Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
If your Switch 2 Joy-Cons start drifting, Nintendo will tell you to recalibrate them. But recalibration is a temporary solution, so I’m going a step further—I’m upgrading these joysticks with Gulkit’s drift-resistant TMR modules.
Get your Switch 2 Gulikit TMR modules!
ifixit.com/products/nintendo-switch-2-joy-con-gulikit-tmr-joysticks?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=ifixitchannel&utm_campaign=DriftVideo&utm_content=Description
Be sure to follow the guides for each Joy-Con!
Right Joy-Con
ifixit.com/Guide/Joy-Con+2+(Right)+Joystick+Replacement/188978
Left Joy-Con
ifixit.com/Guide/Joy-Con+2+(Left)+Joystick+Replacement/188976
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:13 Tools Required
00:23 Follow the guides for tips and tricks
00:30 First we do the right Joy-Con
00:56 Pop open the case and disconnect the rumble pack
01:11 Disconnecting the battery and removing buttons
01:21 Removing the midframe
01:43 Removing the motherboard
02:04 Swapping out the old stick module for the Gulikit TMR
02:10 Reassembly of the right Joy-Con
03:19 Now we do the left Joy-Con
03:38 Pop open the back cover and remove it
03:49 Disconnect the battery and remove the midframe
04:18 Remove the motherboard
04:33 Swap out the old stick module for the new Gulikit TMR
04:42 Reassembly of the left Joy-Con
05:39 Remember to calibrate the Joy-Cons
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If your Switch 2 Joy-Cons start drifting, Nintendo will tell you to recalibrate them. But recalibration is a temporary solution, so I’m going a step further—I’m upgrading these joysticks with Gulkit’s drift-resistant TMR modules.
Get your Switch 2 Gulikit TMR modules!
ifixit.com/products/nintendo-switch-2-joy-con-gulikit-tmr-joysticks?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=ifixitchannel&utm_campaign=DriftVideo&utm_content=Description
Be sure to follow the guides for each Joy-Con!
Right Joy-Con
ifixit.com/Guide/Joy-Con+2+(Right)+Joystick+Replacement/188978
Left Joy-Con
ifixit.com/Guide/Joy-Con+2+(Left)+Joystick+Replacement/188976
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:13 Tools Required
00:23 Follow the guides for tips and tricks
00:30 First we do the right Joy-Con
00:56 Pop open the case and disconnect the rumble pack
01:11 Disconnecting the battery and removing buttons
01:21 Removing the midframe
01:43 Removing the motherboard
02:04 Swapping out the old stick module for the Gulikit TMR
02:10 Reassembly of the right Joy-Con
03:19 Now we do the left Joy-Con
03:38 Pop open the back cover and remove it
03:49 Disconnect the battery and remove the midframe
04:18 Remove the motherboard
04:33 Swap out the old stick module for the new Gulikit TMR
04:42 Reassembly of the left Joy-Con
05:39 Remember to calibrate the Joy-Cons
Subscribe to our channel for all our latest teardown and repair videos!
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