Quick and simple repair for PS5 pad triggers R2/L2 on a budget

Рет қаралды 248,544

3 жыл бұрын

The PS5 pad suffers spring failure in the haptic triggers that results in a loose feel to the trigger. If you have this issue you will find you keep triggering the R2/L2 with barely any force.
You can easily repair the pad at a low cost with some simple tools found around the home. You need a Philips (star drive) screwdriver, a flat head screwdriver and a butter knife comes in handy on the R1/L1 buttons. You will also need some replacement springs found on eBay - just search PS5 R2/L2 spring.
If you have any questions about this repair please leave a comment below!

Пікірлер: 303

@ryanskelton9548 Жыл бұрын

this was the best tutorial so far for replacing the R2 spring the proper closeup gave me confidence on what I was doing with the spring and the technique worked well. (after about 6 attempts)

@m0v3st4R 3 жыл бұрын

I wanted to give you a huge thank you for this video. I was watching several "how to open the Dualsense" and yours was the only one that was helpful enough for me to manage without damage. Thanks!! Could finally fix my broken R2's

@TheCallinswood 3 жыл бұрын

It’s one of my pet hates, the how to videos that aren’t clear or are far to complicated. Glad it was of use and happy gaming!

@samnite3 2 жыл бұрын

I was going to post the same. I was able to clearly see exactly how the top arm slots into the trigger plastic in your video unlike any other video on youtube. I had some trouble and lost one of my 10 springs but ultimately was able to get the bottom arm to slot in place. Hopefully Sony makes these springs more durable in future revisions of the Dualsense.

@DeadAmericanWriter 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! My warranty expired so I figured I'd try and fix it myself. Your tutorial and tips made that real easy

@SirHandy 2 жыл бұрын

I've just had to do this and used your video as a reference guide. Thank you for making it clear very easy to follow 🙂

@Mailme81 3 жыл бұрын

Just a tip, to get the R1 and L1 off easier, hold down the R2 or L2 and enter from the back side of the R1/L1 buttons much easier and no damage risk to the white part you look at.

@TheCallinswood 3 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome! Thanks for the addition.

@AxeDragon1989 3 жыл бұрын

Nice tip! Very easy

@user-qt6wf2jz2p 3 жыл бұрын

So i don’t have to screw out the white or black part of the controller at all?

@therealguy5424 2 жыл бұрын

dude,thankyou so much!!

@TheTargetUK 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your tip, worked perfectly

@bucsorange 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Thank You! Thank You! -- Followed you step by step and everything turned out great -- Also a very helpful tip from BallerMan - I couldn't have done it without you guys - Excellent easy to follow video!

@derricksmith9558 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! You’re a life saver mate, just saved me 70$ thanks!!

@BigBadTomA 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Managed to fix my controller with this video. It was a bit fiddly to get the spring in, but I managed. No idea where the broken spring went though

@Aristowi 2 жыл бұрын

Great guide. I have now repaired my controller and it works better than before. Following your guide while doing it was very easy. Thank you very much for the upload.

@farismarwanhijawi4628 3 жыл бұрын

Your channel is a hero i was wanting to buy a ps5 but scared if it would break on me so really thank you

@TheCallinswood 3 жыл бұрын

Glad this helped out!

@AxeDragon1989 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video :) I had two controllers, the R2 spring on both broke and the second one happened after not even 24 hours!! The hardest part was honestly getting that black faceplate back in. But I got it!

@TheCallinswood 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment and I’m glad the vid was useful for you. The black faceplate was tricky especially at the forward points as you can see from the vid. Glad it’s all sorted now though!

@undeadarmy47 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the vid! Easy fix and my controller is back to new. Appreciate ya 👍

@Iamani7 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this very in-depth tutorial. Just got mine fixed and I also added a new skin plate in exchange the black part

@sfjnet 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video, clear and informative. Thanks!

@TheCallinswood 3 жыл бұрын

Thankyou for your comment!

@saeedhussein2131 3 жыл бұрын

Just replaced my spring followed his steps worked great thanks!

@TheCallinswood 3 жыл бұрын

Glad this guide was of some help! Happy gaming

@zaibkashif7528 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheCallinswood hi I'm trying this but I have one problem whts the size 0f the spring

@eddiepurple Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this, I just repaired my R2 while watching along to this, you made everything very clear, thank you!!!! My only feedback was that when I levered my R1 off by the corner, it got wedged in deep on the other corner, and I sweated for a few mins trying to get it off, I'd recommend going for the middle of the LR1 buttons to pop them off.

@bizmak3116 Жыл бұрын

Bro thank you so much, my r2 and r1 button wasn’t working right, thanks to your video I was finally able to fix it 😁

@MrBermyBuddz 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I just bought a new scuf controller and this happened to me today while playing destiny. I switch the spring from the controller that came with my PS5. Works like a charm again. Im gonna give u a like and well earned follow mate, thanks again!

