Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

7

Time Required

                          15 - 45 minutes

Sections

2

  • Rear Cover
  • 3 steps
  • Trigger Buttons
  • 4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Rear Cover
  • Remove the five 7.2 mm Phillips screws securing the rear cover to the controller.

Remove the five 7.2 mm Phillips screws securing the rear cover to the controller.

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Step 2

  • Press on the rear cover between the analog sticks and slightly lift the lower edge of it away from the rest of the controller.

Press on the rear cover between the analog sticks and slightly lift the lower edge of it away from the rest of the controller.

Step 3

  • Push the rear cover slightly toward the top edge of the controller to clear the front edge of the #2 triggers.
  • Pull the rear cover away from the rest of the controller, being careful not to pop off the #2 triggers.
  • If you happen to accidentally pop off the trigger buttons, we have a trigger button guide to reattach them.

Push the rear cover slightly toward the top edge of the controller to clear the front edge of the #2 triggers.

Pull the rear cover away from the rest of the controller, being careful not to pop off the #2 triggers.

If you happen to accidentally pop off the trigger buttons, we have a trigger button guide to reattach them.

Step 4

              Trigger Buttons
  • While holding the black plastic trigger retainer with one hand, pull the #2 trigger off of its axle.

While holding the black plastic trigger retainer with one hand, pull the #2 trigger off of its axle.

Step 5

  • When reinstalling the #2 trigger, be sure the spring is positioned as shown before popping the axle back into place.

When reinstalling the #2 trigger, be sure the spring is positioned as shown before popping the axle back into place.

Step 6

  • Pull the black plastic trigger retainer slightly away from the front cover.
  • Pull the #1 button out of the front cover.

Pull the black plastic trigger retainer slightly away from the front cover.

Pull the #1 button out of the front cover.

Step 7

  • Before sliding the trigger button retainer back into the rails molded into the front cover, be sure that the cylindrical post attached to the #1 button is sitting flat on the green rubber electronic switch cover. Failure to do so may lead to problems with fit during reassembly, and may cause the controller to not recognize inputs from the #1 button during operation.
  • The trigger button assembly is properly installed when the lip on the trigger button retainer sits flat against the motherboard.

Before sliding the trigger button retainer back into the rails molded into the front cover, be sure that the cylindrical post attached to the #1 button is sitting flat on the green rubber electronic switch cover. Failure to do so may lead to problems with fit during reassembly, and may cause the controller to not recognize inputs from the #1 button during operation.

The trigger button assembly is properly installed when the lip on the trigger button retainer sits flat against the motherboard.

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

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Will Foss - Mar 19, 2012

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Might want to add that there’s a small catch/tab in the middle of the bottom of the controller that needs to be released when taking apart the covers.

This worked great, and also works on normal Sixaxis controllers. I used this to swap the broken spring from the L2 button on my DS3 for a good spring from my Sixaxis. Works like new now.

dmall - Nov 2, 2014

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The little green eletronic ribben where is it supposed to go?

Leopold287 - Nov 24, 2014

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The #00 screwdriver is working better

Sidney Klemkosky - Apr 21, 2018

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Did you replace button 2 rod with plastic replacement part or use original rod piece when fixing button 2

CynicalSheep - Oct 1, 2018

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Is there a way I can buy trigger retainers?