Difficulty

Easy

Steps

7

Time Required

                          3 - 6 minutes

Sections

2

  • Opening Case
  • 5 steps
  • Joystick Caps
  • 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Remove Battery
  • Place the controller face down.
  • Remove the battery cover.
  • Remove rechargeable battery or AA batteries.

Place the controller face down.

Remove the battery cover.

Remove rechargeable battery or AA batteries.

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Step 2

              Remove Trigger Buttons
  • Remove L2 and R2 trigger buttons by pushing them away from the grips.

Remove L2 and R2 trigger buttons by pushing them away from the grips.

Step 3

              Remove Screws
  • Use Tweezers to uncover two screws under the label in the battery compartment.
  • Use a T6 screwdriver to remove the four 7.3 mm screws securing the rear cover.

Use Tweezers to uncover two screws under the label in the battery compartment.

Use a T6 screwdriver to remove the four 7.3 mm screws securing the rear cover.

Step 4

              Unclip Covers
  • At the end of each grip, pry apart the covers.
  • Use fingernail or opening pick to undo the two top clips.
  • One clip next to L button.
  • One clip next to R button
  • Undo the final clip between the joysticks.

At the end of each grip, pry apart the covers.

Use fingernail or opening pick to undo the two top clips.

One clip next to L button.

One clip next to R button

Undo the final clip between the joysticks.

Step 5

              Separate Covers
  • Carefully move the rear cover away and from the front cover. Place it to the left.
  • Do not completely separate. The two halves are still attached via a white ribbon cable.

Carefully move the rear cover away and from the front cover. Place it to the left.

Do not completely separate. The two halves are still attached via a white ribbon cable.

Step 6

              Remove Caps
  • Grab the top and pull straight up on the joystick cap. Pulling out the caps one-by-one.

Grab the top and pull straight up on the joystick cap. Pulling out the caps one-by-one.

Step 7

              Installing New Caps
  • One at a time, Orient the new cap to match the analog stick.
  • Push the cap straight down onto the analog stick.
  • You should hear the click of the stick button

One at a time, Orient the new cap to match the analog stick.

Push the cap straight down onto the analog stick.

You should hear the click of the stick button

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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