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Nintendo 2DS Trigger Button Replacement

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  1. Nintendo 2DS Trigger Button Replacement, Battery: step 1, image 1 of 1
    • Remove the two Phillips captive screws securing the upper rear panel.

    • The captive screws will not completely detach from the back panel.

  2. Nintendo 2DS Trigger Button Replacement: step 2, image 1 of 2 Nintendo 2DS Trigger Button Replacement: step 2, image 2 of 2
    • Hinge the upper rear panel upwards and outwards to remove it.

  3. Nintendo 2DS Trigger Button Replacement: step 3, image 1 of 3 Nintendo 2DS Trigger Button Replacement: step 3, image 2 of 3 Nintendo 2DS Trigger Button Replacement: step 3, image 3 of 3
    • Remove the battery from its housing by lifting it up from the side closest to the outside edge.

  4. Nintendo 2DS Trigger Button Replacement, Rear Panel: step 4, image 1 of 1
    • Remove the ten Phillips screws attaching the rear panel.

    Can't take off the screw top left next to the battery. What type of screwdriver do I use and where can I find some?

    Little Mac - Reply

    I used a husky with changeable heads, you could probably find one on amazon

    Minecrafter Pig -

  5. Nintendo 2DS Trigger Button Replacement: step 5, image 1 of 1
    • The rear panel is attached to the motherboard by a ribbon cable, so be careful not to lift the rear panel too far from the device.

    • Carefully pull the rear panel straight up from the device.

  6. Nintendo 2DS Trigger Button Replacement: step 6, image 1 of 1
    • Use your fingernail or the flat end of a spudger to flip up the connector securing the ribbon cable to the motherboard

    • Remove the cable from the connector

    • Take the opportunity to remove the Left and Right triggers, they have hinges that may break and springs that may jump away.

    You can also detach the cable from the motherboard safely by flipping up the connector on the motherboard. Just don't forget to reattach. Some will find this tedious but may save time if you know what you're doing with said connectors.

    Blackbeard - Reply

    I agree, this is what the guide i followed said to do and since I was disconnecting all the other ribbon cables it made perfect sense to do it that way.

    Lin -

    pay attention: my 2ds dropped it's lens covers at this step

    Jos van Reenen - Reply

    Likewise, I used a tiny drop of glue to put the lens back in place. Take care not to dirty the lens.

    Elliot West -

    The picture you have there has the camera lens ribbon installed upside down. The ribbon needs to be pointing down when you re-attach it not up.

    Rick Parrish - Reply

    Agreed, ribbon cable looks upside down in picture

    Elliot West -

  7. Nintendo 2DS Trigger Button Replacement, Remove trigger button: step 7, image 1 of 2 Nintendo 2DS Trigger Button Replacement, Remove trigger button: step 7, image 2 of 2
    • The trigger buttons have small springs attached to them, so be careful when removing the buttons from the device.

    • Pull the trigger button away from the device to remove it.

    Thanks so much for these instructions. My nine year-old son just got Pokemon Sun and Moon on Friday evening. He had been talking about it non-stop for several months. On Saturday, he managed to bend the plastic lip on the base of his 2DS right trigger - the trigger button no longer worked. He was devastated, because we thought he had permanently broken his 2DS. We were afraid he would have to wait until Christmas (over a month away) before we could get him a new one.

    I found these instructions via Google, followed them to take apart his 2DS and remove the trigger button. I gently bent the plastic lip of the trigger back with needle nose pliers, reassembled the 2Ds, and the trigger worked perfectly! He now thinks I am the greatest dad in the world.

    bruce - Reply

    same situation here

    Minecrafter Pig -

    Hi there, does anyone know which type of springs they use in a 2DS? Because I don't really want to pay 7€+15€ shipping just to replace one spring I lost and I could get most sorts and sizes of springs in a hardware store for less than 5€ for 50.

    Any help would be very appreciated.

    Christian Adamczyk - Reply

Conclusion

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

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Nice job! My right button was jammed for at least two years. Now I can finally demolish my friends in Mariokart.

Minecrafter Pig - Reply

Can’t seem to get the second set of screws to budge at all.

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