PS Vita Slim Display Replacement

All 6.35mm screws were removed using a J00 bit from the iFixit pro toolkit.

There are four screws on the back of the device, remove them as shown.

There are two screws on the bottom, near the charging port, remove them using the J00 screwdriver on the 6.35mm screws from the iFixit pro toolkit.

Finally, remove the top screw under the dust cover using the J00 screwdriver on the 6.35mm screws from the iFixit pro toolkit.

Upon removing the back panel you will need to slowly and carefully remove the ribbons connecting the hardware to access the needed parts to be repaired.

Once the ribbons have been removed, then the back is fully removed and you can access the hardware within.

The next step is to take the ribbon off of the green casing on the left.

Then simply unscrew the two screws holding down the green casing using a J00 bit from the iFixit pro toolkit, they should both be 6.35 mm .

Now simply raise the last restraint, a metal bar that is holding the casing down. Once it has been removed you can take off the green casing.

After the green casing has been taken off you should be able to see the back of the D-pad.

First step is the removal of the ribbons on the green casing.

Once the ribbons have been removed, next you will want to remove the two 6.35 mm screws using the J00 screwdriver.

Now you should be able to remove the green casing.

Once the green casing has been removed you are now be able to see the button pads that need to be removed.

The D-pad and other such buttons can now be replaced or simply cleaned.

There are 3 ribbons holding the section together. Remove them carefully.

Next unscrew the two screws holding down the casing. They will both still be 6.35 mm screws and will be able to be taken out by a J00 bit from the iFixit pro toolkit.

Now carefully left the metal piece holding down the green casing, it will be the last resistance. Lift out the green casing now.

Once the casing has been removed there will be one more screw to be removed. It will be a 6.35 mm screws that requires a J00 screwdriver from the iFixit pro toolkit.

Now simply and carefully take out the joystick out.

With the joystick taken out you can now do what is needed on the left joystick, or even replace it.

Proceed to remove the two screws holding the casing down. They will be 6.35 mm screws and can be removed using a J00 bit.

Once the casing is off, there will only be one more screw to take off. It will also be a 6.35 mm screw that uses the J00 bit from the iFixit pro toolkit.

Now simply remove the joystick from the device .

Once the joystick is removed you can do what is needed to the right joystick part, or even replace it if needed.

Remove the two screws that are holding the casing down. These will be 6.35 mm screws that are to be removed using the J00 bit from the iFixit pro toolkit.

Once the screws are removed, carefully lift the case out of the system.

Next remove the two bottom 6.35 mm screws using the J00 bit from the iFixit pro toolkit.

Now you will be able to gently remove the bottom casing.

Any repairs or replaces will be doable now.