Steam Deck OLED Action Buttons (ABXY) Replacement

Power down your Steam Deck and unplug any cables.

Use a T6 Torx driver to remove the eight 5.8 mm‑long screws securing the back cover.

Insert an opening pick at an upward angle between the back cover and the front shell near one of the triggers.

Slide your pick along the edge of the handle to release the clips securing it to the front shell.

Reinsert your pick and slide it along the top and bottom edges until the back cover feels loose.

Grip the unclipped handle and pull it away from the front shell to release the remaining clips.

Remove the back cover.

Grip the battery cable pull tab, located to the left of the battery.

Firmly pull the battery cable straight away from the motherboard shield (toward the battery) to disconnect it.

During disassembly, skip the next three steps.

Reinstall the two 3.8 mm‑long screws to secure the motherboard shield.

Reconnect the interconnect cable ZIF connector.

Use the flat end of a spudger to slide the battery connector into its socket on the motherboard.

Use your T6 Torx driver to remove the two 3.8 mm‑long screws securing the motherboard shield.

Lift the top edge of the motherboard shield up and flip it over the bottom edge of the frame, away from the motherboard.

Use the point of a spudger to flip up the small locking flap on the right thumbstick ZIF connector.

Use tweezers or your fingers to grip the cable's pull tab and slide the connector straight out of its socket to disconnect it.

Use a spudger to flip up the small white locking flap on the right button board interconnect cable ZIF connector.

Use tweezers or your fingers to grip the cable's pull tab and slide it straight out of its socket to disconnect it.

Flip up the small black locking flap on the right thumbstick cable ZIF connector.

Slide the connector straight out of its socket to disconnect it.

Flip up the small locking flap on the button board cable ZIF connector, located in the bottom left corner.

Slide the connector straight out of its socket to disconnect it.

Repeat the ZIF cable disconnection procedure for the remaining three ZIF connectors:

The touchpad cable

The touchpad board cable

The action buttons and menu button cable

Insert the point of your spudger under the neck of the haptics cable connector.

Gently pry up to disconnect it.

Use your T6 Torx driver to remove the four screws securing the right button board:

Two 5.9 mm‑long screws

One 3.8 mm‑long screw

One 4.9 mm‑long screw

Insert the point of your spudger between the bottom left corner of the button board and the frame.

Pry up until you can grab the button board with your fingers.

Remove the button board.

Use your T6 Torx driver to remove the three 5.9 mm‑long screws securing the right thumbstick.

Grip the edges of the thumbstick board and rotate it clockwise to clear the trigger.

Remove the thumbstick.

Place the flat end of a spudger onto the inside edge of the trigger's right clip.

Use your fingers to push the trigger toward the right as you wedge the spudger between the clip and the peg.

Use your spudger to pivot the trigger clip out, away, and up from the peg to unlatch it.

Check to make sure that the trigger spring is properly aligned. Test the trigger action before continuing reassembly.

Use your T6 Torx driver to remove the three 5.9 mm‑long screws securing the right bumper assembly.

Grip the right arm of the bumper assembly and lift it off the alignment pegs.

Slide the assembly to the right to clear the tab on the left edge of the frame.

Remove the assembly.

Remove the action and menu buttons membrane from the frame.

Use tweezers to remove the four action buttons, A, B, X, and Y.