Broken/Malfunctioning Analog Stick Problems? Post Here for HELP!

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Originally Posted by xpistonsx

Well here's my problem: I was playing with my PSP and all of a sudden the analog stick wouldn't move a certain way. Like I would have to push hard and move the stick in a circular motion around the outside to move it. Well I decided to open it up and see what was the problem. When I unscrewed everything and opened the casing around the analog stick unit I found out that the part of the circular plastic thing that holds the analog unit had broken (see attached picture). Should I try to super glue it back together and where does the unit go in the circle thing?

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I had literally the same problem, and ended up buying a replacement analog unit about a year ago from consolespot(the don't sell them anymore, from what I can tell). I'm sure they still sell them somewhere, and they're cheap as dirt.

When i press up on the analog stick it goes really slow. Right now i am playing NBA09 and i see the players running fast then as soon as the ball get into my hands, the player i select moves really slow but only when pushing up on the analog. When moving down it is okay. Is there a way to calibrate it or do i have to open it?

i think you should hold the opposite side that the analog stick isnt moving. hold and press it tight and screw it back together.

I've got the drifting analog problem, even without the faceplate on. I discovered the rubber is chipped. Will getting a new one solve this?

hey my analog stick moves up but on the game the guy does nothing when i move it up how do i fix it?

I also have an analog problem........Okay.

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I removed the WHOLE analog unit from my psp(the metal part and everything so i can see an empty hole whenever I turn it on) yet I am having issues so bad you'd think id be scrolling through the ds pokedex looking for dialga rather than trying to select a link on the internet.

Anyone else have any problem sorta like this? 3rd day trying to figure it out here.

Oh, nevermind. Figured it out! The screws on the right side(on the back of your psp) determine the pressure placed on the stick...play around with the amount of strength you put into screwing them in



EDIT:EH.....after playing with that for a bit I got the <- ^ 100% v -> 50% error.(the one where the up arrows go really fast and the down do the opposite)

2ndEDIT:Played with the psp a bit and eventually it worked....today it ocassionally went up....but im not abou to go back to square 1...

Hay, I think it saves the last input from your stick, so try putting it back in playing with how hard you screw the screws....or taking the nub off your joystick and applying pressure to the area between the down arrow and the joystick.

my brother's psp analog stick keep moving the characters by itself and sometimes doesnt move up at all....what to do !?:S

admire your effort in helping others

hey dude. i been havin trouble with my analog moving by itself, mainly downwards but i tried ur fix by applyin pressure and screwin it in, now i can move the analog in every direction except downwards???? any help will be appreciated. thx in advance

I have a drifting issue with my analogue stick, it occasionally moves without my input. But also, when I use the d-pad, it also causes the same issue. I'm thinking something inside may displaced itself but I wouldn't know where to start to fix it.

This is probably a common complaint, but any help you can give would be greatfully accepted.

Umm yeah.
so my psp slims analog nub started wandering up constantly.
so i bought a new one and replaced it
well less than a week later it broke again and started wandering to the left.
ive tried multiple times swapping the old analog nub out for the new one and vice a versa but still yeilds the same results.
im growing tired of loosing and having to order new screws constantly too. and sadly im pretty much about ready to just buy a new one off ebay so i can hack it again.
the old nub seems to be locked to going up.
while the other one drifts to the right.
i cant play anyhing anymore hardly.
any suggestions? or should i just get a new one like ive been thinking :(

This problem may have already been posted, but couldn't find it in here.

I'm having trouble playing games with my analog stick. Kratos (All i have right now is God of War for my PSP and some demos) is stuck running towards the left of the screen, though I can still move in other directions, thought it is much more difficult and can only move as fast as a walk. I opened up my PSP and took apart the analog stick, cleaned it, and put it back together correctly and the problem still persists. How do I fix this so I can actually play my game?

**Edit: I've tried both the system information and in-game recalibration trick, but it doesn't seem to work at all. My software is updated and there are no other problems with the PSP. This 'drifting' problem also occurs in the web brower when I have it open.

hey so ive had my psp for a while and just recently the analog stick is acting retarded it is stuck and will only move up or froward, i can move the analog stick but it wont move the in game player. HELP ME!!! PLEASE!!!

Hello,
My analog is broken. im not sure exactly what happend. i look and i think the insides are messed up. Not sure really what to do. I was messing around with it to see if i could fix it, some things i noticed. The analog is never in straight or securly. And when the game was in pause the courser just went up and up. and sometimes i could stop it but it would start again.

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Originally Posted by kando

ok, here is how u fix an analog stick that is cracking, turning, or stopping halfway down the circle. i have attached pictures to go along with this, they follow the order in which i will explain.

first, open up the psp. take off the faceplate, and put the rest of the psp on the side as you wont be doing anything to that.

unscrew the 2 screws that hold the analog stick in. so now, you have just the analog stick by itself.

on the back, there is a metal clasp, which is held by 2 notches on each side of the analog stick (see below picture). carefully use a flathead and pop the metal holder off by popping each of the four locks out from the side. once done, take off the metal piece.

now, the green circuit board comes off very easily from the rest of the analog stick. it is held down by 4 pieces of plastic which do not unscrew or move...simply wiggle it out. remember which way the contacts are facing!

now, there are 3 pieces of plastic on the inside. following my pictures below, re-place them inside the analog stick, making sure the center of each is lined up with the stick protruding through the center. also note where the gold contacts are on the remaining 2 pieces of plastic in the picture below.

you can test your analog stick before putting it all back together by holding the plastic pieces with your thumb and just making sure that the analog stick is correctly moving all of the pieces inside of it.

once thats good, put the green board back on, put the metal back on, screw it back into the faceplate and close it up!

should be fixed!

