Does anybody know how to properly open and repair an atari driving

>>3657080
The encoder isn't designed to be serviced. If it isn't already broken why are you trying to repair it? If it is already broken why do you care if you break it more? If it's broken just crack it open however you best can and patch it back up when you've got it working.
You can also just replace the encoder. If you want the original 16 PPR you'll probably have to butcher another controller. Similar values like 12 and 20 are easily available off the shelf. You can also roll your own if your desperate for muh as the developers intended spec. I've done that for spinners. Or you can just buy a working controller for a few bucks. If you need muh H6 atari logo just buy a regular one and swap the cases.

You mean a paddle? Just buy another one.

>>3657409
technically no, paddles are the two-on-one-plug controllers that have set stopping points on rotation, and are used for pong and other things. The driving controllers are almost identical in appearance, but are only one controller per plug and have full rotation. They're used for stuff like Indy 500, but are also popular for homebrew mods (ie. Asteroids with spinner support added, Tempest and Omega Race hacks that return spinner control to the games).

>>3657364
I prefer to repair before I replace if I can help it. Couldn't find much info on the driving controller though. Guess I'll pick up a new one. Thanks for the infodump, mind if I ask where you picked up your know-how on atari controllers?

>>3657364
Not him but I don't think the driving controllers are exactly cheap.

>>3657489
I've been making an repairing Atari controllers since the late 70's

>>3657520
They go for $5 on eBay all the time. If you find them at a flea market or thrift store you can get them for a buck.

why the fuck after market 2600 controllers are so expensive? I would really like to buy a few ones to play, but all of them are in USA and their shipping is so expensive ;_;

>>3659737
that's probably why, it's cheap here because it sold in good volume here and there's low demand. Outside of the country it looks pretty expensive. I like this photo I saw from a Japanese game shop, they had a US Atari (maybe a 4 switch model?) selling for over 25,000 yen.

On the positive note for this OP, I put the thing back together and almost as if like magic, it worked perfectly! I dunno why, maybe I screwed the bolt on extra-tight. Either way, I can now happily drift my mind out on Indy 500.