Scroll Wheel Repair Microsoft Wireless Mouse 5000

[@eicydee3212]

Looks pretty good with the O rings! On my Wireless Mouse 5000, I just wrapped the scroll wheel with self-vulcanizing PIB tape when the original wheel came apart. Surprisingly, that held up perfectly for several years and even felt like the original.

[@Junkmail-n4z]

5 Years later.... Thank you for this great video and the parts store will be a breeze to find Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you It's these little video's from guys that really help the rest of us out. Thank you so very much!! Chris A

[@andrebiscaia]

Same here! My 11 years old mouse was like Pandora inside. LOL

[@Junkmail-n4z]

@@andrebiscaia I still haven't fixed mine. It's something for the new year

[@nickolasvlachos4013]

Thanks! Initially I was looking for help/clues for the disassembly but you showed the whole repair very nicely. Same problem here, with the sticky disintegrating scroll wheel rubber...

[@georgebeuselinck951s]

Thanks for the video. It gave me confidence to fix the wheel on my Mouse 5000. The cage for the wheel is plastic, but, if you are careful, you can pry apart the plastic cage at the seams and glue it back together with superglue.

[@ghaffaari]

Hey man. Just wanted to thank you for making this video. It helped me fix my mouse and I couldn't do it without your help.

[@alextsiolis]

In later versions the wheel assembly does not come apart, but you can push the oring from one side of the wheel as the axle only comes from one side of the housing. Used two orings and it works as good as new. Your video saved me from buying a new keyboard+mouse set! Kudos @germanpickle!

[@MattyJWall]

Thank you! I love my mouse and your video certainly helped with dismantling and replacing the old tape with an O ring! Legend!

[@dangrech2737]

It worked! Thanks!!!! T6 Driver. Used two #35 O-rings from Lowe's. (11/16" O.D. x 9/16" I.D. x 1/16"). Glued wheel cage back together with E-6000 adhesive.

[@AlekseyiKo]

По факту кольцо 16х6 мм. не подошло. Внутренний диаметр колеса оказался 20 мм. Ширина колеса 5 мм. Наружный диаметр кольца max. 24 мм. Выход: наклеил изоляцию от провода ШВВП

[@jonathanengebretsen8881]

Yep best fit.... Two of these. Tried the other measurement and not nearly as good

[@guest1807]

Applied your fix and it works a treat. Thank you!

[@lenyang]

Excellent video. When I tried to put the sides together around the wheel the sides would not click shut. A drop of cyanoacrylate glue, however, worked and the reassembly was simple. Thank you.

[@germanpickle]

I'm happy this video helped you

[@mike27151960]

FYI O-Ring Size ID - 5/8 OD - 13/16 Section - 3/32 and the screw size is a T6

[@corran22]

exactly right! Thanks! Replaced and mine works like new - and I have believe it'll hold up better too.

[@Binara]

I know I sound dumb, but what are all these numbers? I am clueless when it comes to these stuff! "O-Ring size", "OD", "Section"?

[@corran22]

@@Binara OD is outside diameter of the ring. ID is inside diameter.

[@Binara]

@@corran22 That was quick! Thank you kind sir!

[@jonathanengebretsen8881]

Was too thick for mine and rubbed on the plastic.

[@peterb5549]

It looks like Microsoft have "improved" the wheel housing, instead of metal clips it is glued black plastic. I managed to break it while getting the wheel out but I fitted an O-ring and as I didn't have any glue to hand I put it back together with just one side of the housing. The wheel seems to work OK but not too sure how long it will last. I like the 3050 desktop set and the mouse is great apart from the wheel rubber which just does not last very long.

[@thehut1]

Did you happen to notice the model of the switches? Is it Omron or .. ?

[@ron9665]

I have had to fix these mice numerous times due to the poor quality of the rubber on that wheel. If you are careful, the mouse can be fixed without opening it up. I used a small zip tie, an x-acto knife, and some super glue. After removing the old traction rubber and cleaning it, I picked a zip tie of approximately the same width. The saw-toothed area of the tie has a left an right side "rail" that help to guide the locking tooth as it engages. You need to cut these rails away with the x-acto knife leaving just the saw-toothed strip down the center. trim off the lock portion and the smooth insertion tip on the ends of the tie. Bend the tie and let it sit for a while in a circular shape (teeth aimed outward) using a paperclip or some tape to hold it for a few hours (this part helps the strip remember the desired shape, but using heat and cooling could reduce the time needed). After the piece remembers its new shape, carefully super glue one end to the wheel and let it sit until really well set (30 min for me). Now roll the wheel until the strip covers the circumference. Trim to length and glue other end. Let it set up. After this it should be usable for many, many years without having to worry about the MS rubber grippy turning to mush. Note: If you have a little burr that feels uncomfortable on the strip, just use a finger nail file to take off the burr. I have had one repair where a little of the glue got on the left or right guide wall that the wheel spins between and all that needed done was to use the x-acto knife to make a gentle separation of the two parts. I came up with this method as I didn't have the tools to open the mouse, nor did I have the o-rings that also seems to work well in this video. I think if I had a 3D printer, I would try to print the next saw-toothed strip.

[@ahmadkharsah]

where did you get the rubbers from?

