How To Pull Apart Nintendo Switch Controller

Repair guide : Complete case Left Joy-Con

Level : Hard Time : threescore min Author : Alexandre

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Accept you bought the Nintendo Switch, and now y'all bring it everywhere with you, but the Left Joy-Con has suffered a few shocks? If the case is croaky after a fall or the controller is too heavily scratched, don't panic! The experts at SOSav have prepared this repair guide explaining all the steps you need to follow to supplant the complete case on your Joy-Con yourself!

Problems:

Croaky case
Scratched instance
Broken case

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Repair - Repair guide: Complete case Left Joy-Con

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Step 1

Unscrew the four screws circled in red that secure the rear case of the Joy-Con with a Tri-wing screwdriver.

Step 2

Insert the nylon spudger between the front and back example.

Carefully lever upwards the spudger to separate the two parts.

Step three

Use the point of the nylon spudger to gently lever upward the battery connector in order to disconnect it from the controller.

Pace four

Insert the nylon spudger between the panel and the battery and carefully lever it up to disconnect the battery.

At present grasp the bombardment and remove it from the controller.

The bombardment in the left Joy-Con is at present removed.

Footstep five

Unscrew the 4 screws circled in cherry-red using a 1.5mm cross-headed screwdriver, institute in our standard tool kit.

These screws secure the battery support/ZL button.

Step vi

Next grasp the support and button and carefully slide it to the left.

Step vii

Now use the nylon spudger to unlock the ZL push cablevision.

Now remove the cablevision from its connector.

Now grasp the bracket and remove information technology.

Step 8

The ZL button in your Joy-Con is now removed.

Step nine

Apply the indicate of the nylon spudger to disconnect the rear case connector cable on the right.

Step 10

At present practice the same for the left connector cable, disconnecting it every bit well.

The rear case on your left Joy-Con is now removed.

Pace 11

Disconnect the vibrator connector cable using the nylon spudger.

Stride 12

Using the nylon spudger, now unlock the analog joystick cable.

Remove the cable from the connector with the point of the nylon spudger.

Step 13

Now carefully unlock the L and - buttons connector cable.

Then remove the cable from the connector with the nylon spudger.

Step xiv

Unclip the bottom part of the motherboard using the nylon spudger.

Then grasp and remove the motherboard.

The motherboard has been removed from your Left Joy-Con.

Pace 15

Grasp the prophylactic support for the capture push using the tweezers.

Now remove it.

Step 16

Grasp the capture button then remove it with the tweezers.

Step 17

The capture button in your Left Joy-Con is at present removed.

Echo these steps for the directional buttons.

Step 18

Disconnect the vibrator from the rear case using the nylon spudger.

At present remove it.

Stride 19

Unscrew the two screws securing the analog joystick using the cantankerous headed screwdriver.

Pace 20

Side by side grasp the joystick with the tweezers and remove information technology.

Step 21

At present grasp the plastic L button and remove it.

Step 22

Use the cross headed screwdriver to unscrew 3 screws circled in scarlet that secure the 50 and - buttons cable.

Step 23

Now grasp the Fifty and - buttons cable and remove it.

Step 24

Apply the tweezers to grasp and remove the plastic - button support.

Now remove it.

Footstep 25

Grasp the - button and remove it with the tweezers.

Stride 26

The complete case of your Left Joy-Con is now disassembled.

You can replace it with a new instance if necessary.

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