Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 Central Cross Replacement

Remove the foam body.

Disconnect the battery by pulling the two red wires apart.

Remove the battery by releasing the battery retaining straps.

Turn the drone upside down.

The cover is held on by plastic tape. Peel off the tape and use a spudger to remove the back cover.

Using a spudger, separate the connector for the downward camera.

Remove the camera from the body by pulling it off the foam body.

Use a spudger to release the black retaining clip. Then disconnect the connector to the sensors.

Use tweezers to carefully remove the ribbon from the connector.

Remove the four 8mm torx screws with a T6 bit.

Remove the four 8mm philips head screws with a PH00 bit.

Carefully pull the secondary board from the mainboard.

Turn the drone right side up

Remove the USB connector from the battery retaining straps.

Release the rubber clip holding the USB and battery power cable to the body.

Push the USB and power cable through the battery panel.

Turn the drone upside down again.

Use a spudger to release the connector and carefully remove the ribbon.

Lift the mainboard up so that you can access the back.

Disconnect the first connector with the white wires using a nylon spudger.

Disconnect the second connector with the red and black wires using a spudger.

The mainboard is now fully detached and can be removed.

Using a nylon spudger, peel off the four pieces of plastic securing the frame to the body.

Carefully maneuver the four arms of the drone’s central cross until it detaches from the body by pulling apart the foam surrounding the arms.

The central cross can now be removed and replaced.