Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

14

Time Required

                          20 minutes

Sections

3

  • Case Separation
  • 8 steps
  • Battery
  • 3 steps
  • Rear Panel
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Case Separation
  • Power off and remove the memory card.
  • Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the four 6.4mm screws on the back casing.

Power off and remove the memory card.

Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the four 6.4mm screws on the back casing.

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Step 2

  • Using your fingernail or a spudger, pry open the accessory port cover on the top of the device.
  • Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the two 5.4mm screws hidden beneath the accessory port cover.

Using your fingernail or a spudger, pry open the accessory port cover on the top of the device.

Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the two 5.4mm screws hidden beneath the accessory port cover.

Step 3

  • Remove the two 5.4mm Phillips #00 screws on the bottom of the device near the charging port.

Remove the two 5.4mm Phillips #00 screws on the bottom of the device near the charging port.

Step 4

  • Beginning at the sides of the device, use a plastic opening tool to separate the front and rear cases.
  • Continue working your way around the device gently prying it open.
  • There are still wires holding the front and rear cases together. You may damage the connections if you yank the cases completely apart.

Beginning at the sides of the device, use a plastic opening tool to separate the front and rear cases.

Continue working your way around the device gently prying it open.

There are still wires holding the front and rear cases together. You may damage the connections if you yank the cases completely apart.

Step 5

  • Gently separate the two cases, minding the battery and the touch screen controller connectors holding the two cases together.

Gently separate the two cases, minding the battery and the touch screen controller connectors holding the two cases together.

Step 6

  • Using a spudger, free the touch screen controller flex cable by gently prying up the connection.

Using a spudger, free the touch screen controller flex cable by gently prying up the connection.

Step 7

  • Free the battery cable by gently prying up on the connection with a spudger.

Free the battery cable by gently prying up on the connection with a spudger.

Step 8

  • Separate the front and rear cases.

Separate the front and rear cases.

Step 9

              Battery
  • With the help of a spudger, gently pry off and remove the battery cable retainer on the back casing assembly.
  • The easiest access to the battery cable retainer is where the battery cable comes out.
  • You can also use the two small tabs on the side of the cable retainer. Locate the tabs and release one at a time. Be a little careful not to push the cover in and re-lock it.

With the help of a spudger, gently pry off and remove the battery cable retainer on the back casing assembly.

The easiest access to the battery cable retainer is where the battery cable comes out.

You can also use the two small tabs on the side of the cable retainer. Locate the tabs and release one at a time. Be a little careful not to push the cover in and re-lock it.

Step 10

  • Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the two 5.0mm blue battery case screws.
  • Remove the plastic battery retaining bar.

Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the two 5.0mm blue battery case screws.

Remove the plastic battery retaining bar.

Step 11

  • Using your finger or a spudger, lift the battery out and remove it.
  • Guide the battery wires through the hole in the back casing as you remove the battery.

Using your finger or a spudger, lift the battery out and remove it.

Guide the battery wires through the hole in the back casing as you remove the battery.

Step 12

              Rear Panel
  • Slide the spuder between the right speaker and the rear casing.
  • Using a spudger, gently peel up the right speaker from the light adhesive connecting it to casing.
  • Remove the right speaker.

Slide the spuder between the right speaker and the rear casing.

Using a spudger, gently peel up the right speaker from the light adhesive connecting it to casing.

Remove the right speaker.

Step 13

  • Slide the spudger between the left speaker and the rear casing.
  • Using a spudger, gently peel up the left speaker from the light adhesive connecting it to casing.
  • Remove the left speaker.

Slide the spudger between the left speaker and the rear casing.

Using a spudger, gently peel up the left speaker from the light adhesive connecting it to casing.

Remove the left speaker.

Step 14

  • The rear panel remains.

The rear panel remains.

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

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Daniel - Oct 30, 2012

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I really enjoyed Your article ! I’m about to replace the touch pad, i got a Vita recently but it has some Heavy scuffs. I’ve seen the back touch pad has adhesive attached on it. I bought a replacement On Ebay. I’m not sure if the replacement has adhesive with it. If it doesn’t what would be your guys Thoughts on what i should use?

TH3ORY - Jan 9, 2016

lol you will need some kind of adhesive its called common sense if Sony use it you use it simple

kken07655 - Dec 3, 2016

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I can’t get pass Step 1. I can take out the bottom left screw of the rear touchpad but I can’t take out the other 3. I bought a used Vita and there is a screw that turns but does not gout up. What should I do?