First off, I'm sorry if this has already been in a thread 10,000 times, but what is the best way to fix an N64 analog/thumb stick, or is it worthless to even bother? I like my N64, but the store that sold it to me ripped me off; I bought my unit that does not quite work (It doesn't start half the time), and he sold me broken controllers; I tried to return them, but he said that the sh*tty thumbsticks are supposed to be loose (and grinding) and refused to give me a refund/exchange.:dammit: Anyways, I have tried greasing the sticks, and that didn't work to well. Does tape-method work? Or how about replacing the thumbsitcks with an analog stick from another controller? And, if it's pointless to even attepmt repairs, where is a good site to buy a new thumbstick? I have tried searching, but most are refurbished parts (are they any good?), or out of stock... EDIT: Whoops, sorry about placing it in the wrong thread, someone please move this thread.
Amazon has them. http://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-Cont..._m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=19RHW1CAK5BER0CNENCG You could try to repair them, but they're destined for failure. Replacement is quick and simple.
http://www.vpgames.com/p-15491-two-...replacements-for-nintendo-64-controllers.aspx I stumbled upon this URL, is this site reliable?
Might be worth trying this fix from my old site: http://bobzee.multiservers.com/console/n64/joyrepair.htm
Carefully. If you have a heatgun, start on a low setting from a fair distance and work your way up till the plastic starts to flex. Personally, I gave mines a few blasts from a lighter because i'm a bit gung-ho like that. :flamethrower:
I still hope that someday someone will laser scan the parts of a new original N64 joystick and then cnc something out of metal.
Too bad that no company decided to make these parts... It wouldn't be expensive, and they would make a tonne of money of off people like me... Anyways, I'll try heating up those parts later today.
There are links to $4 replacement parts made by a third party in the second post of this thread. I'm not sure why you'd bother trying to bodge together a temporary fix when there are suitable replacements for that price.
I was (and I am) considering buying those aftermarket parts, but there is no way to guarantee the quality of those parts, unless someone has bought them. I guess I'll buy those parts and hope they are good, but do you know of any good quality replacement parts?
I bought a few replacement sticks on ebay about five years ago. No idea if they were original or not but I'd hazard a guess that they weren't, and if so I can say that they are perfectly adequate (and certainly a big improvement on a dead-zone'd first party stick).
Sorry, I'll hopefully get a chance to order them this weekend. just needed some funding. But now I have sufficient funds... So, I'll get 'em this weekend for sure.
I've used the other design which more resemble the gamecube analog on a couple of pads. They are cheap on ebay and a bit more expensive at nintendorepairshop.com The precision on those are way better then any of my makopad, superpad or original pad. But these have a more genuine look with that thin shaft. +1 for a report on them!
http://www.mmmonkey.co.uk/console/nintendo/n64cont.htm Don't even bother buying parts unless something has actually snapped. This guide works every time.
Works wonders if the plastic is not too grinded down. But there's only so much plastic to grind down in there I really like the robust feel of the superpads/makopad with the metallic shafts. For some reason they often pop up on ebay.de. Not that ergonomic for small hands though.
