Product description

steam deck replacement
steam deck repair introduction
steam deck repairment


  • Step01: First, turn off your Steam Deck ( it's not turning it into sleep mode ), disconnect any cables.
  • Step02: Remove SD card first if your Steam Deck has SD card before opening the back cover.
steam deck replacement joystick


  • Step03:
  • Use a pry and insert it into the gap between the back cover and the front cover along with the grip
  • Pry up the back cover to release it from the locking points
  • Hold the front case with one hand, and pull the back cover up carefully with another hand and remove it from the device completely
  • Step04:
  • Use the tip of a pair of tweezers to lift up the small locking flap on the joystick cable's ZIF connector and take the cable out of the connector.
  • Grip the cable by the blue pull-tab, not by the cable itself.
joystick module steam deck


  • Step05: Use a driver to remove the three 5.2 mm screws, then you can remove the joystick module off your Steam Deck
  • Step06: Use your soldering station and soldering tool to desolder the touch sensing wire off the board of the original joystick module that you just removed.
  • Next, pull up the cap hard out of the joystick. Now you get the joystick cap with the desoldered wire attached.
install gulikit joystick module


  • Step07:
  • Plug the cap hard onto Gulikit joystick, and use your soldering station and soldering tool to solder the touch sensing wire to the pad on the board edge of Gulikit joystick module.
  • Your joystick will work without cap touch sensing if the wire is not soldered.
  • Step08:
  • Put Gulikit joystick module back to the joystick position of your Steam Deck, install the screws back, plug the cable into the ZIF connector and lock it.
  • During this process, you need to hold the Steam Deck off of the work table surface so it isn't resting on the new joystick while you tighten down the screws.
steam deck Accessories


  • New joysticks require calibration to work as expected. To calibrate new thumbsticks, follow the calibration guide below.
  • Steam Deck has its joysticks calibrated from factory, and calibration values vary on each of it.
  • Do not install back case before joystick calibration.After Gulikit joysticks are installed,turn on Steam Deck ,press the tiny switch on the board of joysick module to get joysticks calibrated. Do not touch joystick during the process.
  • Enter joystick calibration interface on Steam Deck calibration is well finished if you see the spot return to center position ( 0,0 ). Then you are good to screw up the shells and use Steam Deck.