Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

9

Time Required

                          30 minutes - 1 hour

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  • Left Bumper
  • 9 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Left Bumper
  • Remove the SD card and the game cartridge from the device.

Remove the SD card and the game cartridge from the device.

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Step 2

              Battery removal
  • Unscrew the two captive screws on the battery cover panel with a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
  • Remove the battery cover panel.
  • Remove the battery.

Unscrew the two captive screws on the battery cover panel with a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Remove the battery cover panel.

Remove the battery.

Step 3

  • Remove the four visible screws on the battery panel using the Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Remove the four visible screws on the battery panel using the Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Step 4

  • Remove the screw covers and remove the screws.

Remove the screw covers and remove the screws.

Step 5

  • Remove the tiny screw by the game card compartment.

Remove the tiny screw by the game card compartment.

Step 6

  • Lift the battery panel off of the device.
  • Grab from the cartridge holder and pull back to remove.
  • Be careful to not pull off ribbons from the motherboard.
  • Disconnect the ribbon cables from the motherboard.

Lift the battery panel off of the device.

Grab from the cartridge holder and pull back to remove.

Be careful to not pull off ribbons from the motherboard.

Disconnect the ribbon cables from the motherboard.

Step 7

  • Remove the left bumper assembly screws.
  • Remove the spring.
  • Note that the spring could eject as you do this.
  • Remove the hinge pin.

Remove the left bumper assembly screws.

Remove the spring.

Note that the spring could eject as you do this.

Remove the hinge pin.

Step 8

  • Separate the bumper from the bumper assembly.

Separate the bumper from the bumper assembly.

Step 9

  • Using your fingers, remove and replace the left bumper ribbon cable.
  • Pull carefully on the ribbon cable so as to not damage it and/or the case.
  • The ribbon cable can be removed by other means such as using gloves or a microfiber cloth if preferred.

Using your fingers, remove and replace the left bumper ribbon cable.

Pull carefully on the ribbon cable so as to not damage it and/or the case.

The ribbon cable can be removed by other means such as using gloves or a microfiber cloth if preferred.

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

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Alex Tomalty - Apr 26, 2022

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No steps on how to install the new bumper?