So I've been looking high and low for a solution to this issue with my X52 Pro.

My Y and X axis are no longer functioning like an axis, but a switch. Any movement of the stick (in both FSX and DCS:A-10) results in instant and full deflection of the flight controls on that axis. This is backed up by the data values that I get when calibrating the stick in FSUIPC, going immedeatly from 0 to +/- 16384, full value. Sure, sounds broken. But what is strange about this is that in the device properties page accessed from the control panel, the X/Y axis show normal linear deflection through the entire range of motion on both the testing and deadzone settings tabs, and this has me immensely puzzled.

 

So I've done everything I can think of and everything that I can find sugested short of opening this thing up and shaking it's parts out. While I can't seem to find someone who has had this exact problem, I have tried every troubleshooting practice I could find relating to the X52. Software uninstall and reinstall, plugging it into numerous USB ports, removing drivers, updating drivers, deleting windows calibrations from the registry, CFG fixes, all with no change.

 

So, is this fixable, or are the innards of my stick falling apart on me after a few months of casual flying?

So its been a year since anybody saw this. I just thought i'd respond anyway since yesterday a buddy of mine had the same exact problem and i spend the last 18 hours solving it. I finally managed to find the solution:

What you need to do:

 

uninstall all saitek related drivers/software including the registry entries. 

 

From the windows 7 start menu select 'devices and printers'

 

this will show you a saitek x52pro flight control system. Now this is the were the trick lies. 

 

If you call up the properties for this controller while the saitek drivers are installed, you get the same control panel you normally see when you call it from the icon in your taskbar where you launch your profiles. BUT, thats not what you need. You need the windows control panel to show. The saitek panel tells you your axis are working fine, just not in the games.

 

So, with the saitek drivers uninstalled, you should get another control panel made by windows itself. This window will show you the same problem you are having in the game with the axis.

 

Now, this panel also has a calibration tab. So suddenly, even though the x52 pro is auto calibrated, you can suddenly calibrate it yourself!. 

 

When you calibrate, you'll probably find that some of the axis dont seem to be working at all! Dont worry, just skip over these axis and finish the calibration procedure. After it has finished, all the axis are magically working again as they should be.

 

Now reinstall the saitek drivers and everything should be working just fine again. 

This worked for me. Josh

 

http://www.saitekforum.com/showpost.php?p=69991&postcount=5

 

 

deleting windows calibrations from the registry, CFG fixes, all with no change.

 

in Eyebrowzing's  case and mine, it didnt. The registry values point to the saitek drivers, not the windows drivers. Somehow, this seems to be a different calibration.