@mcguzman5398 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks brother! Great video. Worked like a charm.

@joaoandremelimsantos 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, really helpful. Simple and easy

@lewisczugalinski4778 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much mate still currently fiddling reattaching the black plastic part but the spring is in 😂 great video

@bz2886 2 жыл бұрын

Useful vid, helped me get the new spring on. Cost £4 to fix and took 5 mins.

@ichi-dm1ty Жыл бұрын

Yooo thanks for this I stumbled over my ottoman last night and messed up my ps5 r2 trigger this helped me fix it lucky for me the spring didn’t break

@colson2919 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! Exactly what I was looking for, easy to follow. Take care.

@joshua3340 2 жыл бұрын

This is a really well made guide. Helped me out alot.

@scooby9549 3 жыл бұрын

Thank u..Fixed R2..Still a lil more tension than L2..but still works.Very easy instructions..Thank u😁

@esjee05 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much man i will be buying myself some of that springs and il try to fix it gently because i know you said it but im a bit scared but i will try

@Maguita70s 3 жыл бұрын

Thank You very much! My R2 was weeaak and I just fixed it eith this video!!! I'm gonna share it with some peple I know who are having this same problem!

@TheCallinswood 3 жыл бұрын

Really glad it helped and thanks for the comment. Feel free to share

@finleykohler4141 2 жыл бұрын

Freaking awesome best explained video ever I fixed my controller right after I watched this

@trainfan7823 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant guide, thank you so much! Looking forward to repairing both of my controllers. (The second one just failed so now I have no choice, and had to look into it, haha.) This is a huge help!!

@mathieudeschaintre6953 2 жыл бұрын

A massive great super thank you from France !

@TheBonelessBanana 3 ай бұрын

Thanks, my R2 just got stuck, was just trying to figure out how to open. Had to press R2 section back into place.

@tak6483 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your help , from France

@ZombieSolace 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your video. I got mine the first weeks of December, and noticed this problem around January. The DS5 is very nice and feels great in my hands, but the springs are a major problem since they break so often. Add to this that they made them considerably harder to repair than the DS4, where the screws were exposed. I'm kind of disappointed.

@motoglows 2 жыл бұрын

Ps4 and ps5 dumb as

@connectinggamerz8810 2 жыл бұрын

R2 spring all fixed thanks to this video 👍

@sean6977 3 жыл бұрын

Had this issue with with a new controller less than 2months old. Having replaced the broken springs back to working order. Saved me buying new new controller 😁

@TheCallinswood 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment and I’m glad to hear this worked out for you!

@johnlee3281 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Nice tutorial!

@ahmadammarAB 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, really useful 👍

@plexusgamer1105 3 жыл бұрын

Yaay finally I fixed the L2 trigger spring replacement myself. Took me couple of tries and 15 mins in total. Thank you sir

@TheCallinswood 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome news! Glad to hear this helped you out! Now back to gaming!!

@lilBrymp 3 жыл бұрын

My spring keeps flying out help

@nautikient2151 2 жыл бұрын

@@lilBrymp that’s what she said 😂

@lilBrymp 2 жыл бұрын

I finally got to fixing it, took me 2 hrs of crying

@twoothless192 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheCallinswood mind if u can fix mines?

@cocoverde 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, really helpful! Cheers

@DeeCharles150 Жыл бұрын

Legend, cheers mate! Tip for everyone else - The spring in the PS4 controller for the R2 and L2 triggers are the exact same. So if you have a faulty PS4 controller like I did, disassemble that and use one of the springs inside.

@gomulkaa 3 жыл бұрын

Easy fix for my R2 trigger. Thanks so much!

@pabsybonez 2 жыл бұрын

How on earth did you get the spring in the second catch so easily? You're a God, thank you!

@royalbunker6046 6 ай бұрын

Thank you, helped me a lot.

@nautikient2151 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this …..far this was a pain in the arse to get the bloody screws in after fixing the spring swear it took me nearly 20 minutes 😂😂

@craigjonsmith 3 жыл бұрын

Nice work gr8 video very helpful

@DiogoReacts Жыл бұрын

Thanks man this really helped

@Joolz1982 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant vid imagine will have to do this at some point on my white controlled when eventually get a PS5.

@pinkmoon11 2 жыл бұрын

One Of The Easiest Best Described And Demonstrated Tutorials Iv Seen. My Controller Has Been Fixed In No Time. Thank You My Friend 🙌🏽

@sebastiancastillo-dk7sf Ай бұрын

It Worked!, thanks for the tutoríal

@jrvej Жыл бұрын

Excellent. Details etc. Thank you

@DavidR-ue1lp 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. My R2 just went a few days ago but thanks to your video it is now fixed. I tried with tweezers but honestly found it easier holding the spring down with my finger and using a screwdriver like you. Saved me a lot of hassle. Nice straightforward unbloated video, simple and clear.

