Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

30

Time Required

                          45 minutes - 2 hours

Sections

7

  • Middle Trim
  • 5 steps
  • L1 and R1 Buttons
  • 2 steps
  • Rear Case
  • 4 steps
  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Motherboard Removal
  • 10 steps
  • Motherboard Desoldering
  • 2 steps
  • Vibration Motor
  • 5 steps

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Introduction

This guide requires desoldering and soldering the vibration motor wires.

Note: This guide is for DualSense controllers with an FCC ID ending in 1. Check the back of your controller to verify your model. If yours ends in A, there will be differences in the internal design.

What you need

Step 1

              Unclip the right end of the middle trim
  • Disconnect and power down your controller before you begin.
  • Insert an opening pick underneath the middle trim at the bottom-right corner of the controller to release the clips securing it to the case.

Disconnect and power down your controller before you begin.

Insert an opening pick underneath the middle trim at the bottom-right corner of the controller to release the clips securing it to the case.

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Step 2

              Unclip the lower-right edge of the middle trim
  • Slide the opening pick along the lower-right edge of the middle trim to release the clips securing it to the case.

Slide the opening pick along the lower-right edge of the middle trim to release the clips securing it to the case.

Step 3

              Unclip the left end of the middle trim
  • Insert an opening pick underneath the middle trim at the bottom-left corner of the controller to release the clips securing it to the case.

Insert an opening pick underneath the middle trim at the bottom-left corner of the controller to release the clips securing it to the case.

Step 4

              Unclip the lower-left edge of the middle trim
  • Slide the opening pick along the lower-left edge of the middle trim to release the clips securing it to the case.

Slide the opening pick along the lower-left edge of the middle trim to release the clips securing it to the case.

Step 5

              Remove the middle trim
  • Use your fingers to lift up the bottom edge of the middle trim to release the remaining clips.
  • Lift the middle trim over the joysticks to remove it.

Use your fingers to lift up the bottom edge of the middle trim to release the remaining clips.

Lift the middle trim over the joysticks to remove it.

Step 6

              Remove the L1 button
  • Insert the flat end of a spudger into the gap above the L1 button.
  • Cover the button with your thumb to prevent it from ejecting across the room.
  • Pry upward to remove the L1 button.

Insert the flat end of a spudger into the gap above the L1 button.

Cover the button with your thumb to prevent it from ejecting across the room.

Pry upward to remove the L1 button.

Step 7

              Remove the R1 button
  • Insert the flat end of a spudger into the gap above the R1 button.
  • Cover the button with your thumb to prevent it from ejecting across the room.
  • Pry upward to remove the R1 button.

Insert the flat end of a spudger into the gap above the R1 button.

Pry upward to remove the R1 button.

Step 8

              Remove the rear case
  • Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the two 6.4 mm screws securing the bottom corners of the lower case.

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the two 6.4 mm screws securing the bottom corners of the lower case.

Step 9

  • Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the two 6.4 mm screws behind the L1 and R1 buttons.

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the two 6.4 mm screws behind the L1 and R1 buttons.

Step 10

  • Use the pointed edge of a spudger to unclip the two clips on either side of the headset jack.

Use the pointed edge of a spudger to unclip the two clips on either side of the headset jack.

Step 11

  • Remove the rear case.

Remove the rear case.

Step 12

              Disconnect the battery
  • Use a pair of tweezers or your fingers to disconnect the battery from the motherboard.
  • Grip the connector, not the wires, when disconnecting.

Use a pair of tweezers or your fingers to disconnect the battery from the motherboard.

Grip the connector, not the wires, when disconnecting.

Step 13

              Remove the battery
  • Lift the battery straight out of the battery bracket.

Lift the battery straight out of the battery bracket.

Step 14

              Remove the lower microphone
  • Grab the lower microphone ribbon cable pull tab with your fingers or a pair of tweezers and disconnect it from the motherboard.

Grab the lower microphone ribbon cable pull tab with your fingers or a pair of tweezers and disconnect it from the motherboard.

Step 15

              Remove the battery bracket
  • Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the 6.4 mm screw securing the battery bracket.

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the 6.4 mm screw securing the battery bracket.

Step 16

  • Lift the battery bracket out of the motherboard.

Lift the battery bracket out of the motherboard.

Step 17

              Disconnect the right trigger assembly
  • Grip the right trigger assembly ribbon cable pull tab with a pair of tweezers or your fingers and pull up to disconnect it from the motherboard.
  • Do not completely remove the ribbon cable yet.

Grip the right trigger assembly ribbon cable pull tab with a pair of tweezers or your fingers and pull up to disconnect it from the motherboard.

Do not completely remove the ribbon cable yet.

Step 18

  • Grip the right trigger assembly ribbon cable pull tab with a pair of tweezers or your fingers, and pull up to disconnect it from the trigger assembly.
  • Remove the ribbon cable.

