Nintendo Wii Remote & Wii Nunchuk Accessory Disassembly/Reassembly

Step 1 Nintendo Wii Remote & Wii Nunchuk Accessory Disassembly/Reassembly




• Remove the battery cover from the remote and batteries inside.
• Unscrew the four visible screws on the remote.
Step 2




• Use a tool to gently pry apart the white tabs near the top of the controller.
• Once you open up the remote, there should now be two separate pieces.
• The tabs may break off, but the remote will still be able to function without them.
Step 3
• Use a tool or your fingers to remove the speaker piece from the remote.
Step 4
• Simply remove the rest of the buttons and the flexible plastic covering.
• These buttons are very small and easily lost so be sure to keep them organized and close for easy access.
Step 5
• Go back to the side of the remote with the motherboard.
• Gently lift and remove it from the base.
• Be gentle while pulling out, being sure not to rip off the wires from the rumble motor.
Step 6
• Pull out the sensor screen.
Step 7
• Find the white tabs facing where the sensor screen was.
• Place a tool under one tab and push up until both tabs pop out of place, and remove the B trigger.
Step 8
• Use a tool and place it under the rumble motor. Gently lift and remove it from the plastic housing.
• Be careful while removing. Do not remove any of the wires from the rumble motor.
Step 9
• To remove the plastic housing, you have to locate the two white tabs. Use your thumbs to gently pull them apart and remove the plastic housing.
• Remove the rubber button from the plastic housing.
Step 10
• You should now have all the pieces detached from the Wii remote.
• You should have all the piece shown in the photos to the left.
Step 11
• My partner will now be putting back together the remote while only following the previous instructions I have made.
• Return the the buttons back to their original spot along with the flexible plastic covering on top.
Step 12
• Place the rubber button under the plastic housing.
• Align the two white tabs with the two indents on the sides and slide the plastic housing into place.
• Put back the rumble motor back to its original spot.
• Make sure your are putting the white plastic housing on the correct side of the motherboard as it was at the start.
Step 13
• Return the sensor screen to its spot and slide it back into place.
• Make sure the sensor screen is facing the right way.
Step 14
• Place the B trigger back into its spot and click the two white tabs into place.
Step 15
• Lay the motherboard on top of the back side of the remote and push down gently til in place.
• Be sure that the rumble motor is facing down while putting it back in place.
Step 16
• Lay the side of the remote with the motherboard on top of the side with the buttons.
• Align the sides and press together until firmly in place.
• Screw back in the screws.
Step 17 Now for the Wii Nunchuk
• there are two small screws that need to be unscrewed on the bottom of the remote.
Step 18
• Once the screws are removed, you can pop the top off.
• Next take the thumb stick and very gently take it off.
Step 19
• The wire that plugs into the actual remote needs to be pulled apart from the whole nunchuk.
• The wires can be by its self without the plastic controller housing.
Step 20
• Flip the wires over and remove the shoulder buttons (white plastic).
• It'll be easier to slide the other piece out to so make sure to gently slide it out.
Step 21
• Then remove the plastic that connects the sensor and the shoulder buttons.
Step 22
• Now start to attach all of the pieces back starting with the hard plastic first.
• Make sure not to force the sensor in the spot and slide it upwards.
• The shoulder buttons are easy to put in but don't push it.
• Example of my partner.
Step 23
• Be careful when putting the wires back in because they are easy to fall out.
Step 24
• She then attaches the analog stick to get it going again.
Step 25
• Lastly she easily popped the top back on and screwed the bottom to back on and got it to work as it used to.

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