How to Fix Right Joycon Drift Step by Step with a $11 Amazon Analog Joystick Kit (tools included)

In this video we do a right joycon drift repair. We go over the tools that we ordered as well as the process for the joy-con fix. The Nintendo Switch analog drift is caused by wear and tear and dust getting into the controller causing it to move without pressing anything. Its extremely frustrating to have the dreaded joy con drift but its really not that hard to fix as you will see in this step by step video. I really liked this all in one repair kit that comes with all the necessary tool for a low price with amazon prime. Feel free to ask any questions about the right joycon drift repair and let me know if you want to see me fix a left joycon =)

Index of video
0:00 Intro
1:29 Hicdaw Product Overview
2:59 How to Test For Joycon Drift
3:28 Remove Right Joy-con Back
4:30 Remove Joycon NFC Chip
4:50 Remove Joycon Battery
5:12 Remove Battery Holder
6:03 Remove the Joycon Analog Stick
6:50 Fix Plastic Dust Cover (If it pops up)
7:12 Joystick Installation
8:52 Right Joycon Reassembly
9:09 Battery Reinstallation
10:30 Testing for Drift
11:57 All Good!

Music Credit: OurMusicBox (Jay Man)
Track Name: Closing Time

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[elcotre.avul]

Gotta Love this guy hearting and pinning all the people succeeding and not the people who broke their battery connector cause he wasn't clear enough

[Kaddhali]

Thank you SO MUCH! 47 y. o. woman here, managed to repair mine seamlessly following your instructions.

[retrogamedoctor]

Little hack for those pesky ribbons cables not going back in: Attach a piece of tape (teflon preferred, scotch is fine) to the neck area, and use the tape as your lever for putting it back in. Adds no stress to the cable and no risk of bending it.

Great tutorial, OP!

[ScarlettOcean]

Thank you SO much for this tutorial. After 3 days of use, my R joystick completely snapped off my brand new Switch and I was devastated. Nintendo was going to charge $40 to repair it, and it wasn’t guaranteed I would get my special edition Animal Crossing color control back. I decided to take a shot ordering a Fix It repair kit with a spare joystick and there is NO WAY I could’ve done it without your tutorial. Even down to the ZR button falling out. You showed me how to walk through every single step. I saved myself tons of money and stress. I can’t thank you

(Just as a side note for anyone curious — the only step I was too nervous to attempt was unhooking the battery. So I left the battery pack plugged in the whole time, but was able to complete every other step. I know it’s probably safer to unplug it, but if you’re careful it should be fine!)

[Galebrithien]

I always get nervous doing electronics repairs, but this was really easy to follow, even for the left joycon. Now I have working controllers again hooray, thanks :)

[GrnArrow]

I ended up breaking a joycon stick last night while I was playing The Legend of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom. I was searching around for replacement joycons when I found this video and I thought that this would be a much cheaper solution than buying a brand new pair. I never knew such kits exist, so this is a lifesaver for me.

[SunKim]

Just wanted to add that after replacing the analog stick and when you are checking for drift, there are some instances where it does not go EXACTLY back to the center and could be off-centered by a slight bit. I found that calibrating the analog stick from that page by pressing "X" fixes this in many cases. I thought I had a few defective ones, but turns on calibration is all that is needed.

[TravisTouchdown]

Anyone else break the battery while attempting this, no just me???...awesome! 👍👍

[midnight]

This was a good video. As for the battery connector, I guess it's best to say to pull up when removing it. I was unsure of which way to pull and scared I may pull the wires out.

[ernie]

Fantastic instructions. I've been doing electronics for 40 years but couldn't have fixed my nephew's controller without your instructions. The people in the factory making these must have tiny hands! For others - just take your time and don't force anything and use the correct tools. And watch the whole video before starting.

[kitchchaos]

Just fixed both my joy cons with this video's help. Thank you. Opted to not disconnect power and carefully set battery aside and it was fine. Left joy con has a thin tricky ribbon cable over one of the c stick screws, but I unscrewed the bit it was connected to (and it as well has a ribbon with little to no give so it can't be moved much!) And it allowed enough slack to get to the screw without damaging anything.

Was surprised at how seemingly little the c stick ribbon cable plugs into the assembly bit with the black latch. Kept trying to poke more inside of it but it wasn't necessary.

Thanks again for a clear video. Stoked for some tears of the kingdom without crushing my controls in frustration at drift. WE'RE BACK BABY!

[masterchief]

Those little joysticks caps are awesome. I use them on my ps4 controller after the original one ripped. Big improvement on grip

[jaxs]

I did it!!! I did the left one and followed along. I have never done a repair like this- thank you so much for the video and making it look easy (even as i was freaking out lol).

[JiraiyaXEroSennin]

This video was absolutely amazing and allowed me to fix the left Joycon as easily as you fixed the right. Thank you

[nogoodnamebetch]

The entire battery part came off mine, like the black part the battery reattaches (or snaps) back into! I don't know what to do now ☹️

[Waltuh_put_your_dickawaywaltuh]

I accidentally broke off the little thing where you stick the battery in while unplugging it

[josephkleist]

I recommend not removing the battery clip as you could break it. Otherwise great vid.

[questionmarkquestionmarkques]

great video finally got a stick fixed after getting the confidence to do it. was scared i would break it but when i tried it it was actually really easy, also i didnt feel like pulling the battery out because i thought i would tear the cables so i just left it connected and did the procedure and it was still fine.

[elemmir]

my repairs to both joycons went fine, thanks for the shoulder button tips. in longevity news, the joystick from this pack lasted about a year before developing the opposite problem to drifting, as in, now i cannot calibrate it at all in settings because the dead zone is enormous and the input doesn't go far enough to the right to register. the entire stick is off by one calibration circle to the left. the stick itself has developed a fault. just an fyi for folks wondering about longevity of this repair kit.

[xXRubenzgzXx]

Thank you, I just finished fixing my joy-con. Most videos cover the left one, as it is the most common one, and because both joy-cons are not mirror copies I was afraid of messing something up, but hearing you step by step was really helpful and reassuring. Thank you very much!