how to repair a worn out clicker on an optical mouse

Step 5 File it flat and reassemble

Use the nail file to flatten the surface where the indentations are. Be sure no raised areas exist which might prevent the actuators from being depressed once it is assembled. Reassembly should be easy unless you took the scroll wheel out. Now is also a good time to clean out any bits of people that have accumulated inside the mouse (icky!).

Comments

[een8egeweldig]

It is funny because the mouse you used is the same exact model I have, very helpful!

[jmcguire pot farmer]

ive got the problem of the left clicker hardly working i know its the case not the actual button inside its deffo the case button but i dont see how this will fix it as the mouse needs them sticky out things to push the button how is making them smaller going to fix it ive got blue tac on mine to make 1 of them sticky out things longer so it hits the button better

[mitchellsingleton]

I was able to fill in the dimple with super glue. It creates a flat surface and just let it dry before reassembly. So far it is working great. I hesitated actually making the whole surface flat by remove height. Granted that i added height to the whole surface.

[gurcharan88]

my Microsoft mouse is deffer from the mouse shown here what should i do it has two problem 1 double click on left click and the other one is pointer not respond

[kkko]

Thanks, that is great

[m_coomer146]

Do you know how to put the springs back in?

[ntoogood]

I'm sure you already found this out, but this page has a few mouse diagrams on it: http://www.dansdata.com/moremouses.htm

And another instructables site here may help:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Making-a-mouse-wheel-not-click./step4/Reassemble/

[ntoogood]

Thank you so much, that worked perfectly! I was surprised, because the divot/indentation was so small, but filing worked great. There were several small raised portions of the surface, at the corners of the area to be filed, that looked like they were part of the original manufactured part. However, filing those off did not cause a problem with clicking.

[Puoskcud]

The more Modern Dell (aka Logitech) Optical Mices have FOU (4) screws - two under the front sliding pad and two in the battery compartment under the "+" and "-" signs. They also have about a jillion parts, including a couple of springs on the side buttons, so dissamble them over a nice white sheet!