Midframe Removal

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Introduction

Follow this guide to remove the midframe from your Scuf Instinct Pro Xbox controller.

Unplug all cables from your controller before starting.
Completely power off your controller.
Due to the controller’s odd shape, it can be helpful to stabilize it as you work. To prevent damage, consider laying it on a soft surface like a cloth or towel.

Weak magnets and two clips along the bottom edge secure the battery cover to the controller.
Slide the battery cover away from the controller to remove it.

If your batteries are starting to corrode, clean the contacts and replace the batteries.
Use your fingers to remove the batteries.
During reassembly, insert the batteries so their positive (+) and negative (–) ends match up with the markings on the battery contacts.

The sticker in the battery recess hides a back cover screw.
If you don't care about damaging the sticker, you can puncture through the center and skip the next step.
Use a hair dryer to heat the sticker and soften the adhesive securing it.
The sticker can be peeled without heating, but you risk tearing it.

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Use the point of a spudger to push up a corner of the sticker until you can grab it with a pair of blunt nose tweezers.
Use your tweezers to peel up the sticker until the back cover screw is accessible.

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Throughout this repair, keep track of each screw and make sure it goes back exactly where it came from.
Use a T8 Torx screwdriver to remove five 9.3 mm‑long screws securing the midframe:
One back cover screw
Four screws on top of the midframe
Use a T6 Torx screwdriver to remove the two 9.3 mm‑long screws securing the midframe.

Plastic clips secure the bottom edge of the midframe.
Insert the flat end of a spudger between the bottom edge of the midframe and back cover.
Pry the midframe up with the spudger to release the clips.
Continue prying along the bottom edge to release the remaining clips.
Don't try to remove the midframe from the back cover yet—a delicate ribbon cable connects them.

Put a box or a stack of books to the right of the controller so you can prop up the midframe while disconnecting its ribbon cable.
Secure the back cover with one hand, and use your other hand to grip the midframe's left edge.
Lift the midframe and rotate it over the right edge of the back cover, so the midframe's right edge is on your workspace.
Prop the midframe up, being careful not to strain the ribbon cable.

During reassembly:
Guide the battery connectors on the midframe through their slot in the back cover.
Make sure the contacts slide into their grooves in the battery recess. If they aren't in the correct spot, the controller won't receive power.

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A very small rubber grommet secures the midframe's ribbon cable to a post on the right side of the back cover.
Use blunt nose tweezers to remove the grommet—don't lose it!