Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

4

Time Required

                          45 minutes - 1 hour

Sections

1

  • Shoulder Buttons
  • 4 steps

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Introduction

The tools you’ll need for this task are:

  • Spudger or other flat toolScrewdriversPhillipsTri-wing

  • PhillipsTri-wing

What you need

Step 1

              Remove the battery cover
  • Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the screw securing the battery cover.

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the screw securing the battery cover.

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Step 2

              Remove the lower case
  • Use a spudger to pry out the battery.
  • Pry off the rubber feet.
  • Remove the seven screws securing the lower case:
  • Three tri-wing screws
  • One Phillips screw
  • Two gold Phillips screws
  • One black tri-wing screw

Use a spudger to pry out the battery.

Pry off the rubber feet.

Remove the seven screws securing the lower case:

Three tri-wing screws

One Phillips screw

Two gold Phillips screws

One black tri-wing screw

Step 3

  • Carefully pry the bottom cover off.
  • Remove the shoulder buttons by pulling out the metal pegs that secure them to DS.
  • The triggers are held in by tiny metal pegs and springs. Keep track of each piece.

Carefully pry the bottom cover off.

Remove the shoulder buttons by pulling out the metal pegs that secure them to DS.

The triggers are held in by tiny metal pegs and springs. Keep track of each piece.

Step 4

  • You can now access the micro-button component and replace or repair anything as needed.

You can now access the micro-button component and replace or repair anything as needed.

To reassemble your device, follow the steps in reverse order after making your repair.

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Gabriel Branyiczky - Dec 28, 2022

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For anyone dealing with unresponsive shoulder buttons, I highly recommend watching this video guide;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnWdawXC…