Nintendo 2DS Trigger Button Replacement

ID: 35841

Description: This guide for the Nintendo 2DS will teach you...

Steps:

1. Remove the two Phillips captive screws securing the upper rear panel.
2. The captive screws will not completely detach from the back panel.

3. Hinge the upper rear panel upwards and outwards to remove it.

4. Remove the battery from its housing by lifting it up from the side closest to the outside edge.

5. Remove the ten Phillips screws attaching the rear panel.

6. The rear panel is attached to the motherboard by a ribbon cable, so be careful not to lift the rear panel too far from the device.
7. Carefully pull the rear panel straight up from the device.

8. Use your fingernail or the flat end of a spudger to flip up the connector securing the ribbon cable to the motherboard
9. Remove the cable from the connector
10. Take the opportunity to remove the Left and Right triggers, they have hinges that may break and springs that may jump away.

11. The trigger buttons have small springs attached to them, so be careful when removing the buttons from the device.
12. Pull the trigger button away from the device to remove it.