Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

10

Time Required

                          55 minutes

Sections

3

  • Motherboard
  • 7 steps
  • Daughterboard
  • 2 steps
  • Xbox One Elite Controller (Model 1698) Disassembly
  • 1 step

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What you need

Step 1

              Show me the Screws!
  • You can remove the side panels with a pry tool.
  • You don’t need to remove the rubber. The rubber on this controller was already bad

You can remove the side panels with a pry tool.

You don’t need to remove the rubber. The rubber on this controller was already bad

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Step 2

              Removing the back panel screws
  • Remove the 5 Torx Security Bit (TR9) screws

Remove the 5 Torx Security Bit (TR9) screws

Step 3

              Popping that back panel off
  • Pry the panel next to the 3.5mm port
  • Be careful to not rip the ribbon shown in the next step

Pry the panel next to the 3.5mm port

Be careful to not rip the ribbon shown in the next step

Step 4

              Warning Carefully remove the ribbon
  • Be careful to not rip the ribbon cable
  • You can pop the connector up to remove the ribbon easily
  • Ribbon Cable

Be careful to not rip the ribbon cable

You can pop the connector up to remove the ribbon easily

Ribbon Cable

Step 5

              Screws on controller motherboard
  • Remove the 2 Torx (T6) screws

Remove the 2 Torx (T6) screws

Step 6

              Desolder wires from motherboard
  • Desolder the 4 wires on each side, these control the vibrations and the RT LT

Desolder the 4 wires on each side, these control the vibrations and the RT LT

Step 7

              Remove the motherboard
  • Pull up from the “top” side of the controller on the sister board.

Pull up from the “top” side of the controller on the sister board.

Step 8

              Remove the Home Button Cover
  • Be Careful to not lose the sync button
  • Pry the middle section up from the home button side.
  • This will also remove the LB and RB which is a single part

Be Careful to not lose the sync button

Pry the middle section up from the home button side.

This will also remove the LB and RB which is a single part

Step 9

              Remove the controller daughterboard
  • Unscrew the 6 Torx (T6) screws

Unscrew the 6 Torx (T6) screws

Step 10

              Xbox One Elite Controller (Model 1698) Disassembly
  • Now you can remove the buttons themselves.

Now you can remove the buttons themselves.

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

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jones_8515 - Nov 22, 2018

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Is there any way I could just do step 8, removing the Home cover? I simply need to fix my USB port so i dont really wanna take it completely apart just for that.

J’Anthony Joseph - Nov 22, 2018

Desoldering the rumble motors isn’t necessary, nor is removing the first motherboard. Once you get that back panel off, you’re golden.

Craig Amyotte - Jul 5, 2019

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Ya hi i opened my controller and right away i don’t see ether bolt in both handles. 4 i believe to top two bottom.

Suggestions please.

Mat - Oct 21, 2019

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I found using a TQ5 for the 2 motherboard screws worked the best on my controller not a T6

EasyAsABC123 - Jun 3, 2020

Thanks for the info