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ZdravkoHerbiko
New Participant
September 9, 2026
Question

The stick calibration tool is a catch-22

  • September 9, 2026
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I replaced the thumbstick of my quest 3 controller today, and as always with new thumbsticks, it's uncalibrated. When spinning it in a circle, it doesn't input max distance on about 20% of the circle on the right side.

I tried to use the stick calibration tool in the settings to fix this, but it requires you to "spin the stick in a circle 3 times" in order to validate a calibration. Since my stick can't make a full circle (the very reason i needed the app), the app is useless to me.

Is there any third party alternative i could use to recalibrate my sticks? I have access to a windows 11 PC with SteamVR if that can help in any way.

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steve40
steve40
Honored Contributor
September 9, 2026

Silly you.

The stick can rotate physically full circle.

If it won't, then your replacement stick is faulty or the wrong type.

it doesn't input max distance on about 20% of the circle on the right side

Of course. That's what the calibration makes correction for. Assuming the physical stick is compatible, correctly installed, and not defective.

    ZdravkoHerbikoAuthor
    New Participant
    September 9, 2026

    The stick does rotate full circle physically, but the calibration tool doesn't count that as a rotation because it did not rotate full circle virtually. Since the stick not rotating full circle virtually is the exact problem I'm trying to use the tool to solve, and the tool won't work if that's the case, the tool ends up being useless.

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