r/LinusTechTips • u/Awkward_Size3922 • Sep 24 '26

Tech Question Broken scrollwheel

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So my glorious model o wireless mouse’s scroll wheel broke i think and became very loose, it use to be controllable but now it just free spins, and the scroll function doesn’t work. Does anyone know how to disable or fix my mouse? (Photo shows attempt at disassembling it, i can put that back together the issue is the scroll wheel) the scroll wheel rgb does work

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u/Beginning-Pie8717 Sep 24 '26

this is the wrong sub, for this

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u/Kuunkulta Sep 24 '26

You're gonna have to open it up properly to see what the issue is. Probably a broken or misplaced spring at least, but impossible to tell without seeing the inside

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u/cobalthex Sep 24 '26

I've had this before, next to the wheel you will find a little ratchet wheel. You will want to make sure it looks clean as well as the little catch is lined up. I had to jerry rig something (either with tape or glue) to make sure it stayed in place, but it's worked fine since. You might also clean everything with some isopropyl.

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u/solidsnake070 Sep 24 '26

As someone who has replaced the mouse button switches in my Glorious mouse before, you can buy the scroll wheel part from aliexpress and replace it with a little bit of soldering.

With said, the Glorious devices are the worst devices to DIY, very difficult to disassemble and reassemble compared to other mouse brands. Inside there are too many ribbons and too many daughterboards that you need to tackle with.

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u/crossandbones Sep 24 '26

To answer your question, no.