When my son plays his PSP the joystick will only allow him to go from side to side, and then it gets stuck and does its own thing. What gives? Can I repair this myself?
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Whew! Ok. It is possible to fix this yourself, but not really through repair.
You're probably gonna need to go online and find a place that sells replacement parts for the PSP, but you'll need to make sure you're buying a replacement analog stick for the type of PSP your son has. (The 'slim' and 'fat' psp have VERY different analog sticks, and they are not cross-compatible)
Once you receive your replacement part (you may want to order 2 or 3 in case of manufacturing issues), it is relatively painless to remove the face plate (and voiding the warranty, so don't do this unless your warranty has already expired, or you have no plans to use it), that only requires the removal of 4 black screws on the back (2 are in the battery compartment, and one of those is under the warranty sticker), and one silver one on the bottom edge of the unit that is screwed in through the silver border.
Remove them all, flip the unit back over, remove the analog joystick button, then carefully remove the face plate (I recommend you have lint-free wipes to very gently clean any dust or foreign matter off the inside of the faceplate screen and the LCD screen...use extreme caution with contact with the LCD as too much pressure can ruin it), turn it over and you will see the analog button screwed to the faceplate. Unscrew it from the faceplate, and examine it to be sure there are no visible things that could be causing this problem, because if you can clean it and get it to work, it will always work better than aftermarket parts, but if not, set it aside, mount the new one in the same position as the original, replace the screws you took out, then reverse the rest of the process to put it all back together. Use the analog stick button that came with the replacement, as the post is usually smaller than the original one, and so the old button will just fall off.
Test the unit to be sure it's working properly. You may find it has a tendancy to pull to one side or the other (usually to the right). If it does, have your son play with it for a week or so, and if it still has the same problem, use one of the other sticks you bought (you did buy more than one, right?), and see if it works better.
I hope this has helped, and I wish you good luck!
answered 5 months ago
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