Installing Nintendo 3DS Circle Pad Joystick

Nintendo 3DS joystick replacement.

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Is your 3DS not responding correctly to your Circle Pad inputs? Replace the bottom joystick mechanism and get moving again.

Tools

Plastic Opening Tools Spudger Phillips 00 Screwdriver Installing Nintendo 3DS Back Cover Installing Nintendo 3DS Battery Installing Nintendo 3DS Lower Case Unscrew the four Phillips screws along the top of the back cover. Unscrew the four Phillips screws along the top of the back cover. The screws are held in place by locking washers, and will not come out of the back cover. The screws are held in place by locking washers, and will not come out of the back cover. http://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/ITwcDRVYSfefXdaR Hold the device in one hand and turn it over. Hold the device in one hand and turn it over. Grab the top edge of the back cover with your opposite hand so that the cover does not fall back into place. Grab the top edge of the back cover with your opposite hand so that the cover does not fall back into place. Flip the 3DS over again so that the back cover is facing up. Flip the 3DS over again so that the back cover is facing up. Pull the back cover up and away from the rest of the device to remove it. Pull the back cover up and away from the rest of the device to remove it. http://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/WujDe4xE4eI3tHJg http://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/jc1ysoaDZCIw2TEj Insert a plastic opening tool into the notch in the lower case above the battery. Insert a plastic opening tool into the notch in the lower case above the battery. Pry the battery up with the plastic opening tool. Pry the battery up with the plastic opening tool. Grab the top edge of the battery and lift it out of the lower case. Grab the top edge of the battery and lift it out of the lower case. http://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/dpUdpUimvCFfqOw1 http://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/lnBikT41fiBvcLcS http://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/veZLHretTgIkbLcI Remove the nine 6.3 mm black Phillips screws from the lower case. Remove the nine 6.3 mm black Phillips screws from the lower case. Remove the 2.4 mm silver Phillips screw above the game cartridge slot. Remove the 2.4 mm silver Phillips screw above the game cartridge slot. http://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/BkJd3OSBpy1Rvikh Lift the bottom edge of the lower case off the rest of the 3DS. Lift the bottom edge of the lower case off the rest of the 3DS. There are still two ribbon cables connecting the mother board to the case, so be sure not to pull the lower case all the way off. There are still two ribbon cables connecting the mother board to the case, so be sure not to pull the lower case all the way off. Use a plastic opening tool to pry the shoulder button ribbon cables off their sockets on the motherboard. Use a plastic opening tool to pry the shoulder button ribbon cables off their sockets on the motherboard. Remove the lower case from the device. Remove the lower case from the device. http://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/S3qgP6SxRRPY5IxB http://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/HILuUcmesyZeEmtm http://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/jwM1ceschy1xdwE3 Remove the two 7.7 mm Phillips screws securing the back of the Circle Pad to the motherboard. Remove the two 7.7 mm Phillips screws securing the back of the Circle Pad to the motherboard. http://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/LtcVxbdbXPWMoVxZ Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the back of the Circle Pad off the motherboard. Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the back of the Circle Pad off the motherboard. Lift the Circle Pad joystick off the motherboard and lay it on its back so that the ribbon cable connector is accessible. Lift the Circle Pad joystick off the motherboard and lay it on its back so that the ribbon cable connector is accessible. http://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/ZAFircxdkjTESWqN http://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/cd1gMNIKehP3GK4m http://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/3Y6VhXsPMMOdSyL5 Use the flat end of a spudger or your fingernail to flip up the retaining flap on the Circle Pad ribbon cable ZIF socket. Use the flat end of a spudger or your fingernail to flip up the retaining flap on the Circle Pad ribbon cable ZIF socket. Be sure you are prying up on the hinged retaining flap, <strong>not</strong> the socket itself. Be sure you are prying up on the hinged retaining flap, '''not''' the socket itself. Lift the Circle Pad joystick off the motherboard. Lift the Circle Pad joystick off the motherboard. http://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/MMQYKi5JYLSQsRVE http://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/kBbsVJJwWK4uqaMc http://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/1g4huceCFPqkVP5m

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