@andreawittmann4246 10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for the help

@yakublue10 3 жыл бұрын

bought a pack of 2 springs, first one pinged off the hook and was never found again, second one worked a charm thanks to this vid 😂

@zyljake9330 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks so much!

@TheCallinswood 3 жыл бұрын

Glad this was useful

@rexdeorum6941 3 жыл бұрын

You're awesome my guy, I've bought 2 (3 with the included) controllers so far, just had a second one break and was able to take the good spring from the 1st broken controller and use it in the 2nd broken controller 😁

@kirk123 2 жыл бұрын

Great vid. Thanks. Did my R2 after warranty ran out.

@rastino9798 3 жыл бұрын

Had to open mine because when the faulty controller was connected the console wasn't getting past certain games loading screen or I couldn't "press X to continue", I was SO WORRIED it was an issue with the ps5 lol, turns out the L2 button was being pressed on without me pressing it, which was interfering with that initial game loading screen, but after adjusting the spring a bit it worked like a charm and everything's fixed!

@noahthearc 3 жыл бұрын

Same! Going to adjust it now

@Jpeezy52 2 жыл бұрын

Going thru this same thing now? So this works ?

@DaRkv317 10 ай бұрын

I'm having the same problem but I'm not sure how u did it

@koalafan6114 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Sir! You are awesome

@notarussianspy9585 11 ай бұрын

Broke my controller thanks mate

@olvol7643 2 жыл бұрын

best video of this problem

@paweljancz8778 2 жыл бұрын

Legend 😊🙃 thanks for vid!

@Shooooooop 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude, got mine from amazon too and what you said about the discount influenced me to contact them, wasn't going to bother as it's still useable just annoying. Getting £45 off them is better than nothing lol :)

@jaybash2944 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video! I also Bentley Gended it like you said 13:25. I am not excited for recoloring. 🙏

@MrMasterMask 2 жыл бұрын

thanks so much for the help !!

@trappy76 2 жыл бұрын

Great video mate. This happened to one of my 3-month-old controllers. Spoke with Sony support today and sending it back for a replacement. This seems like a pretty common issue. I've got 4 generations of PlayStations still with working controllers. This is a bit of a joke how bad these are.

@aziak1317 2 жыл бұрын

How do you contact them?

@trappy76 2 жыл бұрын

@@aziak1317 I called them. I googled the number here in Australia. Pretty long on-hold waits though. About 45 minutes. I'm still waiting for it to come back. 🤞

@guadeste 3 жыл бұрын

Love you so much for the Video!👍🤣

@TheCallinswood 3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome

@garyhowe7087 2 жыл бұрын

A tiny lump of blu tac helps enormously with this. Both to stop the damn spring from jumping off and with putting the 4 tiny case screws back in.

@joelpalmer3002 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. You helped me fix my controller lol

@finalscore1988 2 жыл бұрын

Would be good to see a video of the L2 spring being replaced, so much harder

@barry951 Жыл бұрын

Just fixed my L2 spring. That was really testing my patience as that side is hidden away

@nathanball3639 3 жыл бұрын

Thankyou so much mate !

@scooby9549 3 жыл бұрын

Also brought a repair kit 4 $10 on Amazon..Thanks💯

@rollercoasterrewind4730 3 жыл бұрын

Very helpful video! Only issue is I may have to get a replacement anyways as It may void the warranty on my PS5!

@TheCallinswood 3 жыл бұрын

Won’t void the warranty on your console but probably the pad. You can send them back to Sony but the lead time is a few weeks. I was lucky and was reimbursed the cost of a controller by my retailer so I had a free pad to work on

@Erick080 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome man thank you

@plexusgamer1105 3 жыл бұрын

I just received a pair of trigger springs for dualshock4 which are the same ones used in dualsense, to fix the same issue i've run into on the dualsense. Now comes the tricky part of placing the spring on the L2 trigger

@deang6921 6 ай бұрын

Gonna buy a tool kit and try soon my L2 button spring seems like something is stuck in there it’s brand new so doubt it’s the spring itself makes a lil noise unless I blow into the stick area

@fxxed5704 2 жыл бұрын

ty helped so much

@krissvortex8052 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks from Germany👍🏻😁

@barbershopcut4you597 2 жыл бұрын

Nice Video Thanks 🤗

@clockworkNate 3 жыл бұрын

My r2 spring busted , walked right into ebgames and got a replacement, not without the snobby lady at the counter saying "my bf has cod and plays pretty hard and his never broke. Lmao I've had my ps4 controller for like 5 years, my nephew dropped it so many times I lost count and it never broke. My dualsense was not dropped once , I was honestly just playing destiny 2 and bam it went soft, thats never happened to me before.... lol

@TheCallinswood 3 жыл бұрын

Hopefully you managed to get this fixed!

