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15
Time Required
10 - 30 minutes
Sections
6
- Battery
- 1 step
- Rear Case
- 5 steps
- Vibration Motors
- 2 steps
- Logic Board
- 1 step
- Analog Stick Covers
- 2 steps
- Triggers
- 4 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
Analog Stick Covers
- Grasp the right analog stick and pull the cover off its mount peg.
Grasp the right analog stick and pull the cover off its mount peg.
Step 11
- Remove the left analog stick cover using the same procedure previously described.
Remove the left analog stick cover using the same procedure previously described.
Step 12
Triggers
- Using your thumb and forefinger, push the left trigger toward the right side of the controller. Simultaneously push the trigger control arm in the opposite direction.
- The trigger has a peg that fits into a slot in the trigger arm. Be sure to push far enough so that the peg clears the slot.
- Push the trigger arm downward.
Using your thumb and forefinger, push the left trigger toward the right side of the controller. Simultaneously push the trigger control arm in the opposite direction.
The trigger has a peg that fits into a slot in the trigger arm. Be sure to push far enough so that the peg clears the slot.
Push the trigger arm downward.
Step 13
- Insert the edge of a spudger in between the trigger and the trigger assembly near the left edge. Pry the housing away from the catch on the trigger.
- Using the previously described technique, pry the housing on the right edge away from the trigger.
- Rotate the trigger away from the logic board, past its housing.
Insert the edge of a spudger in between the trigger and the trigger assembly near the left edge. Pry the housing away from the catch on the trigger.
Using the previously described technique, pry the housing on the right edge away from the trigger.
Rotate the trigger away from the logic board, past its housing.
Step 14
- Using a spudger, pry the trigger spring off its peg on the trigger housing.
- Pull the trigger spring out of the trigger.
Using a spudger, pry the trigger spring off its peg on the trigger housing.
Pull the trigger spring out of the trigger.
Step 15
- Slide the trigger toward the right side of the logic board, and rotate it clockwise.
- Remove the right trigger from the logic board.
- To remove the left trigger from the logic board, follow the procedure previously described for the right trigger.
Slide the trigger toward the right side of the logic board, and rotate it clockwise.
Remove the right trigger from the logic board.
To remove the left trigger from the logic board, follow the procedure previously described for the right trigger.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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brian - Jun 26, 2013
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Does it matter which side the motors are returned to? I think I may have swapped positions with my two motors.
BURNHOT ROBINSON - Oct 8, 2015
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Any guides for troubleshooting the test points on the board as to determine why the left trigger doesn’t aim during gameplay? I’ve replaced the potentiometer with a brand new one but still nothing, everything else works perfectly …thoughts?
jim27601 - Jan 12, 2016
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I don’t need a removal guide I need a diagram that shows me how to put the trigger on a button on top so a child with deformed fingers can use it. The triggers apparently have hall type sensors.
Xander Uchida - Feb 9, 2017
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The logic board won’t come out, and I don’t want to force it out. Any ideas on how to take it out?
