AKNES GuliKit TMR Electromagnetic Joysticks Replacement for DualShock PS4 Controller, Thumbstick Grips for PlayStation 4 Controller, Thumbstick Caps Included

My PS5 controller has been with me for what feels like forever. Dark Souls 3, Elden Ring, FFXIV, Atelier Ryza, Khazan, WuWa, PoE and the list goes on. These days, unless it's a shooter like Helldivers, I hardly ever use mouse and keyboard for gaming. Unfortunately, for the last year or so, it's been getting stick drift. What I normally do is I hit it with some isopropyl alcohol spin it around a bunch, but this only works for so long and then the stick drift comes back.I did some research and these seemed promising, and I'm really glad I gave it a go because these feel great. The installation process wasn't too bad either. I already owned a soldering kit, flux, and a heat gun so extra costs there either. The heat gun was the MVP since I used it to desolder the existing joystick and pop the other one in (after using flux and adding some of my own solder to lower the required temp). Only gotcha I ran into is one of the joysticks was just oh so slightly crooked since it wasn't perfectly flush with the board when I installed it. Had to hit it with the heat gun, applied some pressure, and it's all good now.After calibration, I was shocked by how much lower the average error was in comparison to my default sticks. Maybe I just got a lucky batch? I don't have much time with these joysticks, but I'm hoping they last and nothing goes haywire. If anything goes wrong, I'll update this post, but for now... no news is good news. For anyone else purchasing this product, good luck with the soldering process and I hope you find these joysticks just as good as I claim. Gamers unite! :D

Well, I finally got a pair of these sticks and then put them into my Xbox controller. Out of the gate, I checked the calibration on them and it was very odd. The right stick is fluctuating up and down rapidly. The left stick seems to be fine. I did calibrate both and the right stick still seems odd. I did take apart my controller to check out the stick. I moved it around and could hear some odd clicking inside of it. I moved the left and it is smooth and doesn't have any clicking. I'm thinking the right stick has a bad defect. After calibratring, I noticed the sticks do not go back to the middle like another controller I have with hall effect sticks. The TMR sticks are usually on the outside of the center. When playing games, pushing the right stick to the right, left, up, or down causes movement but only for a few seconds. Then I have to stop moving it then do it again and it does the same thing. So, I can't just hold the stick in one direction to get continuous movement. It's really annoying because these sticks are brand new.I had chose Aknes Gulikit because I bought a pair of hall effect sticks to install in my Steamdeck and they were perfect. The TMR sticks for the Xbox, not so much. To say the least, I'm pretty disappointed. I hope Gulikit or Aknes reaches out to me for some replacements. I'd like to this right stick working properly. Maybe I will change the score and review if I do get replacements and they work fine but for now, buyers need to be aware.UPDATE: Alright, I did get a replacement pair of new sticks. I installed them and noticed right away, these were more accurate! I did not hear or feel the clicking happening in the new right stick while moving it around! I also tested the return to center and while absolute 0 is impossible, I am now at a .00002 on both sticks, left and right. This means, it's basically a zero. These new sticks are way better than the previous pair I had purchased. I can only think that there is a bad batch out there. Regardless, these new sticks deserve a 5 star all the way! Thank you AKNES and Gulikit!

• Every part of these are the same size as OEM including the shape of the stalks. This means you can reinstall the OEM thumbstick grips, which are more tactile than these replacements.• The functionality of this part is identical to OEM including the press-to-click option• The resistance of this part is identical to OEM which is good news--this was such an involved project that I only ended up replacing the left thumbstick that had drift rather than proactively replacing the second one while the case was open.• This kit will not save you much money over a new controller if you don't already have a full soldering kit as well as a micro screwdriver set.• This isn't a quick dab-dab-done project; you will need a soldering wick, copious amounts of flux and a couple of hours to disassemble the controller, unsolder over a dozen points of contact, clean, and re-solder.I don't have much experience soldering but I do have a kit so I bought this as an "experience" project knowing that I could absolutely brick my controller and end up needing to buy a new one anyway.After disassembly it took a while to find the right system for removing the old solder. You really need to get the contacts wet with flux and use the wick to absorb it. You need to get ALL of the solder out before the joysticks can begin to be pried off the board.The flux also leaves a thick, gooey residue that takes a while to clean off with isopropyl alcohol.So far I'm really happy with the end result. I'm a week of gaming in and I can not tell the difference between the left (new) and right (OEM) joysticks. Most importantly, I'm now drift-free!Side note: I don't like clowns and I'm not a carnie so I don't know why they added circus thumbstick toppers to the kit. They're weird and I don't like them but the great thing is that you don't have to use them. I still give the kit 5 stars.