again, check the pics i attached!

hope this helps ^_^

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do all these images apply to fat psp and slim or just one of them?

alright people so my analog just goes down on its own, i have to press it real hard for it to go up slowly but no left or right, i then took the rubber piece and faceplate off and even so it goes down on its own, any help?? i went through the first few post and couldnt find a thing, if there is a post can someone quote it or just help me out?
-btw i have psp 1000

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Originally Posted by Ronrris

alright people so my analog just goes down on its own, i have to press it real hard for it to go up slowly but no left or right, i then took the rubber piece and faceplate off and even so it goes down on its own, any help?? i went through the first few post and couldnt find a thing, if there is a post can someone quote it or just help me out?
-btw i have psp 1000

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Yeah I'm having the same exact problem. Even if I remove my analog stick, it still finds a way to move left and up. It gets really annoying whenever I'm playing worms or miami vice. :confused:

Plz help me! my psp analog broke and i need help!

I can't get my psp unscrewed. I really need help. I don't want to have to buy a new psp!!

hey there, i recently got my psp modded to m33 and since the analogue has been drifting off by itself much like every other bugger here but as a few others have, mine moves by itself even without the faceplace, analogue stick AND ruber contact in place which points me towards the contacts/motherboard having a problem. i've tried cleaning the contacts with rubbing alcohol and a cotton bud but it didn't really do anything :( please help cos wipeout is no fun when you're trapped on the right hand wall. cheers buddy

So I just went over 19 pages of posts, no viable solution to this. Maybe the PSP just plain sucks .

The problem does not seem to be the analog stick, but mostly the rubber contact or the motherboard.

It is also possible that its a software issue.

Anyway I will open the PSP once more and test other things.


UPDATE

After a day of hard work, all I could do was find a software workaround.

This can make your PSP usefull again, download "joysense" version I found was 1.4.

Note: You will need to have a Custom firmware.

hello, I've had problems with my analog stick for many years now. I've given up and bought another one but it's a newer 2000. I still would like to fix my psp1000. I've replaced the analog stick about 5 times or more with new ones, cleaned the analog circuit board with alcohol, and the problem still persist. I hope you can help me finally fix this problem. Thanks in advance,

Dave:(

my gamecube analog stick is malfunctining like ill b going right and it goes left all by its self. itz very troublesome cuz i play advance smashbros and something like that throws off my game so plz i would love your help..pm me or leave a message on utube account. www.youtube.com/fraudster111

have got m33 and joysens too, it doesn't really do anything as i change the sensitivity, adjustment etc but it still goes down in the games. am wondering if i flash back to official firmware it'll fix it as it really is doing my head in

i need help with mine it keeps going left and i want 2 fix it

if it's a stick problem you'll be ok but if it's a softwareand or motherboard problem like mine you're screwed. have you had yours open or anything?

The amount of replies this has had just shows that the PSP's analogue stick is inherently faulty.

Mine drifts off down and to the right (not the stick itself, just whatever I'm controlling) in some games... mainly GTA and a few others. I'm not confident enough (aka I can't afford to replace it if I completely mess it up) to open up my PSP... I've tried rotating the stick while the device is loading but it doesn't help. I've barely played it the last 6 months because it gets on my nerves... anyone got any ideas?

i've been having problems with my analogue stick...

i tested it on the browser... if i move down with it, it goes normaly... but if i move up and to the sides it goes very slow and while playing some games it doesn't move at all...

edit: and while i played manhunt 2 and gta the character would sometimes move by itself

but whenever i shut down the psp and turn it back on it works normally for like 15min.

i was hoping if i could get some help

it's a psp fat

my analog stick moves on it own, even if the the analog stick is not in the psp, can someone help?

hay, i need help with my psp analog stick and u seem lyk the guy to go to, well heres the problem the analog stick only works at its nowrmal speed if i pull it back but when i push it forward or to the sides then it moves very slow. can you help

My PsP is the phat PSP. My problem is that my analog stick goes to the upper left. I bought a new analog stick and replaced it and still doesnt work. I tightened up the screws and yada yada but still not working. If anybody out there helps me fix this problem, i would give them my old analog stick. Its working great. PLease help

I have a psp and my analog stick sometimes it is blocking and sometimes it stays blocked up.help please.my psp is slim and lite 2000.sometimes it gets good as new when i turn it clocklwise or anticlockwise for a while.

You are awesome!! I bought a used PSP and the analog stick wasn't working right. I tried opening it and cleaning it, nothing. Then I read the very simple advice of holding the faceplate where the stick works and then put the screws back in. Ta Da!!! Plus, it was missing a screw at the spot where the analog stick is (could be the problem, right?!!!!)

Thank you so much!! You're the man!

hey buddy..can u help me out? im kinda new here.I recently broke my PSP power on switch...and i bought a new one...replaced it...and when i turned my psp on..my analogue would keep moving on its on. can u help out?..oh and ...i screwed up the screw formation ( screwed long screw in a small ones place ) and my lcd broke :(. so u think u can help me fix it?

hey can you help me i have built a new case on my psp and now my analog keeps on going left out of himself and i dont know what is making that happen.
so please help!!:o

i am also facing same problem,
i need your help.
Can you tell me the recent price also.

tnx in advance

Hi, I have a phat psp and its been around for awhile.. I've disassembled it a couple of times to clean the dust underneath it and besides that I've tried changing the whole analog stick i bought from dx, because before that it moves by itself.

An example would be when I'm playing monster hunter unite, the charachter would move by itself. AFTER i changed it, it still moves by itself time to time.
It's also not very responsive if you move down, I end up with a "tiptoe" when you play monster hunter. Its really annoying! help!

Do you have solved the problem when the DPAD is always on for one direction ?