Wii U GamePad Outer Case Replacement

Written By: Valentina Cerruty
  • Comments: 13
Wii U GamePad Outer Case Replacement

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

5

Time Required

4 - 7 minutes

Introduction

This guide will help you to remove the outer case and be able to open the Nintendo Wii U Gamepad. You will need a Tri-WIng Y1 screw driver.

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    • Place Gamepad face down and remove the two 4.7 mm screws with a Phillips size #00 screwdriver.

    tried to unscrew the 10 Tri-Wing size Y1 screw with my iFixIt toolkit

    unfortunately the tool is too “fat” and short, it cannot reach 4 screws on the corners of the gamepad.

    having the iFixIt toolkit and needing to purchase an additional slim screwdriver it’s a shame…

    Antonello Iannone -

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    • Lift and remove the battery plate.

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    • With your finger, press down and pull back on the battery connector plug.

    • Remove the battery from the battery case.

    Battery lifts up from the bottom not the top like the photo shows.

    Tyler Schommer -

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    • Remove 10 9mm screws with Tri-Wing size Y1 screwdriver around the outer case.

    • Lift up on the back of case.

    • Lift gently because the rumble motor in the back of the case is still connected by a cable to the motherboard.

    I used a small blade tip to life up on the black squares that covered the screw holes. Replacing them after.. I skipped that as it seemed impossible they would even stick back down.

    Chris -

    I am having trouble getting the two screws on the hand grips as the screws are too deep. What should I use to get them?

    [deleted] -

    I ended up having to buy some cheap amazon screwdrivers and are very disappointed

    [deleted] -

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    • Unplug outer case rumble motor connector from the motherboard with your fingers.

    Do not pull by the wires! If you do, you better be pretty good at soldering.

    Brandon -

    I agree. A circle over the plug would have been better as the picture looks like you just pull on the wires lol.

    Chris -

    Thanks for the comment. I did get a set of tweezers and the negative cable broke anyway. They really could have done a better job at using a different connector for that.

    Kristen Bartholomew -

    Great. Didn't pull on cord. Whole thing ripped off.

    August -

    Why in the world is this thing so tightly connected?

    Andrew Moore -

    Thanks for the comment. I did get a set of tweezers to try to pull it out but still ended up breaking the negative cable. They really could have used a better set of cables and connectors for this.

    Kristen Bartholomew -

Conclusion

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

Author

Valentina Cerruty

Member since: 10/02/16

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2 comments

This doesn't show anything about taking the front of the housing off, is that relatively straightforward?

Will Prosser -

This doesn't show anything about the L and R sticks like moving on its own when i play, do you how to fix that?

Victoria Gonzalez -