Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
17
Time Required
45 minutes
Sections
3
- Saucer Panels
- 4 steps
- Front Panel
- 6 steps
- Front Panel Buttons
- 7 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Saucer Panels
- Turn over the Vive controller so that the bottom saucer is facing up.
- Use the T5 Torx screwdriver to remove three black 21mm screws from the bottom saucer.
Turn over the Vive controller so that the bottom saucer is facing up.
Use the T5 Torx screwdriver to remove three black 21mm screws from the bottom saucer.
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Step 2
- Use the nylon spudger to separate the top and bottom saucer covers all around the edges.
- Remove only the top saucer cover by pulling up with your hand.
Use the nylon spudger to separate the top and bottom saucer covers all around the edges.
Remove only the top saucer cover by pulling up with your hand.
Step 3
- Use the Phillips 00 screwdriver to remove the three silver 12.8mm screws from the exposed upper sensor panel.
Use the Phillips 00 screwdriver to remove the three silver 12.8mm screws from the exposed upper sensor panel.
Step 4
- Carefully pull away the bottom saucer cover with your hand.
- To aid in removing the saucer cover, squeeze the base of the controller with your other hand, as shown in the second image of this step. Squeezing will make the clips easier to release and help prevent them from breaking.
Carefully pull away the bottom saucer cover with your hand.
To aid in removing the saucer cover, squeeze the base of the controller with your other hand, as shown in the second image of this step. Squeezing will make the clips easier to release and help prevent them from breaking.
Step 5
Front Panel
- Use the T5 Torx screwdriver to remove the two black 5.2mm screws on the back gray panel.
Use the T5 Torx screwdriver to remove the two black 5.2mm screws on the back gray panel.
Step 6
- Turn over the Vive controller so that the exposed bottom saucer panel is facing up.
- Use the T5 Torx screwdriver to remove the three black 5.2mm screws.
Turn over the Vive controller so that the exposed bottom saucer panel is facing up.
Use the T5 Torx screwdriver to remove the three black 5.2mm screws.
Step 7
- Use the nylon spudger to separate the front panel gently by running the spudger around the edges of the handle.
- Only separate the front panel around the edges. Do not try to completely remove the panel yet.
- Gently lift the right side of the panel to the left.
Use the nylon spudger to separate the front panel gently by running the spudger around the edges of the handle.
Only separate the front panel around the edges. Do not try to completely remove the panel yet.
Gently lift the right side of the panel to the left.
Step 8
- Disconnect the upper ribbon cable gently by pulling the ribbon up and away from the motherboard with two fingers.
- Do not try to disconnect the ribbon cables from the front panel.
Disconnect the upper ribbon cable gently by pulling the ribbon up and away from the motherboard with two fingers.
Do not try to disconnect the ribbon cables from the front panel.
Step 9
- Disconnect the middle ribbon cable gently by pulling the ribbon cable up and away from the motherboard with two fingers.
- Do not try to disconnect the ribbon cables from the front panel.
Disconnect the middle ribbon cable gently by pulling the ribbon cable up and away from the motherboard with two fingers.
Step 10
- Use the nylon spudger to lift the white tab by 90 degrees.
- Disconnect the bottom ribbon cable gently by pulling the ribbon cable down with two fingers.
Use the nylon spudger to lift the white tab by 90 degrees.
Disconnect the bottom ribbon cable gently by pulling the ribbon cable down with two fingers.
Step 11
Front Panel Buttons
- Use the T5 Torx head screwdriver to remove the two silver 4.2mm screws from rear plastic cover of the system button.
Use the T5 Torx head screwdriver to remove the two silver 4.2mm screws from rear plastic cover of the system button.
Step 12
- Lift the plastic cover up and out of the front panel using your hand.
Lift the plastic cover up and out of the front panel using your hand.
Step 13
- Push the system button with your finger until it pops out of the front panel.
Push the system button with your finger until it pops out of the front panel.
Step 14
- Use the T5 Torx head screwdriver to remove the two silver 4.2mm screws from rear portion of the trackpad.
- Lift the trackpad up and out of the panel using your hand.
Use the T5 Torx head screwdriver to remove the two silver 4.2mm screws from rear portion of the trackpad.
Lift the trackpad up and out of the panel using your hand.
Step 15
- Use the T5 Torx head screwdriver to remove the two silver 4.2mm screws from the rear plastic cover of the menu button.
- You may need to fold the ribbon cable to the left in order to expose the second silver screw.
Use the T5 Torx head screwdriver to remove the two silver 4.2mm screws from the rear plastic cover of the menu button.
You may need to fold the ribbon cable to the left in order to expose the second silver screw.
Step 16
- Lift the plastic cover up and out of the panel using your hand.
Lift the plastic cover up and out of the panel using your hand.
Step 17
- Push the menu button with your finger until it pops out of the front panel.
Push the menu button with your finger until it pops out of the front panel.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Colton Hoffman - Sep 19, 2018
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Okay great! But where can I buy replacement parts?
Ryan Sandberg - Jan 12, 2019
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Thanks for the guide! Even though iFixit doesn’t have the replacement parts, I was able to fix my button that was off-center and get my controller back up and running! The only issue is that with step 5, the T5 screwdriver that comes with the iFixit tool kits doesn’t work, as it’s too wide. I had to go out and buy a narrower driver, but still much less expensive than the controller. Thanks again!
Jesuis Une - Apr 21, 2019
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I had my front panel TOUCHPAD STUCK, in the sense it could sense my thumb touch, but NOT my thumb press on the upper-right part (presses on the other directions were detected). I figured out how to fix it:
The touchpad presses are detected by a little sensor on the controller: it’s the little pink button we can see on the picture of Step 8 on the dark-blue board. This button is pressed when pressing the touchpad, via a little black round plastic thingy behind the very center of the touchpad : we can see it on the top of picture of Step 11, the little black circle. If this black circle is off-center or simply too low, the contact with the pink button will not happen properly. I personnaly got the black circle thingy off, placed another thin layer of material below it (of approximately the size of the thingy) and placed it back, so it would be more in contact with the pink button. Solved on my both controllers !
Thanks for this really good guide which helped me solve this !
Andreas Andersson - Apr 23, 2019
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Hi! My ribbon cable to the touchpad is damaged. Does anyonw know whre to buy a replacment? Seems like it’s soldered to the rumblepack also.
Eric Tong - Jul 24, 2019
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I replaced the little disc that Jesuis Une was talking about with a piece of PTFE used for mouse skates. The disc is 5/32 or 4.0 mm. I used a punch to knock a piece of 0.6 mm PTFE from the excess edging and it works like a charm.
