Valve Index Headset Head Strap Replacement

Geschrieben von: Sam Omiotek

Kommentare: 5

Valve Index Headset Head Strap Replacement

Schwierigkeitsgrad

Moderate

Schritte

Zeitaufwand

30 Minuten - 1 Stunde

Einleitung

Follow this guide to replace the head strap on a Valve Index VR headset.

Power off and unplug your Index before you begin your repair.

Werkzeuge

Ersatzteile

Valve Index Headset Head Strap

Schritt 1

Insert an opening pick between the eye relief knob and the head strap.
Gently pry with the opening pick while pulling the eye relief knob off until it is removed.

Schritt 2

During reassembly, ensure the eye relief knob is aligned with the shaft before pressing it on.

Schritt 3

Insert the flat end of a spudger in between the bottom of the head strap clip and the head strap padding.
Pry up on the head strap clip until it is unclipped from the head strap.
To reinstall, first locate the recesses on the head strap for mounting the clip. Next, align the clip with the recesses, verify the tether cable is threaded through the clip, then simply press the clip back into place.

Schritt 4

Use your hand to gently pull the face gasket straight off of the headset.
The face gasket is held in place by four magnets that secure to screws in the face bezel.
Before installing a face gasket, ensure the four screws securing the face gasket bezel are installed. Otherwise, the face gasket will not stay in place.

Schritt 5

Use your fingers to pull the tether cable straight up off of the head strap cable guide.

Schritt 6

Pull the tether cable straight back out of the headset.

Schritt 7

Use a T5 Torx screwdriver to remove the four 6.0 mm screws securing the face gasket bezel to the headset.

Schritt 8

Do not try and pry the face gasket bezel off, or you will damage the headset.
Grab the left edge of the face gasket bezel with your hand and slide it off of the headset.
During reassembly, visually verify the clips on the face gasket bezel are aligned with the headset before sliding it into place.

Please make sure the nose section slides in properly. [br]

Theres a connector in between the top 2 screws of the gasket that will not make a proper connection if the nose is not aligned.[br]

For me this lead to an array of display output errors.

Leocracy -

Schritt 9

Repeat the previous step for the right side of the face gasket bezel.
Remove the face gasket bezel.

Schritt 10

Use a pair of tweezers to separate the left edge of the eye tube gasket from the headset.
Repeat the process for the right edge of the gasket.
During reassembly, make sure these holes are secured to the pegs on the headset before continuing.

Schritt 11

Gently peel the eye tube gasket out of the headset.
The eye tube gasket is lightly adhered to the perimeter of the lenses. It should pull off easily.

Schritt 12

Use a T5 Torx screwdriver to remove the two 6.6 mm screws underneath the eye relief knob.

these are T6 screws, not T5. a T5 will drive them, but it's not ideal.

Osi -

Schritt 13

Pull the right end of the head strap straight off of the headset.
During reassembly, ensure the head strap is correctly positioned on the alignment post.

Schritt 14

Use a T5 Torx screwdriver to loosen the screw securing the left side of the head strap to the headset.
Do not let this screw fall inside the headset. It is not a captive screw and is very difficult to retrieve.

It looks like a step is missing for removing the inner lining of the headset

Nirvash -

Thanks for noticing this! I am correcting it now.

Sam Omiotek -

this is also a T6 screw, not T5.

Osi -

Schritt 15

Pull the left end of the head strap straight off the headset.
During reassembly, be careful not to let the screw fall into the headset. Use your driver to hold it in place from behind if necessary.

Schritt 16

Slide the head strap band out from the headset.
The head strap is now fully removed.

Abschluss

Compare your new replacement part to the original part—you may need to transfer remaining components or remove adhesive backings from the new part before installing.

To reassemble your device, follow the above steps in reverse order.

Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.

Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Valve Index Answers community for help.