Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
12
Time Required
15 minutes
Sections
5
- Battery
- 1 step
- Rear Case
- 5 steps
- Vibration Motors
- 2 steps
- Logic Board
- 1 step
- Buttons
- 3 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- Depress the battery release button on the top of the controller.
- Remove the battery holder from the controller.
- The standard option for Xbox 360 Wireless Controllers Battery Packs is AA batteries. A rechargeable battery is also available, but both battery options are removed from the controller in the same way.
Depress the battery release button on the top of the controller.
Remove the battery holder from the controller.
The standard option for Xbox 360 Wireless Controllers Battery Packs is AA batteries. A rechargeable battery is also available, but both battery options are removed from the controller in the same way.
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Step 2
Rear Case
- Use a pair of tweezers to peel the barcode sticker from the battery compartment.
Use a pair of tweezers to peel the barcode sticker from the battery compartment.
Step 3
- Remove the seven 9.3 mm T8 Security Torx screws securing the rear case to the front case.
Remove the seven 9.3 mm T8 Security Torx screws securing the rear case to the front case.
Step 4
- Insert a Spudger between the front and rear cases along the left edge of the controller.
- Rotate the spudger toward the front of the controller, prying the two cases apart.
Insert a Spudger between the front and rear cases along the left edge of the controller.
Rotate the spudger toward the front of the controller, prying the two cases apart.
Step 5
- Insert a spudger between the front and rear cases, near the headphone jack.
- Rotate the spudger toward the front of the controller to pry the two cases apart.
Insert a spudger between the front and rear cases, near the headphone jack.
Rotate the spudger toward the front of the controller to pry the two cases apart.
Step 6
- Grasp the controller by the battery compartment and the headphone jack.
- Lift the battery compartment away from the headphone jack, separating the rear case from the front case and logic board.
- The battery contact springs are held in place by slots in the battery housing in the rear case. Be sure to realign them properly during reassembly.
Grasp the controller by the battery compartment and the headphone jack.
Lift the battery compartment away from the headphone jack, separating the rear case from the front case and logic board.
The battery contact springs are held in place by slots in the battery housing in the rear case. Be sure to realign them properly during reassembly.
Step 7
Vibration Motors
- Use the flat end of a spudger to remove the vibration motor cable, moving it upward from its socket on the logic board.
- Lift the vibration motor out of the front case.
Use the flat end of a spudger to remove the vibration motor cable, moving it upward from its socket on the logic board.
Lift the vibration motor out of the front case.
Step 8
- Remove the vibration motor from the other side of the controller using the same method previously described.
- The left motor has significantly more counterweight than the right motor.
Remove the vibration motor from the other side of the controller using the same method previously described.
The left motor has significantly more counterweight than the right motor.
Step 9
Logic Board
- Lifting from the headphone jack and power plug, remove the logic board from the front case.
Lifting from the headphone jack and power plug, remove the logic board from the front case.
Step 10
Buttons
- Remove the rubber pad from the back of the input buttons.
Remove the rubber pad from the back of the input buttons.
Step 11
- Using a pair of tweezers, remove the buttons from the front case.
- A Button
- B Button
- X Button
- Y Button
- Start Button
- Select Button
- Guide Button
Using a pair of tweezers, remove the buttons from the front case.
A Button
B Button
X Button
Y Button
Start Button
Select Button
Guide Button
Step 12
- Using a pair of tweezers, lift the home button’s LED ring out of the front case of the controller.
- All of the buttons have tabs that correspond to slots in the front case. This prevents buttons from being placed in the incorrect position or orientation.
Using a pair of tweezers, lift the home button’s LED ring out of the front case of the controller.
All of the buttons have tabs that correspond to slots in the front case. This prevents buttons from being placed in the incorrect position or orientation.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Saul Escalon - Jun 8, 2017
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Hello I have had an Xbox for about 1-2years and everything has been working fine until the A button on one of my controllers stopped working I don’t think it has gunk or anything because I can press it down and it comes back up just that when I press it in screen nothing happens but the other buttons work fine
Nathan St-Onge - Dec 11, 2018
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Thank you for the teardown! My cat has just vomitted on my joystick…. I could have cleaned it now! I appreciate it , thanks…
BJ Robbins - Apr 10, 2020
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Has anyone ever replaced the spring contacts in the logic board???
