Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

8

Time Required

                          8 - 30 minutes

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 1 step
  • Rear Case
  • 5 steps
  • Vibration Motors
  • 2 steps

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Introduction

The two vibration motors have different counterweights. The left motor has the heavier counterweight, and the right motor has the lighter counterweight.

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.

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

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Yado Nada - Jul 2, 2021

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Hello, I am very concerned about which side of the controller the motor with heavier counterweight should be. Shouldn’t it be on the left side of the controller, since the right side should be used for higher frequency vibrations?

Arthur Shi - Jul 6, 2021

Hi Yado,

Thanks for pointing this out! You are right—the left side have the heavier counterweight. I’ve corrected the relevant step.