PSP SLIM ANALOG STICK FAIL HELP PLEASE!

[norbit]

hi all! i bought a psp slim brand new from usa, but my analog stick goes left and down byself. it is too expensive to send back from europe to usa. what is your opinion should i dissassemble it or try to order a new analog stick? it is possible to fix the analog stick? what should i do it is brand new!

Thanks a lot for helping me!

[Nemesis]

have you disassembled it before or taken any screws out of the faceplate?

[norbit]

NOT YET.

EDIT: i tried to play with it but it doesnt move now any direction. it stopped to work. can it be other problem than the analog stick? i wouldnt like to send back to usa it cost too much from europe.

Nemesis: Don't double post, just modify your first post

[Nemesis]

well many people had this problem including me but with the other psp, the original. it turned out that it was because the analog stick wasnt making proper contact with the motherboard. but the thing is in the psp slim the analog stick is screwed to the motherboard, not the faceplate like the original psp. my only conclusion is that its a manufacturing fault as far as im aware, maybe someone else can correct me.

[jotek]

Hey, I had the same exact problem.  How did I fix it?
I took it apart, piece by piece.  I'm sure you can find a tutorial on here how to do it
Then, unscrewed the analog stick from the motherboard.  Took off the bottom metal plate, and found that the runners were out of their tracks.  I took them off one by one, and then carefully replaced them inside there with a pair of tweezers, making sure that they were all in the tracks.  After, put the bottom metal back on, and put it all back together, and worked like a charm ever since.
P.s., mine was bought in the U.S. and I live in Europe too, so same problem as you
Hope this helped!
Jotek

[norbit]

Thank you Jotek! It helped! Mine works fine too!!!!!!!!!!!!

Best regards: norbit

[Nemesis]

congratulations, good job!