Wii U GamePad Outer Case Replacement

Einleitung

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.

Was du brauchst

Schritt 1 Battery

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

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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 - 7. Mär 2021 Antwort

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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.

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

Tyler Schommer - 5. Okt 2017 Antwort

Schritt 4 Outer Case

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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.

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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 - 29. Okt 2018 Antwort

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] - 10. Jun 2021 Antwort

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

[deleted] - 10. Jun 2021

Schritt 5

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

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

Brandon - 9. Apr 2018 Antwort

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

Chris - 29. Okt 2018

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 - 20. Nov 2021

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

August - 6. Mai 2020 Antwort

Why in the world is this thing so tightly connected?

Andrew Moore - 9. Nov 2020 Antwort

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 - 20. Nov 2021 Antwort