Meta Quest 2 Controller Vibration Motor Replacement

Introduction

This guide shows how to remove and replace the vibration motor in your Meta Quest 2 controller.

This guide is written with the right controller. If you're repairing the left controller, you can still use this guide, as the procedure is identical.

What you need

Step 1 Remove the battery cover

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Use your fingers to slide the battery cover down towards the strap end of the controller.
Remove the battery cover.
If you're taking the controller apart for repairs, remove the batteries in the controller.

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Step 2 Remove the wrist strap

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Use your fingers to grasp the wrist strap near the anchor peg.
Lift the wrist strap anchor peg straight out of its recess.
Remove the wrist strap.

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Step 3 Loosen the faceplate adhesive

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Heat an iOpener and apply it to the bottom edge of the controller faceplate for a minute.

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Step 4 Loosen the controller faceplate

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The controller faceplate is secured with adhesive and three friction pegs.
Press the edge of an opening tool into the seam between the controller faceplate and shell, near the Oculus button.
If you can’t get the opening tool into the seam, heat the area with an iOpener for a minute and try again.
Slide the opening tool to the base of the ring shell to loosen the adhesive.

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Step 5

Use an opening tool to pry up on the seam to loosen the first friction peg.

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Step 6

Continue prying around the entire faceplate to separate the remaining friction pegs and adhesive.
If you're having trouble, apply a heated iOpener to the faceplate for a minute and try again.

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Step 7 Remove the faceplate

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Remove the controller faceplate.
The three friction pegs should hold the faceplate securely, so you don’t need to replace the adhesive during reassembly. Be sure to firmly press the faceplate onto the controller so that all friction pegs fully engage.

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Step 8 Loosen the controller ring shell

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Use a Torx T5 driver to remove the four screws securing the controller ring shell to the controller:
Two 4.7 mm‑long screws
Two 5.9 mm‑long screws

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Step 9

Press the point of a spudger firmly against the white alignment square to release the ring shell.

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Step 10 Remove the controller ring shell

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Use your fingers to grab the end of the ring shell that doesn’t have the white alignment square.
Gently lift the ring shell up and away from the controller to unclip it from the controller.
Remove the controller ring shell.

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Step 11 Loosen the side shell

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Use a Torx T5 driver to remove the five screws:
One 11.5 mm‑long screw
Three 5.9 mm‑long screws
One 18.2 mm‑long screw

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Step 12 Remove the battery label

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Use tweezers and your fingers to peel the battery information label out from the battery compartment.
If you want to reuse this sticker, be careful not to tear it. If it’s difficult to peel, apply a heated iOpener to it for a minute to soften the label adhesive.

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Step 13 Loosen the side shell

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Use a Torx T5 driver to remove the four 5.9 mm‑long screws securing the side shell to the controller:
Three screws inside the battery compartment
One screw near the corner of the battery compartment

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Step 14

Pull the bottom of the side shell slightly away from the controller to loosen the shell.
You may hear a few clicks as the clips release. This is normal.

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Step 15

Part of the side shell is looped around a screw post. In this step, you’ll spread the screw post apart enough to slip the shell out.
Insert the flat end of a spudger into the gap between the controller ring and the front shell.
The front shell is the plastic frame part below the front trigger.
Twist the spudger to widen the gap between the front shell and the controller.
Position the spudger so that it can stay in place without you holding the tool.

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Step 16 Remove the side shell

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Guide the looped part of the side shell through the screw post gap.
Remove the side shell.

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Step 17 Reassembly note

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During reassembly:
Spread the screw post wide enough to loop the side shell back around it.
Be careful not to pinch the antenna cable or the tracking flex cable as you reposition the side shell.

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Step 18 Disconnect the vibration motor

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Use tweezers or your fingernail to pull the vibration motor connector out of its socket.

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Step 19 Remove the vibration motor

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Tool used on this step:

Tesa 61395 Tape

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Insert one arm of a pair of tweezers between the vibration motor and the controller.
Pry to loosen the vibration motor.
Remove the vibration motor.
The vibration motor is held in place mostly by a friction fit. If your motor feels loose when you replace it, secure it in place with some double-sided tape.