@bannerbomb8693 3 жыл бұрын

I used one of the coils from one of my old broken ps3 controllers. The metal in the ps3 controller feels different than the one in the dualsense and seems to not be able to break like the original dualsense coils. To get the coil out of the ps3 controller you have to bend the coil to be straight then bend it similar to how the dualsense is. It doesn't have to be perfectly bent just enough to allow it to stay in place and allow the trigger to work properly.

@1gmontana 3 жыл бұрын

Ok ill try to do that bc damnnnn

@jonathanpelcastre7678 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks it works!

@EJ-zg3gi Жыл бұрын

I love you, fixed 2 controllers

@101PointBlank101 2 жыл бұрын

Need a video specifically about L2 since it's harder to get to/fix

@rodmapuilesua6613 2 жыл бұрын

Take out battery and motherboard and should be easy access from there

@JamieReaax 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you bud!

@JamieReaax 3 жыл бұрын

Update: Had to wait a while for the springs to arrive but they finally came from Amazon. £2.99 for 10. I finally fixed the control thanks to you!

@TheCallinswood 3 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome news. Spares for if it happens again. If my L2 goes the same way I will post up a new vid. Hopefully these vids will help until Sony mods the controller

@mikecondon93 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Have you a link to buy the springs?

@ienvyfilght8793 3 жыл бұрын

U are a life saver

@TheCallinswood 3 жыл бұрын

Just a shame we have to do this in the first place but I’m glad I could help

@barrymurphy4812 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, awesome. Now on to ebay to order some springs. Was going to send my pad back to Sony, but I'm thinking this will probably be happening again in the future, so I think all PS5 owners need to get used to taking there pad apart and replacing the spring.

@TheCallinswood 3 жыл бұрын

It really shouldn’t happen in the first place. I read the average pad life is 400 hours which isn’t good. I’m glad this was useful for you though!

@barrymurphy4812 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheCallinswood my pad died in under 5hrs of gameplay. Totally agree that it shouldn't happen and there are major flaws with the controller. I have owned a Snes, Gamecube, Switch, N64, PS1-PS4 and never had an issue so early in a consoles life before now. Really bad on Sony's behalf. To add i was never aggressive with the pad to prompt the spring issue. Thanks again for the awesome video 👍. I should have the springs ordered from ebay deliverd next week.

@xusikxxx3267 9 ай бұрын

You the best thanks Bro 👍✋

@charley408 Жыл бұрын

The bigger piece of the spring (3/4)was stuck to the motor for vibration, obviously there is a magnetic element inside. My son didn't even realize it was broken. I was tearing down to do a POD replacement, damned stick drift. Fun stuff. Oh I didnt know the spring was broken so I pulled one off his old ps4 controller, but bent the ends of the spring differently so the triggers had no play. The springs are a tad different.

@tobyochai7457 3 жыл бұрын

i did your tutorial, definitely helped, but i noticed my controller is kinda different from yours don't know why but i still managed to work my way around it, thank you tho, this video helped alot

@TheCallinswood 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment and I’m really glad it helped. How is yours different and when did you get the console? I wonder if there has been a change to the production methods

@tobyochai7457 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheCallinswood well i got my console 2 weeks after the release date cause i live in africa, which is one of the reasons i couldn’t have my controller shipped to sony so i had to get a new one around december(controller) but i noticed the locks for the R2 springs were a bit different to mine in terms of shape and the were much smaller, so it made it really hard to find a way to lock in my new springs, don’t know if you have a video on how to fix controller drift cause mine now has drifting issues :(

@Sohelanthropus 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks brother, this was very informative I just looked it up on ebay and they're very cheap, a pack of 10 springs is around 2 to 4 dollars Given how my controller took 4 months to break both springs, 2 dollars a year for just fixing a controller is a bargain

@TheCallinswood 3 жыл бұрын

Whilst it shouldn’t happen in months I’m glad you now have a fix and the video was useful

@m4cr7suiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii14 2 жыл бұрын

bru i need answer Asap can u take spring controller of ps4 and put it on ps5?

@Jacopichua 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@luh1ej Жыл бұрын

“ quick and simple “ literally takes the whole controller apart

@heberthsarmiento6925 2 жыл бұрын

El DualSense es un mando extraordinario me gustan mucho sus Gatillos y sus botones laterales son magnificos.

@MidnightPodcastGaming 5 ай бұрын

Is there still a way to fix the L2 button without the tedious teardown? Even if it's 50x more harder to get the spring on? Lol. Doable still?

@88lewian Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

@marcelneumacher7261 Жыл бұрын

Dude, i don't have any repair skills, but this tutorial is fucking good! Today i could repair my R2 button and keep gaming on callisto protocol, thank you so much!