Ok X55s by Saitek have been discontinued and there are some flaws with the software as well as the hardware.
So lets go through this.
Ghosting Issues Missing Buttons and stuff
the X55 will ghost if you have them connected to USB 3.0 ports on the same hubs. So dont use USB 3.0 and also dont have them connected to the same hubs.
The software and IRQs will conflict every now and then causing ghosting issues with the throttles.
Simple fix there.
Throttle not working or intermittent issues etc.
Requirements:
Soldering Iron
Phillips Head Screwdriver (Long shaft #1)
heat shrink tubing
You can take apart the throttle and you will find that some of the wires have bent or are cracked on the right throttle.
Simply take the throttle apart fix the wires and heat shrink tubing the wires and set them back in. This may take you a few times to do.
Second fix
In the base of the controller you will see a long black wire going to the switch ( this is a ground wire)
This wire has been known to get caught in the gears on the base of the device as well as the tension gear on the left of the throttle base.
Take some hot glue and hot glue it to the top of the base and keep it out of the way.
Replacement Parts
for just about everything (non cosmetic) you can visit Mouser Electronics (
www.mouser.com) and order just about anything you would need.