Ceramic N64 Stick

I ve been tempted to acquire a sealed in box n64 controller in order to replicate the stick assembly in steel or tungsten carbide.

Ceramic n64 stick.

Again the correct product to use for this is ceramic grease which is often used for lubricating bearings on bicycles. Why you so foolishly ask. Also folks if you shell out the cash for a new oem controller dont forget to lube the thumbstick with ceramic grease. Raphnet v3 n64 21 81 usd 29 89 cad works for n64 hori.

I have used tamiya ceramic grease that you can get on ebay. Is there anything i can do to loosen it. Raphnet v3 gc n64 25 83 usd 34 49 cad works for gamecube n64 and hori controllers. I ve read using ceramic oil may help is this true.

Dab of ceramic grease and it should be good to go for a century. Enkko is going to be reproducing the stick and bowl so that n64 fans can fairly easily restore their controllers. Im sure people can find suitable replacements. Post nov 02 2012 6 2012 11 02t16 13.

If it does then it s worth taking it apart and lubricating the base of the stick and the parts it comes in contact with. If i get enough interest maybe i ll make a video showing how to correctly grease the base of the n64 analog stick although you gotta have a little bit of your own talent to open and close the n64 controller properly. Use ceramic grease which actually employs nanoparticles to reduce friction. Analog stick cap doesn t feel like a n64 stick.

I need it to be extremely loose though almost to the point where the slightest touch will. Imho also in auto parts store theres valvoline crimson cerulean and penzoil red something. Using ceramic grease on them will keep them that way. Using ceramic grease will make the analog sticks in your n64 controllers last a lot longer.

It comes in a very small tube so it s not a great value but i have had it in my main n64 joystick for at least a year and played through a bunch of long games on it dk64 goldeneye diddy kong racing etc and it still feels very smooth. Wheel bearing grease is vastly superior to ceramic and white lithium combined x2. If you own a grease gun getting a cartridge of the ones i named is a good idea for grease fittings on cars i use that stuff on forklifts and other industrial equipment. The most important thing is that the analog stick works well.