Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

21

Time Required

                          20 - 25 minutes

Sections

2

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Hinge
  • 19 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • push down the back cover of the phone, then take it out.

push down the back cover of the phone, then take it out.

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Step 2

  • Remove the battery.

Remove the battery.

Step 3

              Hinge
  • Remove the two 4 mm screws on screen.

Remove the two 4 mm screws on screen.

Step 4

  • Remove front outside casing with plastic opening tools.

Remove front outside casing with plastic opening tools.

Step 5

  • Remove ribbon connector next to camera using tweezers.

Remove ribbon connector next to camera using tweezers.

Step 6

  • Unscrew and remove the two 3.95 mm screws underneath that ribbon connector.
  • Be careful not to lose their accompanying plastic washers.

Unscrew and remove the two 3.95 mm screws underneath that ribbon connector.

Be careful not to lose their accompanying plastic washers.

Step 7

  • Pull the two halves of the phone apart.
  • The phone will not slide straight apart. You have to angle the back half up a little.
  • Do not force it. Jiggle it a little if it doesn’t come apart.

Pull the two halves of the phone apart.

The phone will not slide straight apart. You have to angle the back half up a little.

Do not force it. Jiggle it a little if it doesn’t come apart.

Step 8

  • Remove the plastic panel cover from the hinge.

Remove the plastic panel cover from the hinge.

Step 9

  • Remove the 3.41 mm screw out from underneath plastic cover.

Remove the 3.41 mm screw out from underneath plastic cover.

Step 10

  • Pop out top half of hinge with plastic opening tool. This will release hinge cover for removal.

Pop out top half of hinge with plastic opening tool. This will release hinge cover for removal.

Step 11

  • Pull off hinge cover.

Pull off hinge cover.

Step 12

  • Remove the two 2.71 mm screws on the hinge using screwdriver.
  • Under these screws will be a washer, spring, and small metal disc. Make sure you don’t lose these.

Remove the two 2.71 mm screws on the hinge using screwdriver.

Under these screws will be a washer, spring, and small metal disc. Make sure you don’t lose these.

Step 13

  • Remove Verizon logo from back of phone using plastic opening tool
  • The logo is attached with glue. It will be sticky but it just pulls off.

Remove Verizon logo from back of phone using plastic opening tool

The logo is attached with glue. It will be sticky but it just pulls off.

Step 14

  • Remove the four 4.44 mm screws from the back.
  • Remove the three 4.35mm screws from under the Verizon logo.
  • Make sure you don’t mix the screws together.

Remove the four 4.44 mm screws from the back.

Remove the three 4.35mm screws from under the Verizon logo.

Make sure you don’t mix the screws together.

Step 15

  • Pull back off using plastic opening tool
  • Do Not lose the buttons on the side of the phone, as they will come off of the phone when you remove the back outside casing.

Pull back off using plastic opening tool

Do Not lose the buttons on the side of the phone, as they will come off of the phone when you remove the back outside casing.

Step 16

  • Pull up on yellow tab.

Pull up on yellow tab.

Step 17

  • Disconnect connecting cord using tweezers.

Disconnect connecting cord using tweezers.

Step 18

  • Disconnect rectangular ribbon.

Disconnect rectangular ribbon.

Step 19

  • Take out the logic board.

Take out the logic board.

Step 20

  • Remove the three 3.95 mm screws.
  • The two rightmost screws must be pulled out with tweezers after unscrewed.

Remove the three 3.95 mm screws.

The two rightmost screws must be pulled out with tweezers after unscrewed.

Step 21

  • Pull the hinge out.

Pull the hinge out.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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