Installing Nintendo 3DS Circle Pad Joystick

Step 1 Circle Pad Joystick

• Remove the two 7.7 mm Phillips screws securing the back of the Circle Pad to the motherboard.
Step 2




• 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.
Step 3
• 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, not the socket itself.
• Lift the Circle Pad joystick off the motherboard.
Step 4
• To decrease the chance of losing it during repairs, you may want to remove the two thin pads underneath the Circle Pad joystick.
• Use a spudger or screwdriver to lift the pads up and remove them from the device.

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