heys guys thanks for the replies
yeah my soldering is fine , my job is repairing laptop and phone motherboard smd components
the stick is mechanically sound so i was just going to replace the x and y presets
i dont mind replacing the whole stick unit either but I also havent been able to find any for the original xbox
i really would like to keep this old original controller working as its been with me since 2002 and served me well, ive used it on a daily basis and only just now have the presets worn out
I have a box of ps3 controllers somewhere in storage, i'll dig them out and hopefully the presets are the same
thanks guys