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Joy-Con replacement kit did not fix drift

I found a similar question on this site, but the answers to it did not fix my issue. I bought iFixit’s Joy-Con repair kit and installed my new control stick part directly from its sealed bag. My control drifting persisted on the device. I updated the controllers per the first answer to the similar question and re-opened my device and reinstalled the control stick ensuring that its ribbon had no debris. This did not resolve my issue and the drift effect on my controller persists.

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Have you tried calibrating the new control sticks? In Settings, Scroll Down to Controllers and Sensors, Calibrate Control Sticks, then follow the directions.

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This fixed my issue. Thanks!

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I'm in the same situation, did you manage to find a solution?

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My installation initially worked, but after just a few months both controllers are now experiencing so much drift they are entirely unusable to navigate even the Switch home menu.


I updated and calibrated both controllers.

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Savvas Papadopoulos will be eternally grateful.
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