Grip the right trigger assembly ribbon cable pull tab with a pair of tweezers or your fingers, and pull up to disconnect it from the trigger assembly.

Remove the ribbon cable.

Step 19

              Disconnect the left trigger assembly
  • Grip the left trigger assembly ribbon cable pull tab with a pair of tweezers or your fingers and pull up to disconnect it from the motherboard.
  • Do not completely remove the ribbon cable yet.

Grip the left trigger assembly ribbon cable pull tab with a pair of tweezers or your fingers and pull up to disconnect it from the motherboard.

Step 20

  • Grip the left trigger assembly ribbon cable pull tab with a pair of tweezers or your fingers, and pull up to disconnect it from the trigger assembly.
  • Remove the ribbon cable.

Grip the left trigger assembly ribbon cable pull tab with a pair of tweezers or your fingers, and pull up to disconnect it from the trigger assembly.

Step 21

              Disconnect the upper microphone
  • Use a pair of tweezers or your fingers to grip the upper microphone ribbon cable pull tab, and pull up to disconnect it from the motherboard.

Use a pair of tweezers or your fingers to grip the upper microphone ribbon cable pull tab, and pull up to disconnect it from the motherboard.

Step 22

              Disconnect the touchpad
  • Use a pair of tweezers or your fingers to grip the touchpad ribbon cable pull tab, and pull it straight out of the motherboard connector.

Use a pair of tweezers or your fingers to grip the touchpad ribbon cable pull tab, and pull it straight out of the motherboard connector.

Step 23

              Lift out the motherboard
  • Carefully guide the joysticks through the front case and lift the motherboard out.
  • Do not completely remove the motherboard. There are four soldered wires tethering the motherboard to the vibrator motors.

Carefully guide the joysticks through the front case and lift the motherboard out.

Do not completely remove the motherboard. There are four soldered wires tethering the motherboard to the vibrator motors.

Step 24

              Desolder the vibration motors
  • Flip over the controller and motherboard.
  • Use a soldering iron to desolder the vibration motor wires from the motherboard:
  • Two red wires
  • Two black wires
  • During reassembly, remember to solder the wires back into the same position. The red wires belong closest to the edge and next to the Rs on the motherboard.

Flip over the controller and motherboard.

Use a soldering iron to desolder the vibration motor wires from the motherboard:

Two red wires

Two black wires

During reassembly, remember to solder the wires back into the same position. The red wires belong closest to the edge and next to the Rs on the motherboard.

Step 25

  • Separate the controller from the motherboard.

Separate the controller from the motherboard.

Step 26

              Remove the midframe
  • Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the two 6.4 mm screws securing the midframe to the front case.

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the two 6.4 mm screws securing the midframe to the front case.

Step 27

  • Carefully lift the midframe up and out of the front case.
  • During reassembly, feed the touchpad ribbon cable through the rectangular opening in the midframe.

Carefully lift the midframe up and out of the front case.

During reassembly, feed the touchpad ribbon cable through the rectangular opening in the midframe.

Step 28

              Remove the vibration motors
  • Apply high concentration isopropyl alcohol (90% or greater) to the vibration motors through the openings in the bottom of the midframe.
  • Allow the isopropyl alcohol to soak for one minute to dissolve the adhesive securing the vibration motors to the midframe.
  • Apply a similarly sized pre-cut adhesive to the new vibration motors if one is not preinstalled. Test-fit the vibration motors before installing them with adhesive to ensure they are in their correct locations.

Apply high concentration isopropyl alcohol (90% or greater) to the vibration motors through the openings in the bottom of the midframe.

Allow the isopropyl alcohol to soak for one minute to dissolve the adhesive securing the vibration motors to the midframe.

Apply a similarly sized pre-cut adhesive to the new vibration motors if one is not preinstalled. Test-fit the vibration motors before installing them with adhesive to ensure they are in their correct locations.

Step 29

  • Insert the flat end of a spudger into the gap in the midframe below the right-hand vibration motor.
  • Press down to separate the right-hand vibration motor from the midframe.
  • Remove the right-hand vibration motor.

Insert the flat end of a spudger into the gap in the midframe below the right-hand vibration motor.

Press down to separate the right-hand vibration motor from the midframe.

Remove the right-hand vibration motor.

Step 30

  • Insert the flat end of a spudger into the gap in the midframe below the left-hand vibration motor.
  • Press down to separate the left-hand vibration motor from the midframe.
  • Remove the left-hand vibration motor.

Insert the flat end of a spudger into the gap in the midframe below the left-hand vibration motor.

Press down to separate the left-hand vibration motor from the midframe.

Remove the left-hand vibration motor.

To reassemble your device, follow the above steps in reverse order.

Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.

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mellott124 - May 10, 2022

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Where’s the source on the replacement haptic?