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-point 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…

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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 on the wires as shown in this picture, they will likely break off. Pull directly on the plug (NOT the receptacle)

    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 -