Xbox One Wireless Controller Rumble Motor Replacement Repair Guide

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Difficult

Steps

Time Required

                          10 - 15 minutes

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Faceplate
5 steps
Rumble Motors
2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery Pack

Remove the battery pack cover.
Remove batteries.

Remove the battery pack cover.

Remove batteries.

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Step 2

              Side Handles

We recommend using a nylon spudger for this step. A metal spudger is shown.
Grip the controller firmly to remove the side handles, wedging a spudger into the seam between the front and handle plates.
Pry the side plate away from the front plate by moving the spudger back and forth. You will need to do this all the way around the side plate’s seam.

We recommend using a nylon spudger for this step. A metal spudger is shown.

Grip the controller firmly to remove the side handles, wedging a spudger into the seam between the front and handle plates.

Pry the side plate away from the front plate by moving the spudger back and forth. You will need to do this all the way around the side plate’s seam.

Step 3

              Screws

There is a hidden screw located in the middle of the controller behind the label.
Use a screwdriver and punch a hole directly in the center of the label.
You may also lift the label if you do not want to puncture it.
Remove the five 10mm screws located on the back of the controller using the T8 Security Torx Screwdriver.

There is a hidden screw located in the middle of the controller behind the label.

Use a screwdriver and punch a hole directly in the center of the label.

You may also lift the label if you do not want to puncture it.

Remove the five 10mm screws located on the back of the controller using the T8 Security Torx Screwdriver.

Step 4

              Backplate

Remove the backplate.

Remove the backplate.

Step 5

              Faceplate

Remove the faceplate.

Remove the faceplate.

Step 6

              Rumble Motors

You may let the rumble motors hang freely out of their sockets.
De-solder the soldered joints while holding the red and black wires down on the top motherboard.
Be careful while using the soldering iron not to damage other components or hurt yourself.
For information on how to solder, click here.

You may let the rumble motors hang freely out of their sockets.

De-solder the soldered joints while holding the red and black wires down on the top motherboard.

Be careful while using the soldering iron not to damage other components or hurt yourself.

For information on how to solder, click here.

Step 7

Remove the rumble motors.

Remove the rumble motors.

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

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Mark - Apr 28, 2016

Hey I let my motor hang off when I was taking apart my controller and it tore off the motherboard on one side of my controller, is there a way to repair that?

Liam Gow - Apr 28, 2016

Hi Mark,

Assuming that nothing beyond some solder came off with the wires, you can try resoldering the motor’s wires back into place. Make sure to check exactly where they are meant to connect, and not to accidentally solder anything else on the board.

metalcka - Dec 15, 2016

What is the positive wire for the rumble pads. I think it might be the reverse of the normall.

codekaizen - Aug 16, 2017

It would be nice to show the positioning of the motors in the frame since they are not symmetrical. The left one has a larger weight.

Steve Pepe - Jan 25, 2021

Where can I buy these rumble motors?

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