dissasemble your controller online. Once youve got it all apart all you have to do is clean it out :) good as new.
Jan 23, 2010. 7:39 AMAeshir (author)
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I already took it apart and cleaned it, that didn't fix it, but time did. Also, it's just philips screws.
Jul 27, 2010. 3:45 PMValeil
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No, they're Torx T8 screws, but you can use a small philips (or flathead, if you like making things easy) screwdriver.
Feb 17, 2009. 1:22 PMjotism
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Take it apart and clean it out, it will most likely be something sticky so it may be hard to clean, be careful not to kill it though (i learned the hard way lol)
Feb 16, 2009. 8:02 PMUziMonkey
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Disassemble and/or blow out with canned air or air compressor. If whatever is in there is sticky (spill any soda?), then you may need to disassemble the analog sticks. This is going to be a bit trickier, but it should be doable with a small screwdriver. Use a little rubbing alcohol and some Q-Tips to try to clean whatever is in there.
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