Difficulty
Easy
Steps
6
Time Required
5 - 6 minutes
Sections
4
- Back Panel
- 2 steps
- Z Button
- 1 step
- Circuit Board
- 2 steps
- Joystick
- 1 step
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Back Panel
- Place the controller (buttons down) on a solid surface.
- Remove the six 9.2mm Tri-wing Y0 screws that hold the back panel in place.
Place the controller (buttons down) on a solid surface.
Remove the six 9.2mm Tri-wing Y0 screws that hold the back panel in place.
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Step 2
- Gently lift the back panel up, separating it from the front panel.
- Some of the buttons may fall out if they are knocked around.
Gently lift the back panel up, separating it from the front panel.
Some of the buttons may fall out if they are knocked around.
Step 3
Z Button
- Grab the Z-button by the peg with tweezers and lift it out of the controller.
- During re-assembly, make sure the plastic rim and spring fit into the slot provided, or else the case will not shut.
Grab the Z-button by the peg with tweezers and lift it out of the controller.
During re-assembly, make sure the plastic rim and spring fit into the slot provided, or else the case will not shut.
Step 4
Circuit Board
- Carefully unhook the cable that is looped around the peg.
Carefully unhook the cable that is looped around the peg.
Step 5
- Lift the circuit board out of the controller.
- Do not grab the rumble motor to lift the circuit board as shown in the picture. It will in many cases just remove the rumble motor. Instead, grab the edges of the board.
Lift the circuit board out of the controller.
Do not grab the rumble motor to lift the circuit board as shown in the picture. It will in many cases just remove the rumble motor. Instead, grab the edges of the board.
Step 6
Joystick
- Grab the base of the grey cover and pull it off.
- During reassembly, make sure the slots inside the joy stick line up so they can fit back together.
Grab the base of the grey cover and pull it off.
During reassembly, make sure the slots inside the joy stick line up so they can fit back together.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Joe Freedman - Dec 10, 2014
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Great guide, but I’m looking to buy replacement joysticks and I can’t find them anywhere. Where would I find those?
Mattias Wirsenius - Apr 14, 2016
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When I removed the joystick it would come off. The plastic was stuck too hard to the joystick so I accidentally broke it in half. Is there anyway to glue it back together?
builderman1q2w3e4r - Jun 25, 2016
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@Tyler Lovejoy - That’s already part of the controller.
@Mattias Wirsenius - At this point it would be best to buy a new controller.
J DC - Jul 28, 2016
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This guide is quite unhelpful; it tells you how to remove the stick but not how to repair it. My controller’s joystick has sunken into the controller and stays slightly tilted if i move it to the right. Yet when I go to the “rogue joystick” portion of the troubleshooting guide, it tells me to repair the joystick if it’s not correctly attached to the motherboard. Seriously, there needs to be a more in-depth guide if such repairs are possible.
McRedstoneYT - Jan 20, 2017
without taking the controller completely apart, pull the joystick straight up with your hand
