Saturn's 3D PAD's thumbstick is not self centering

[toasty]

Late June I got my first Sega Saturn and with it a 3D pad. I made the regrettable decision to disassemble the thumbstick on the controller and I couldn't get it back together. Well I finally got it back together but unfortunately the thumbstick no longer self centers, it just stays stuck in a position until I move it back to the center.

This is proving to be very annoying and it makes me feel like im dealing with my Atari 5200's controller.

Apparently the spring inside isn't properly installed but similar to my last post, I still can not for the life of me get it back together properly.



Please would someone give me some insight on this i've been waiting 2 weeks to play some virtua racing and Quake properly on my saturn

[italianstallion72]

Huh that sucks. I wish I could take mine apart so I can get an idea of how it's supposed to go together, but I'm afraid it will end up like yours lol. Have you tried checking YouTube? You'd be surprised at what kind of helpful videos you can find on there.

[toasty]

Trust me I did everything there and everything elsewhere, if you can find any information on fixing it that would be great, and please do I tried everything and im going insane over this!

[italianstallion72]

Hey man, I'll tell you what. My Saturn isn't even working at the moment, so sometime this week if I'm not too busy with work I'll see if I can take mine apart just to see how it was originally put together. Then I might be able to help you out.

[toasty]

oh my god thank you ive been trying this for a moth now, sorry ive been away and grandparents dont got internet couldn't respond.

the stick isnt glued it just has an annoying snap to the spring or something, one of the admins promised me pictures weeks ago and I think he either forgot or he does not want to do it. 

Thanks alot in advance and goodluck!

Also for the best of both of us please fix your Saturn!

[toasty]

Any progress on the controller and any luck on your console?

[toasty]

5 Months later finally figured it out, I hope you got your saturn working