Difficulty
Moderate
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15
Time Required
1 - 2 hours
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- Xbox 360 Controller Shell & Thumbstick
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Ensuring Safety
- Remove all batteries or power sources from remote.
- This is to ensure that there are no electric currents traveling through the remote, ensuring you will not be shocked.
- This is very important.
Remove all batteries or power sources from remote.
This is to ensure that there are no electric currents traveling through the remote, ensuring you will not be shocked.
This is very important.
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Step 2
Replacing the Shell
- Using a TP Torx T8 Screwdriver, remove all 6 screws from the back of your controller.
- Keep the screws in a safe place to ensure you will not lose them.
Using a TP Torx T8 Screwdriver, remove all 6 screws from the back of your controller.
Keep the screws in a safe place to ensure you will not lose them.
Step 3
Replacing the Shell
- Remove barcode sticker from back wall of battery port.
- Remove hidden screw from location of sticker with the same TP Torx T8 Screwdriver.
Remove barcode sticker from back wall of battery port.
Remove hidden screw from location of sticker with the same TP Torx T8 Screwdriver.
Step 4
Replacing the Shell
- Pry open the controller. Optionally, gently push in the thumbstick to eject the back half. (Some buttons may fall out.)
- This will leave you with 2 separate pieces. Disconnect rumble motors, using fingers on sides of connectors.
Pry open the controller. Optionally, gently push in the thumbstick to eject the back half. (Some buttons may fall out.)
This will leave you with 2 separate pieces. Disconnect rumble motors, using fingers on sides of connectors.
Step 5
Replacing the Shell
- To remove bumper housing and bottom piece, pull away from the shell (along the axis of the screwposts).
To remove bumper housing and bottom piece, pull away from the shell (along the axis of the screwposts).
Step 6
Replacing the Shell
- Remove all mesh and buttons from controller, as well as the motherboard.
- Remember to keep small parts in a safe place to prevent the loss of a part.
- Later photo will clarify which button goes in which hole.
Remove all mesh and buttons from controller, as well as the motherboard.
Remember to keep small parts in a safe place to prevent the loss of a part.
Later photo will clarify which button goes in which hole.
Step 7
Replacing the Shell
- To remove arrow keys, locate the screws hidden within the key.
- Using 1.5 crosshead screwdriver, remove these screws and “store them in a safe place.”
To remove arrow keys, locate the screws hidden within the key.
Using 1.5 crosshead screwdriver, remove these screws and “store them in a safe place.”
Step 8
Cleaning the Controller
- Clean shells and buttons with rubbing alcohol if needed.
- Do not consume rubbing alcohol.
Clean shells and buttons with rubbing alcohol if needed.
Do not consume rubbing alcohol.
Step 9
Reassembly
- Insert buttons into new shell as pictured.
- Place mesh back onto buttons.
Insert buttons into new shell as pictured.
Place mesh back onto buttons.
Step 10
Reassembly
- Snap arrow keys into hole.
- Replace the screws and place mesh over keys.
Snap arrow keys into hole.
Replace the screws and place mesh over keys.
Step 11
Reassembly
- Place the triggers and the motherboard in their respective places.
- Re-attach rumble motors. Note orientation of T-slot in connector.
Place the triggers and the motherboard in their respective places.
Re-attach rumble motors. Note orientation of T-slot in connector.
Step 12
Reassembly
- Close controller and replace the screws with the TP Torx T8 Screwdriver.
Close controller and replace the screws with the TP Torx T8 Screwdriver.
Step 13
Replacing Thumbstick
- Complete steps 1-4 on the controller with the faulty thumbstick.
Complete steps 1-4 on the controller with the faulty thumbstick.
Step 14
Replacing Thumbstick
- To remove thumbstick, pull the thumbstick vertically off of its base.
- Place the new thumbstick onto its base, pushing it down as far as possible without breaking the base.
- If you have purchased the wrong style of thumbstick, superglue, hot glue, or any other adhesive should work fine. Simply use a needle to put some adhesive and/or glue into the hole.
To remove thumbstick, pull the thumbstick vertically off of its base.
Place the new thumbstick onto its base, pushing it down as far as possible without breaking the base.
If you have purchased the wrong style of thumbstick, superglue, hot glue, or any other adhesive should work fine. Simply use a needle to put some adhesive and/or glue into the hole.
Step 15
Replacing Thumbstick
- Once your thumbstick is in place, complete steps 9-12 to reassemble.
Once your thumbstick is in place, complete steps 9-12 to reassemble.
You have successfully replaced the shell, and thumbstick, on your Xbox 360 Controller, congratulations!
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Ethan Schaffer - May 1, 2016
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Ok, so I did this exactly as shown but now my controller doesn’t work. I’m an fps player and I need to aim down sights but the left trigger doesn’t work. But when I open up my menu (Xbox guide) it won’t stop aiming down sights even though I’m not touching the trigger at all. It works perfectly fine on everything else like the guide or Netflix but doesn’t work for things like destiny or battlefield 4. And yes it worked before and everything else works. If you can help please do. Cause I spent around $40 on everything
Michael Folsom - Aug 6, 2016
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“Security” Torx T8 is necessary, since the screw heads have center pins.
