Xbox 360 Repair Kit - X-Clamp Hardware Replacement

by Xbox 360

Product Features

• Repair your broken Xbox 360 Console at home in under 1 hour.
• Easy to follow instructions.
• Hardware is custom manufactured to fit your Xbox 360 console perfectly
• Permanent fix for your "Three Red Rings of Death"

Product Description

If your Xbox 360 console has stopped working, then this is the product you need! Included with the price you will receive the following: 8 Thin Head Screws 16 Black Nylon Washers 16 Lock Tight Metal Washers With the above materials, you will be able to fix your Xbox 360 consoles in under 1 hour. No experience is required to repair your console. Step by step instructions are included along with 24x7 support.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2 x 1 x 4 inches ; 2.1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00130AIQM
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (69 customer reviews)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cheap and it works, August 24, 2010

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Chutzpuh "The last PC gamer" (Tucson, Az United States) - See all my reviews

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First off, you are getting nothing but a handful of bolts, washers and a little packet of thermal paste here. It can be easily duplicated by a trip to the hardware store, but in the end having everything handed to you is much easier. Second, if you are under warranty, CALL MICROSOFT FIRST. Honestly, I have known people to buy dead boxes off craigslist that were still under warranty. As long as it has not been opened already, try.

My friend gave be his dead 360 with little explanation as to what he did to the thing (turns out he attempted a towel fix as well as what looked like a blow from a hammer). First it was giving me the 3 lights as well as an unknown error code. I was not hopeful about my odds of fixing this.

This fix was rather easy, I have had a bit of experience of taking these things apart which is the more complex issue here. All that is required is a flathead screwdriver and some torx bits (sizes 8 and 10). Pulling off the X-clamps requires patience and a bit more force than I liked. I used pliers on mine.

I recommend putting tape on the heads of the screws to hold them into the back of the board (makes things much easier for people who only have two hands). I also had some Arctic Silver thermal paste, so I did not use what came in the box.

One note on the bake-in cycle, if you get 2 lights instantly you must tighten the bolts slightly. When you have 2 lights, the console turns everything off and stops generating heat. Let it run with 3 lights for a bit and wait for that to turn into 2 lights.

The initial bake did not work for me, and from what I have read on the forums, it does not work with many people. This is because the problem is usually due to a GPU solder issue which does not heat enough when the CPU overheats. I heated my GPU by plugging the fans in and placing paper between the fan shroud and the GPU heat sink and between the GPU and CPU heat sinks. This let the CPU cool while heating the GPU. It only took about 10 minutes before I unplugged everything and let it cool off.

One last note, if after you do all of this you get a secondary code of 0020, try loosening the screws. There is a huge temptation to crank these things, but I found that they shouldn't be much more than finger tight. Just enough to keep the heat sinks from wiggling.

Find your secondary code by holding the sync button and pushing eject. As you push eject the lights will cycle through 4 sequences that spell out a code. One light is a 1, 2 lights a 2, 3 lights a 3 and 4 lights is a zero. Run a search after you get your 4 digit code and see if that narrows it down. I fought with my error for a while before I loosened the bolts to bake again and got 4 green lights.

Is this a permanent fix? Likely not unless you also fix your cooling as well. Either mod your fans to 12v (loud and possible to get banned if you do it wrong supposedly) or replace the fans. I did a fan replace and cut the metal mesh from the fan area to increase air flow. Also, if you do not have the upgraded GPU heat sink (one with the second heat pipe) grab one.

I would likely use this kit again if I was to fix another box. For $5, you really can't go wrong trying this before throwing your system away.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It worked and saved me the $150 Microsoft wanted to charge me!, December 21, 2009

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raztaztwo (NC) - See all my reviews

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I was a bit skeptical as to whether or not this kit would work. It shipped pretty quickly and I was able to repair my xbox 360 in about 2 hours. I am sure some people can do it quicker, but I was watching youtube tutorials as I did it to make sure I did everything correctly. I decided it was worth a shot trying to fix it since I technically had a new paperweight either way! The pdf link is good, because the kit used at other places is a bit different, so you will have to refer to both. Overall I was super impressed that this worked out and for under $10 it cannot be beat. So I guess, I am now $140 richer since I did not have to send my xbox off to Microsoft! It also came with the heat paste, which is not shown in the picture. The xbox 360 has been working now without a hitch for well over a month, and that is with some pretty heavy use! Give it a try, you have nothing to lose.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tedious the First Time -- Simple DIY Job, January 10, 2010

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iix - See all my reviews

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I have a "tampered" Xbox 360 (or two) according to Microsoft. That's fine, I got to leave the CS agent a piece of my mind when she informed of this, so I had a little fun with the news. I decided to purchase a kit to repair it myself rather than trying to track down the hardware needed from a Lowe's or Home Depot on my own. I figure at $5 convenience alone made it worth it. However, I have a buddy who also has a "tampered" 360, who did not get a kit. We got together tonight and decided to tackle our two RRoD boxes. We took a washer and a screw to Lowe's and tried our best to replicate what is in this kit. We actually had pretty good luck. We found the nylon washers first, a little different but pretty close to what's supplied. Next we found the screws. We were only able to locate flat or hex head but either one would have worked fine, we went with the flat (Phillips style is supplied in the this kit). The threads were perfect and the length was exact. We did have a hard time finding metal washers. We found where they would be in the drawer but their compartment was empty. We settled on a little larger washer that caused some trouble but we were able to work around. The total costs of his supplies for the job was about $8 while gathering everything from Lowe's. He got just the amount of nylon washers and screws but had to settle on a 100 pack of metal washers. Further proof the price is right for this kit as it cut out a lot of the tracking down hardware headaches. We also had a tube of Arctic Silver 5 and the ArctiClean two part cleaner. The Arctic Silver is essential to the job, don't use the white paste they send you. Spend a few extra bucks and get the best if you're going through all this trouble. We did the work at the same time very slowly and methodically. We both could do the repair pretty quickly now (less than 30 minutes total). His Xbox was fixed after we tightened everything up. He had an unrelated DVD drive problem (his Xbox has been sitting in the closet for a couple of years) but we fixed it too. My Xbox on the other hand continued to red ring after the initial bake period. I was pretty bummed while he was over there putting together his resurrected console. I decided to stick a piece of paper to block off the airflow for the GPU duct but left the CPU duct/fan clear. I let it bake for 15 minutes and then turned it off to cool. It was off for about 5 to 10 minutes and when I powered it back on no more red lights! We played a game of FIFA 10 and a couple NHL 10 games and it's working perfectly. I hope the fix lasts. I really feel a lot better about my craftsmanship than what I did with what I found when I disassembled it. I am tempted to get another kit and change out my launch (also "tampered") console, although it works fine. We were happy to see this kit did not need any modifications to the case or board. I'd read other guides that had holes being drilled out to make for bigger screws. We didn't have any of that. Open the case, remove the board, pop the clamps off, clean the dye and heat sinks, apply thermal compound, attach sinks, run for a few minutes, tighten bolts, and reassemble. It really is a simple process once you go through the steps your first time.