PlayStation Vita Left Shoulder Button Replacement

Step 1 Case Separation



• Power off and remove the memory card.
• Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the four 6.4mm screws on the back casing.
Step 2




• Using your fingernail or a spudger, pry open the accessory port cover on the top of the device.
• Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the two 5.4mm screws hidden beneath the accessory port cover.
Step 3
• Remove the two 5.4mm Phillips #00 screws on the bottom of the device near the charging port.
Step 4
• Beginning at the sides of the device, use a plastic opening tool to separate the front and rear cases.
• Continue working your way around the device gently prying it open.
• There are still wires holding the front and rear cases together. You may damage the connections if you yank the cases completely apart.
Step 5
• Gently separate the two cases, minding the battery and the touch screen controller connectors holding the two cases together.
Step 6
• Using a spudger, free the touch screen controller flex cable by gently prying up the connection.
Step 7
• Free the battery cable by gently prying up on the connection with a spudger.
Step 8
• Separate the front and rear cases.
Step 9 Left Shoulder Button
• Pry up the left shoulder button casing with a spudger.
• Remove the left shoulder button casing.
Step 10
• Remove the translucent, plastic left shoulder button cover.
Step 11
• Release the left shoulder button flex cable socket by using a spudger to pry open the tab.
• Using tweezers, slide the flex cable out of the socket.
Step 12
• Using a spudger, gently peel up the left shoulder button from the light adhesive connecting it to casing.

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