DualShock 4 Buttons Replacement

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Steps:

  1. Using the Phillips #00 Screwdriver, remove the four 6.0 mm screws securing the rear cover to the controller.
  2. Do not forcefully loosen the screws, as it will amount to permanent damage of the threads, making removal impossible.
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  3. Four fragile plastic clips hold the casing together. You can see their locations more clearly in this guide.
  4. The clips help hold the seams together. If you break these clips, the controller will still work.
  5. Beginning with the left handle:
  6. Pinch the left handle of the controller to introduce an opening.
  7. Wedge a plastic opening tool into the opening and slide it up towards the joystick.
  8. Pull down on the plier to crack open the casing.
  9. Repeat these steps for the right handle.
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  10. Wedge a plastic opening tool into the case-splittings and pull down to crack open the casing near the following buttons:
  11. Share button
  12. Options button
  13. Split the plastic covers of the controller apart, taking note that they will still be attached by circuit board ribbons.
  14. Three small pieces are often released from the framework. To prevent loss, maintain a controlled work field.
  15. 2 Trigger Springs
  16. 1 Grey Reset Button Extension
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  17. Use tweezers or your fingers to grab and disconnect the head of the battery cable from the motherboard.
  18. Only pull on the head of the connector—don't pull on the cable itself.
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  19. Remove the battery.
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  20. Remove the single 6.0 mm Phillips screw found below the battery retainer with the Phillips #00 Screwdriver.
  21. Do not forcefully loosen the screw, as it may amount to permanent damage of the threads, making removal impossible.
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  22. Gently detach the touchpad ribbon connected to the motherboard using the blunt forceps. The touchpad ribbon is connected to the motherboard by a connector that flips to tighten and loosen. During reassembly, to reattach the ribbon, the plastic tray will need to be gently removed from the motherboard and the flip-lock flipped up.
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  23. Carefully dislodge the motherboard assembly from the front cover.
  24. Vibration motors are loosely attached to the motherboard assembly. Provide support at the two ends to ease the separation.
  25. When removing the motherboard assembly, try not to tilt the front cover upside down as the buttons and their covers may fall out.
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  26. Successful disassembly of the controller will result in the following three parts, respectively:
  27. Motherboard Assembly
  28. Front Cover
  29. Rear Cover
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  30. Remove the rubber covering concealing the buttons with your fingers.
  31. Use the metal tweezers to then remove the button from its slot.
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  32. To remove the arrow key buttons, use the same process you used for the control buttons by removing the rubber cover and pulling the button out with metal tweezers.
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  33. For the share and options buttons, use the metal tweezers to grasp and remove them.
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  34. In order to remove the PS button on the controller, you must first remove the rubber cover with your fingers.
  35. Then using the metal tweezers, remove the PS button.
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