Repair Mouse Buttons

Written By: David
  • Comments: 22
Repair Mouse Buttons

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

8

Time Required

15 - 30 minutes

Introduction

From use and abuse, the bottoms of the mouse buttons can wear down and become unable to click the digital buttons inside the mouse.

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    • Flip the mouse over and peel off the stickers on the perimeter of the bottom of the mouse.

    my mouse sucks i peeled off the tape and there is a layer of something blocking the the screw it is a gaming mouse and i got it 2 weeks ago

    Nathan Swercewski -

    My mouse does not have any screws on it what do I do

    Blakemoller -

    Use a spudger

    Toon Konings -

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    • Use the Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove four 5 mm screws from the bottom of the mouse.

    • Use the Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove the two 9 mm screws from the bottom of the mouse.

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    • Grab the top shell of the mouse and lift up to remove.

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    • The capacitors on this board can release stored electrical energy if touched.

    • Touch your capacitor discharge tool to the capacitor leads on the board to release the stored energy. If leads are inaccessible, wait until you've removed the board from the mouse body.

    the caps don’t hold a high enough voltage to hurt you though.

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    • Use a spudger to pry underneath the white plug and pop it out to disconnect the upper board from the lower board.

    Step 5… and then?

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    • Remove the 5 mm round head screw holding the middle piece to the top piece.

    • The outermost shell will now separate from the middle structure.

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    • Take the plastic buttons (the part that your fingers click) and flip them over.

    • On the bottom, there should be little plastic towers. Wearing these down can prevent the buttons from clicking properly.

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    • File the bottoms of these towers flat to remove any ridges that prevent proper clicking.

    • Make sure to file down both towers. In this image, one is left un-filed to show the difference.

    • This process can also be used for the other buttons on the mouse. Use other guides to disassemble the mouse until the desired button is accessible, and then perform the same filing technique.

    Do you realize that the “TTC” click block (whatever it is called) may be faulty, like it is in my mouse. The right one works but the left click does not work and the “towers” on the outermost shell are not worn at all. It is the failure of the “click block” that has “TTC” and “29” on top of it and a tiny white button that makes a clicking sound but does not work. Is there a way to repkace it? Probabaly not, me guess….

    Tom Aud -

Conclusion

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

Author

David

Member since: 16/01/13

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16 comments

Thanks, worked like a charm.

Michael Beckman -

i used a software fix and all my double random clicks has gone , mouserepair.com solved my problem for good.

Youns T -

What if my gaming mouse doesnt have screws??

k2snakalle123 -

yep no screws……….so am screwed

Nav Dugal -

Really a great help!

Aman Kashyap -

What mouse is this? i need the little back box that does the clicking, its what you’re mouse button presses on when you click ya mouse button, any idea where i can get one?

initman01 -

Fixed the unclickable button, thanks.. but the wireless mouse stopped working (red diode doesn’t even produce a light).

It stopped all of a sudden (over night, not while I was doing something). It’s not batteries. Can someone help me or it’s dead?

Viperision -

Great guide! useful on my logitech m585 mouse too!

Initially my mouse keeps releasing in the middle of dragging something. After following this guide, it works like brand new!

Richard Huang -

What kind of Omron switches do I need for a Razer Basilisk?

JAY LEE -

fixed my problem, cat hair was clogging up the works. wow this was bugging me for a month. thanks.

v_1brile -

I accidentally touched the scroller and a silver spring looking thing came out, how do I fix that?

Raven Black -

Great! It works. Thank you so much.

edayi -

Is this the result of PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE?

Tom Aud -

Do you realize that the “TTC” click block (whatever it is called) may be faulty, like it is in my mouse. The right one works but the left click does not work and the “towers” on the outermost shell are not worn at all. It is the failure of the “click block” that has “TTC” and “29” on top of it and a tiny white button that makes a clicking sound but does not work. Is there a way to replace it? Probably not, would be my guess. (Corrected post)

Tom Aud -

i would like to advise fixing the mouse by replacing the boutton but the majority can't fix it correctly and may end their mouse, the best way to go is to use a software that prevent unwanted double clicks and fix this issue for good, like mouserepair.com is a good fix

Youns T -