[@legionator]

Seems similar to what I did with my mouse, except that I use a soft water tube that somehow fits the core wheel because I can't find any store that sells o-rings here.

[@fredmerz479]

I just cut a long strip of heavy gorilla tape. I did use a straight edge and box cutter and kept it narrower than the wheel. Went around twice about 5 1/2 inch. Then just wrapped it on the wheel. No disassembly required. Works good

[@sheriffahmy444]

i was looking for my mouse for 5 hours in my room and i found it inside the bath tube for 1 week .. is it possible to fix it again ?? and the rubber and the wax removed from the mouse :(

[@chirilacipri]

Hey, thanks for the inspirational video!

[@pawemoderhak5632]

Thank you! Helped a lot! 😊

[@northdot9]

what size torx? also you need a camera stand :)

[@devotee]

I'm using the T6H tip from my Xiaomi Precision screwdriver

[@eliraihenberg1098]

There is an easier way to fix the problem After the rubber is completely disintegrated. And only the plastic wheel remains. Simply cut a 4 millimeter wide insular ribbon Glue on the wheel and slowly rotate until it surrounds the wheel 3-4 times. Works well, and does not need to dismantle anything

[@jimblack9750]

insular ribbon???

[@valentinatanassov7479]

Very helpful! This brought my mouse back to life :).

[@bmw525]

thank you! worked like a charm

[@JackRockBLC]

Ugh. My Mouse 5000 does not have those screws under the strips. I cannot find out how to disassemble. EDIT: Turns out they ARE there. But there were two layers of the strips. I was only peeling back one.

[@ProjectEmpathism]

could you tell me how it feels when there's no rubber ring? and how does it look?

[@dylanlindsay1993]

it feels strange like you're rubbing an infinitely spinning piece of really smooth plastic with two small ridges on either side

[@zuzellmurguido8188]

Can someone tell me which size o rings were used?

[@germanpickle]

I didn't measure them. I just tried different sizes from a kit I have until I found something suitable

[@zuzellmurguido8188]

Oh gosh! Thank you for your response! I would have no idea which one to buy lol!

[@germanpickle]

@@zuzellmurguido8188 if you can take your rubber ring off the mouse then you can try to match it in a store to another oring

[@zuzellmurguido8188]

germanpickle thank u! I ordered an o ring kit on amazon for $8 so I will attempt this when they arrive Friday!

[@mike27151960]

FYI O-Ring Size ID - 5/8 OD - 13/16 Section - 3/32 and the screw size is a T6

[@raymondchan9253]

Have you tried to use it without the rubber ring? I don't bother to find one :D

[@ProjectEmpathism]

how does it feel without the ring? and how does it look?

[@raymondchan9253]

@@ProjectEmpathism It's quite OK to use without the ring, I like it better than the sticky ring.

[@kostas2757]

hi what is the size o-ring ?

[@germanpickle]

I tried a few. I can't recall what size I used on the end. Best is to take the wheel with you when you go to get orings. You need a thin one though so it does not rub on the housing when you reassemble it

[@kostas2757]

@@germanpickle is FYI O-Ring Size ID - 5/8 OD - 13/16 Section - 3/32 ?

[@michael150583]

hello friends! Can anyone help me with the dimensions of the ring in millimeter mm ? Or give me a link from ebay? Thank you

[@dlee6985]

FFS they couldn't just use philips huh? Of course they had to use tiny torx screws, which I don't have the bits for. Great. Thanks for this video though. My scroll wheel has disintegrated as well. The O-ring solution is perfect.

[@hoonpark4994]

Thank you I fix the mouse like you.

[@SenikaiGamez]

How do you connect with that?

[@SenikaiGamez]

I have one and I'm not sure how to connect

[@MichaelStDenis63]

Heck yeah, worked perfectly for me. THANKS!

[@xBalaDeCanhaox]

Thanks so much it helped me a lot!!

[@LuisMendez-up5te]

Its a nice mouse. The scroll wheel on all Microsoft mice will get "sticky" after a couple months or so. Do the world a favor and stop buying them. Microsoft thinks you'll keep buying them. Also, the mouse works perfectly fine without the rubber ring.

[@dylanlindsay1993]

agreed.. i just picked up a keyboard mouse combo at my local thrift for 10$ works fine but i had to clean the crap out of it.... ended up wiping half the letters off the keyboard... it was the dirtiest thing ive ever seen soooo many potato chip crumbs in the keyboard... i thin im just going to stick paper on n draw the letters back on

[@asdsdjfasdjxajiosdqw8791]

MS are bastards for using a non standard screw for this. You need a special screw bit that even semi professional sets don't have.

[@kwacz]

The wheel on this mouse is junk. it disenegrated in less than a year. If I could find another 5 button mouse with the same side button configuration i would. the new one is plastic welded together so it dont come apart.

[@kwacz]

just did the repair, had to super glue the wheel piece back together because as stated above mine was plastic welded, but careful separation and it was still glueable. I opted for the thicker one and just filed away the plastic on top where it was rubbing. with the mouse back together you would never even know it was filed. Also the rubber gunk was all over the wheel encoder and all over inside. Cleaning it out while it was apart and now it works like new. The oring should last the rest of the mouses useful life and the switches and electronics seem to be good quality and should last many years