DS Phat D-pad clicking too much

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Hello, my friend sent me his DS Phat to repair, it has a strange issue where the d pad is "clicking" too much, if you press the center in, it will click. It will also click easily by pressing in one direction and tilting up or down (video attached as an example). This is a pretty specific issue that most people wouldn't notice but we want it fixed. I tried swapping the d-pad and membrane but it still has an issue. I'm not sure if it could be the motherboard or shell. Any advice?
 

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Could be the shell. OG DS shells are extremely brittle due to their age, I reshelled a for parts Phat DS and the original shell crumbled to pieces as I was taking it apart.
That was my best guess, I doubt it's the motherboard. I'll get to work on swapping the shells later tonight and let you know what the results are. Thank you for the input!!
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Could be the shell. OG DS shells are extremely brittle due to their age, I reshelled a for parts Phat DS and the original shell crumbled to pieces as I was taking it apart.
Looks like swapping the shell fixed it, it feels much better now. Thanks so much!
 
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