Introduction
The official guide has been updated and can be found here.
This guide will show you how to repair a DualShock 4 with a not working button. This guide is ONLY for JDM-001 / JDM-011 Motherboard models. (CUH-ZCT1 Controllers)
- Before ordering the replacement part, open up your controller using the teardown guide to determine your motherboard model No. (usually behind the battery tray).
- I do not have any responsibility for ordering the wrong model. I warned you!
What you need
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Unscrew these 4 PH0 Screws to open the back cover.
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Carefully pry around the cover with a spudger. Pull the back part to open the enclosure.
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Disconnect the light bar ribbon cable.
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Disconnect the battery connector and remove the battery.
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And the touch bar cable. Push the cable carefully through the small hole in the plastic midframe.
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Remove the lonely, PH1 screw holding the motherboard and the midframe.
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Remove the front cover from the midframe. If it gets stuck, you may need to jiggle the joysticks.
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Starting from the bottom, carefully remove the board from these 4 latches. It might also get caught on the bottom of the speaker grille.
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Then, remove the bumper buttons and the contact pads outward from for them and the triggers. A slight force must be applied.
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The top of your controller should now look like pic. 3 Then, unlatch the board from there as well
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To be continued...
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Now that your controller looks something like pic 1, open the midframe Partially.
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Remove the two more latches on the sides of the contact pins.
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Pull the board out carefully.
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Get your new button board and follow the steps in reverse order to reassemble your device. If you need help re installing the trigger buttons (trust me, it is hard to do so) follow this guide: PS4 Dualshock 4 trigger reassembly
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To reassemble your device, follow this guide: PS4 Dualshock 4 trigger reassembly
