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Introduction
Is your 3DS not responding correctly to your Circle Pad inputs? Replace the bottom joystick mechanism and get moving again.
What you need
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Insert a plastic opening tool into the notch in the lower case above the battery.
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Pry the battery up with the plastic opening tool.
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Grab the top edge of the battery and lift it out of the lower case.
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Remove the nine 6.3 mm black Phillips screws from the lower case.
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Remove the 2.4 mm silver Phillips screw above the game cartridge slot.
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Remove the two 7.7 mm Phillips screws securing the back of the Circle Pad to the motherboard.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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