Introduction
This guide will explain how to remove and replace the buttons on the G29 Driving Force wheel. If the buttons malfunctioning taking it a part could expose potential problems and viable fixes rather than throwing the entire device away. This process is not difficult and can be completed with little teardown.
Tools
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Take off the 6 black hex screws holding the Playstation center cap using the H 4.0 bit. The outer diameter of these screws are 8.40mm with a length of 26mm.
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Once the center cap is off, take the face of the wheel off the stand. Before totally taking off, disconnect the 7 pin white cable running into the base of the wheel and place base aside.
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Take off the 7 4.32mm diameter 8mm long silver screws holding the PCB to the black housing on the wheel using bit J0.
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Move the PCB to the side to expose the back side of the red dial. Keep the remaining white cable connected to the secondary PCB.
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Be careful not to lose the buttons and D-pad because once the PCB was removed they can easily be lost.
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Once the PCB is out, the triangle, square, circle, x button will be exposed. Use the angled tweezers to remove all four buttons.
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Once the PCB is out, the D-PAD will fall out as well. Use the angled tweezers to remove the D-PAD.
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Remove the 4 black screws diameter of 3.41mm length 5mm holding the 4 buttons in place using the J00 bit. These are located directly under the buttons.
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Remove the 4 black screws diameter of 3.41mm holding the 4 buttons in place using the J00 bit. These are located directly under the buttons. The whole housing is not required to come out since only the blue buttons need to come out. Once the screws are removed the buttons will fall out.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
