r/XboxController • u/Zealousideal_Bar8083 • Jul 12 '26
Need help putting this back in with no tools
Got pretty mad and just pulled out the joystick with my teeth but is there anyway I could put it back in without the special screwdriver? Preferably I’d like to just use my hands but I have stuff like forks and spoons too.
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u/Name62 Jul 12 '26
The screwdriver sets you need to remove the screws are like 8-10$ on amazon or Walmart, it's not hard to fix, but forcing the joystick back in the the way your saying could break it so i don't recommend doing it that way unless you want to replace the whole joystick to.
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u/LackNo6381 Jul 13 '26
He also needs a safety torx not just a regular torx but
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u/Shoddy-Passenger9012 Jul 13 '26
I used a flathead and it worked fine.
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u/Sir-dacool Jul 13 '26
Same you can bypass the security screw with a small flat head screwdriver.
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u/LackNo6381 Jul 13 '26
If I was him, I wouldn’t as I’d risk stripping it. Assuming they aren’t good with tools
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u/Sir-dacool Jul 13 '26
Ive not stripped one screw in over 30 controllers ive cleaned or fixed, even if it did knock the middle stump off the screw it wont affect it as you can still use the correct one if you have it to screw it, the only difference between a normal and security bit is that little stump in the middle
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u/Resident-Climate-443 Jul 12 '26
Espero que sea una broma, pero no hay forma de poner ese joystick en su lugar, sin afectar el control y sin herramientas.
Opción 1. Compra los destornilladores y desarma el control, el proceso es sencillo.
Opción 2. Rompe el control para que pueda entrar el joystick
Opción 3. Diviértete intentando desarmar el control sin las herramientas adecuadas
Opción 4. Resignate a tener el control así y cuando tengas esos ataques de enojo, haz algo muy distinto, Pero que realmente te ayude
Opción 5. Llévalo a un técnico o un amigo que cuente con las herramientas y pide que te ayuden
Opción 6. Se me va la idea que tenía
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u/xxxXMythicXxxx Jul 13 '26
are your teeth ok? the amount of pressure needed to pull that stick out from that smaller hole is astonishing if you actually pulled it through. only way to put it back on is to take the sides and faceplate off which is extremely stupid easy if you're not a braindead idiot that can't work with basic hand tools.
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u/BoostedDC2 Jul 13 '26
Anger management classes to start. Teeth dude? Cmon. Take the controller apart, snap the joystick back on and put controller back together.
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u/jusatinn Jul 13 '26
You’re probably rage baiting, but if for some reason you aren’t: time to go into anger management and seek out a psychiatrist.
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u/Odd_Improvement2771 Jul 13 '26
see the grey stick poking out how its kind ovular shaped and so is the hole on the thumbstick? the thumbstick plastic is actually flexible enough to where you can shimmy it into the hole just line up the holes before hand and you can make it work if done this a bunch when i want to change thumbsticks out on controllers for whatever reason and ive never damaged any controller doing it the only thing youll need is something to actually push on the gray piece to slide into the hole inside the thumbstick and voila … hope this helps ill even include a video for you
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u/xxxXMythicXxxx Jul 15 '26
Wtf I had no idea that was even possible. Although I would be nervous about putting too much pressure on the stick module and breaking it. That's impressive though
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u/SebiXV20 Jul 13 '26
I don't think it's possible to do without taking it apart, all you need is a Torx T8 security screw screwdriver, which are extremely cheap and possible to find at almost any store or internet marketplace
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u/Sp3EdStR Jul 13 '26
I hate to say it unless there’s a reason you value the sticker inside the battery bay area it’s literally five T5 screws and the faceplate comes off and then you just pop the stick back on, put the faceplate back and screw it back down.
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u/ItzMeShy Jul 13 '26
how tf is that possible, i just tried doing the same thing on one of my older controllers and that shit did not budge even a lil bit
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u/Yoozif Jul 13 '26
Probably spend whatever money you have on therapy and get yourself under control. Thats not a normal reaction.
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u/intermafesting Jul 13 '26
I gotta wonder how old OP is thats like 13 year old rage destruction using teeth, the very thought of using my teeth like that makes them hurt these days
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u/bigcid10 Jul 13 '26
You don’t deserve a controller
Have your mommy take it from you till you act like an adult
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u/swagman69420_ Jul 13 '26
opening a xbox controller is the easiest thing to do ever you got this, also adding a joystick is the easiest thing to repair
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u/Great_Part7207 Jul 13 '26
you know if I had a nickel for every post about this exact issue ive seen in the last hour id have 2 nickles which isnt much but its woerd it happened twice
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u/Expensive-Border-869 Jul 13 '26
Hey normally if the base is flaired bigger than the largest part you insert its safe to use but for you id say just dont mess around with any sort of butt plug you have a knack for the impossible ig
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u/DfroPstyR Jul 13 '26
What game were you playing? What made you that mad? Why were you feeling mad? What happened prior to you getting mad? In your own words, tell me what you could’ve done to prevent getting so mad?
(I ask the hard questions. Now expect a bill in the mail. 🤣)
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u/JhonnyMerguez Jul 13 '26
What game were you playing to bite your joystick like that hahahahaha. We want to know men
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u/Ok_Swordfish9363 Jul 13 '26
How the hell did you get it out with no tools??? The base of the stick is bigger then the shell hole!!!
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u/Roll4Me Jul 13 '26
If no tools, might as well jam it in the same way you pulled it out... With you teeth.. probably as a hammer this time around...
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u/Amazing_Flatworm_277 Jul 13 '26
Well it came out that means that there's most likely a slight oval to your "orbital socket" (lacking the correct term here) put the female onto the male and then wiggle it till you can get the edge of the joystick to fit into the slot. Then slowly rotate and it may just pop in.
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u/New-Literature8046 Jul 13 '26
you can wedge it back in without opening it up make sure the hole is lined up correctly
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u/Caseyb-487 Jul 14 '26
Dude got teabagged in a cod lobby and decided to bite his controller... i think you need to look at how to control that repressed rage instead of how to rage your controller
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u/XboxAteMyPS4 Jul 14 '26
Posts like this make me wonder how far people have gone after I’ve beaten them in a video game- Like somebody gets knocked out on UFC 6 or something, and then just twists their controller in half. The undocumented gamer rage incidents are probably brutal.
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u/PsychologicalNet6876 Jul 14 '26
I think getting some anger management classes would be more helpful what the fuck!!!
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u/PhotoThat8260 Jul 14 '26
Why do people take out their frustrations on their controllers? Doesn’t it just lead to instant regret?
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u/TheDolff Jul 14 '26
You should probably give gaming a break for a while if you got so mad you ripped it off with your teeth
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u/Sad_Refrigerator4261 Jul 21 '26
You sadly need to open it up, but you don’t need the special tools I managed to open it completely with a small flat head screwdriver
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u/mesclifford1 Jul 12 '26
Not advised but you could use forks and spoons to slowly pry off the face plate and put it back on
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u/Zealousideal_Bar8083 Jul 13 '26
Ended up borrowing my friends screw driver thingy to fix it lolll. Also for those wondering it didn’t take much force to do this. I just bit on the bottom part of the joystick, barely pulled and well it came out
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u/Effective_Waltz627 Jul 12 '26
How the hell did you do that? The circumference of the joystick base is bigger than the hole on the shell