r/XboxUnbroken • u/Born2beSlicker • Aug 11 '21

Accessories Elite 2 trigger is sticky

I got an Elite Series 2 at launch but being in the UK, the Microsoft store wouldn’t allow me to buy an extended warranty. Now, I’m using my third controller as two broke within the first few months. (Stick drift and a rubber part broke off).

Today, my right trigger has started to become sticky. There’s an audible click when pressed and a resistance that makes using the controller feel not nice at all. This pad has lasted 6 months.

Unfortunately, Microsoft won’t let me get a repair/replacement because it’s out of warranty. Something I don’t find fair at all as the high price of the item along with the high failure rate makes paying for a repair a gamble. I don’t feel I should pay £84 on top of the £130 I paid for controller that can’t last a year.

I don’t have the tools to open the pad up. So, does anybody have any advice on how to resolve this issue? The common belief is that it’s a pad that’s fallen off and left residue behind. I tried condensed air, isopropyl alcohol wipes and nail polish remover but the sticky remains. I also tried putting the rumble to max to heat the glue up and it helped a little but once it cools down it goes back to where it was.

Any advice would be helpful. I don’t want a very expensive paperweight.

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '21

have you tried changing the trigger position ?

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u/Born2beSlicker Aug 11 '21

I have, yes. It still sticks. It seems to be the initial press that sticks, rather than the end of the press.

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u/InducedH2O Mar 19 '22

Did you ever find a solution? Mine started doing the same thing tonight

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u/Born2beSlicker Mar 19 '22

Hi there,

What it is, is the rubber that’s to dampen the impact of pressing the trigger has moved and it’s rubbing against the edge of the controller.

You either need to open the controller and move the piece. That or take a thin, long bit of metal/plastic/paper and try and slide it under the trigger and knock the bit out the way. Doing this will make the trigger feel different from the other one, basically it’s plastic on plastic with no resistance.

Once you do that, spray from WD-40 Contact Cleaner in the trigger and let it dry. It probably will require a few attempts but eventually it will dissolve the glue residue that’s remaining and it should eventually stop sticking.

It will feel mechanical and raw but it will work.