once again the Nintendo switches out of
stock pretty much everywhere this
console has been a hot commodity since
its release but having limited
quantities available for purchase means
if your switch experience is the dreaded
joy con drift phenomena you might be
stuck with a broken system well we
wouldn't want that so today we're gonna
show you how to replace the left
joystick on your Nintendo switch and fix
that drift for this repair you'll need a
spudger tweezers a set of iFixit opening
picks and the following bits a tri point
y double zero and a phillips double zero
you'll also need a replacement joystick
if you need any of the parts or tools we
just listed we've got good news for you
we've got a joy convicts kit that has
all the parts and tools you'll need over
at ifixit.com while you're over there
check out our magnetic mat we highly
recommend it for repairs as it's great
for organization and even though there
aren't many screws involved in this
repair they are small and the magnetic
map will keep them stuck in place to
begin start by removing the droidcon
from the switch and turn it over so you
can see the bottom of the controller
then remove the four tripoint Y double-0
screws from the case
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he's an opening pic and start prying
along the seam at the bottom edge of the
controller once you've created a gap
slowly slide the pick up the side of the
joy cone not much pressure is needed so
be careful hope the joy con with the
charging rail facing away from you and
open it like a book just don't try and
fully separate it because two cables
connect to the two pieces use a spudger
to gently pry the battery connector
straight up making sure to lift it away
from its connector so it doesn't make
contact
grab your opening pic and insert it
between the battery and the joy con
housing pry it the battery gently it's
only lightly adhered in place with your
phillips driver remove three screws from
the mid frame where the battery was
there still a ribbon cable attached to
the frame so don't try and lift it all
the way up to access that cable lift the
mid frame up and flip it away from the
motherboard as if you were turning the
page of the book with tweezers or
spudger unlock the ZIF connector and
disconnect the cable the next cable you
need to disconnect is the - button cable
that runs over the back of the joystick
unlock it and disconnect the cable to
make lifting the joystick easier then
unlock the ZIF connector for the
joystick and disconnect its cable now
let's unscrew the two Phillips screws
securing the joystick to the case and
then you can remove the joystick
install your new joystick by laying it
in the case the same way you took the
old one out there's a gasket that should
be around the hole where the joystick
pokes through make sure that it's still
in place before you screw the joystick
back in reinstall the two screws that
secure the joystick and reconnected sif
connector back onto the motherboard
reconnect the - and ZL button cables as
well
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with those cables connected flip the
mid-frame back over being careful not to
pinch or damage any of the delicate
cables screw the three Phillips screws
that secure the mid frame in and then
reinsert the battery back into the well
to reconnect the battery press the
connector straight down into its socket
on the board now as you close the joy
con be extremely careful of the cables
you don't want to pinch any of them as
you can damage them and break the device
once it's closed you can screw back in
the last four tri point screws and you
should be good now it's time for you to
relax into the neverending chores on
your animal horizons island drift free
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