Xbox One Wireless Controller Model 1708 Joystick Cap Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

7

Time Required

                          10 - 15 minutes            

Sections

2

• Cover Plate
• 6 steps
• Joystick Caps
• 1 step

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Cover Plate               

• Slide the battery cover toward the top of the controller to remove it.
• Lift up the batteries or the battery pack from the battery compartment.

Slide the battery cover toward the top of the controller to remove it.

Lift up the batteries or the battery pack from the battery compartment.

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Step 2

• Insert a plastic opening tool into the top seam, and gently work the opening tool to the bottom of the controller.
• Continue using the opening tool to gently pry the side plate off of the controller.
• Repeat this process for the second side plate.

Insert a plastic opening tool into the top seam, and gently work the opening tool to the bottom of the controller.

Continue using the opening tool to gently pry the side plate off of the controller.

Repeat this process for the second side plate.

Step 3

• Gently peel the battery label or punch a hole in the center of the sticker in the battery compartment to reveal the hidden screw.
• Remove the five 9mm torx-9 security screws from the back of the controller.

Gently peel the battery label or punch a hole in the center of the sticker in the battery compartment to reveal the hidden screw.

Remove the five 9mm torx-9 security screws from the back of the controller.

Step 4

              Tape Shock Motors in place               

• Tape the Rumbler/shock motors in place.
• This will prevent the motors from falling out.

Tape the Rumbler/shock motors in place.

This will prevent the motors from falling out.

Step 5

• Orient the controller so the front plate is facing up.
• Lift the front cover off of the controller.

Orient the controller so the front plate is facing up.

Lift the front cover off of the controller.

Step 6

• Turn the controller face down and gently lift the rear plate.
• Be careful with the rumble motors, as they tend to fall out, risking damage to the motherboard.

Turn the controller face down and gently lift the rear plate.

Be careful with the rumble motors, as they tend to fall out, risking damage to the motherboard.

Step 7

              Joystick Caps               

• Pull the joysticks off of the controller.

Pull the joysticks off of the controller.

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

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Cory C - Apr 19, 2020

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How about the square thing with the stick and hinges that the joystick is attached to? I think it’s called the Module. I have a joystick drift / drifting problem and that may help me out. Thanks.

Thomas Tomchak - Sep 5, 2020

Agreed. That’s actually the part I need to replace too. The module.

John Jaggi - Sep 26, 2020

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followed this guide to take the controller apart because I had a joystick that was sticking, my solution was to put some 3in1 oil on the module that was sticking and it seems to be working a lot better now.

Luis Vitorio Cargnini - Sep 26, 2020

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Just disassemble it, turn upside down uses a solder remover and unsolder the old one, place the new one solder back, boom you are done.

Like you will need an iron solder with medium and thin tips, I used lead-free solder, so is a patience test, be careful with the wires from the rumbles, try not to unsolder them since is a thin wire and is difficult, like I have big hands so took me a while to solder back.

Will - Jan 21, 2021

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Just want to say the hardest part is carefully prying off the plastic covers on the handles. It’s also not necessary to remove the back cover for simply replacing the joysticks. Other than that, it’s very easy. I would guess this is rated at moderate difficulty simply due to the plastic covers.