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The original was posted on /r/steamdeck by /u/NewEnglandAnon on 2025-08-04 21:03:33+00:00.
So I'm not an expert at the technicalities of this stuff, but I had enough faith that I could replace my thumbsticks because I replaced my SSD and it was really easy.
My left thumbstick started to drift after 3 years (a pretty good run from constant use, I think) so I got the pair of gilistik replacements. My right thumbstick was still doing fine because it didn't get nearly as much use as the left, so I figured I'd just replace the left one at the moment. I never read anywhere about having to do both at once. Well after I booted it back on I almost had a heart attack and thought I broke my deck because the Steam button and the B button were swapped for some reason and the gyro was constantly activated and going crazy; it was all messed up. I rebooted it, nothing changed. All I could think, and that I was hoping and praying to be true, is that because it was 2 different kinds of sticks they were causing some kind of problem. I had no clue why that would be, but it was my only hope that I didn't fuck something up. (I made sure both were switched to the proper A position btw).
So I installed the right stick as well and to my great relief, that was the problem. So if you're an amateur like me, learn from my mistake. I guess two different brand sticks are just incompatible? Idk, all I know is that it works great now again. Killing my deck would have been really depressing, I use it daily.