Disassembly of the Xbox 360 Wireless Controller

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EDIT 1: having issues uploading pictures from this PC....will add them later tonight along with the video from trigger dissemmebly. I will try to have pictures for each part.
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EDIT 2: Pics are up...sorry if I have some grammatical errors. I started painting the control below and some of fumes may have been lingering...lol
Also you can leave comments or there is a chat function off to the right side. I won't be able to check it till late afternoon Jan 18.
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DISCLAIMER: First and foremost I want to be clear that I am not responsible if something goes wrong if/when you are using this guide. This is just for informational purposes only. I will answer your questions to the best of my ability but if something happens during your disassembly/reassembly well....sorry your SOL. Some of you may be living with you parents please ask permission before attempting this....don't say, "the internetz told me to!". You use this guild at your own risk.

Alright with that out of the way lets begin. I will do my best to keep this short and concise since I hate reading walls' o text.

Materials Needed:

• One Cup or Small Container - this is for holding the buttons/screws/springs etc.... Some of the pieces are small and you don't want to lose track of them
• 2 Flat nose screwdriver #0 or #1 - you might need it for light...and I mean light prying
• Philips screwdriver #0 or #1 - for the D-Pad

• A tamper Torx 8 screwdriver - bought mine from this guy - you can find them on other place in the web but the Torx screwdriver has to have a hole in the middle this is key.
• A table - don't take this apart on your bed or in front of the TV cause your bound to lose parts.
• A bowl - this is useful to hold the controller when removing and installing the buttons {X, Y A, B etc.}

Step One: Battery and Screw Removal

• You will first want to remove the battery....duh no shit sherlock...hey some people might not have known.

• When you have the battery out, you will notice a UPC label code. This is a sticker it will be removed. No I don't know if this voids warranties, but I think if you came this far you know what your getting into.

• As pointed out in the picture above you should see all 8 screws. The key screw is the one in the battery which is sometimes over looked. Be careful with the last screw {which everyone is your last} some of the items float in the controller {not latched down} so they may fall out. Table is key in this situation.
  

Step 2: Inside your Xbox 360 Wireless Controller

• First remove the remove the black piece where your headset plugs in and then remove the LB and RB

• So now we should have the back side of the controller in one hand and the guts and front side of the controller in the other. Place the side with the battery in a secure location. Grab the green board from the sides and pull it out. I would recommend setting the control face down on the table and then lifting the green board out. While doing that with one hand take the other hand and grab the motors with heads on tops IE: the rumblers and set them to the side.

• You should have something that looks like the above. I would reference this picture when putting the controller back together, so you know exactly how it should look before you put the green board and rumblers back in.
  

• BE CAREFUL HERE!!!!! ATTENTION!!!!! Here is where you going to take out the gray pads and buttons of the controller. To reiterate I about lost my select button cause its freaking small so be careful. Hold the controller over the bowl and just turn it upside down OR remove them piece by piece {my preference}.

Final Step 1.5: Removing the D-Pad

• Alright so now you should have just the front panel of the controller with no buttons. On the back of the D-pad you with see 2 small screws and two flaps sticking out. Remove the two small screws {these are small be careful}. This is where you might need another set of hands.. The two plastic flaps need to be pushed toward each other using the two small screwdrivers {doesn't matter just so they slide into the hole}.

View if looking from the side:

pushing this direction----->|_|<----pushing this direction

The front piece {the part you press while gaming} should fall out. You might have to push
it out, but highly doubtfull.

When complete you should have the above!

Final Step 2.0: Removing the Rumblers

• The tumblers are really easy. They work like a extension cord which plugs into your electric socket. In order to remove them easily, take your flat head screwdriver and put it between the male and female ends and twist gently. It should not take much effort to get them to detach.

• When you remove the rumblers, it is wise to leave them on the table as you removed them. As you can see in the picture above I left the each side in the same spot.

Final Step 2.5: More Advanced

• When I did the Gears Of War controller, I took off the triggers. These suckers are really, really tricky. I read another guys blog and he said they were easy. I will disagree on this one. It took me a while to figure the right way to get it to work. When you do get them off, you don't need to worry about keeping them separated. They can only go into the control one way IE: the left won't work on the right and vice versa.

• I tried to explain....the above is the video {coming soon}. Again be careful, I know you all like fragging people online so delicate is the key word.

Congratulations: Your control is in pieces and you are screwed.....hahaha just kidding yea I am an ass. I recommend taking some alcohol or cleaning solution and clean the plastic pieces. WARNING: Keep your green board in a location where it will not get wet.

Now what well its up to you from here. Since most of you will need the tools first, I will post tomorrow on painting and how I did the Gears of War controller.

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