Samsung Gear S3 Frontier Speaker Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

                          45 minutes - 1 hour

Sections

Back Cover
3 steps
Front Screen Assembly
2 steps
Battery
4 steps
Motherboard
1 step
Speaker
3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Back Cover

Place the watch screen-down so that its back cover is showing.

Place the watch screen-down so that its back cover is showing.

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Step 2

Remove the four 4.2mm screws with a Y00 screwdriver.

Remove the four 4.2mm screws with a Y00 screwdriver.

Step 3

This step will ruin the water-proof seal.
Wedge the metal spudger in between the back cover and the frame along the seam.
Use force to pry the back cover away from the main watch frame.
This step requires a lot of force. You can use a Jimmy in place of a metal spudger to make the process easier.

This step will ruin the water-proof seal.

Wedge the metal spudger in between the back cover and the frame along the seam.

Use force to pry the back cover away from the main watch frame.

This step requires a lot of force. You can use a Jimmy in place of a metal spudger to make the process easier.

Step 4

              Front Screen Assembly

Detach the three connectors on the motherboard using your fingernail.
The connectors are easy to pop off. Minimal force is necessary.

Detach the three connectors on the motherboard using your fingernail.

The connectors are easy to pop off. Minimal force is necessary.

Step 5

Separate the motherboard and front screen assembly using a spudger.

Separate the motherboard and front screen assembly using a spudger.

Step 6

              Battery

Using a JIS #00 screwdriver, remove the two 4.5 mm screws.

Using a JIS #00 screwdriver, remove the two 4.5 mm screws.

Step 7

Disconnect the battery ribbon cable from bracket.
Be careful with the battery ribbon cable and motherboard cable (located on the side opposite the battery cable, highlighted with the orange box), as they are very easy to break (ours did when disassembling).
Note how the end of the ribbon cable seats in the plastic chassis. Look for the plastic pin on the chassis when re-seating during re-assembly.
Separate the chassis from the motherboard.

Disconnect the battery ribbon cable from bracket.

Be careful with the battery ribbon cable and motherboard cable (located on the side opposite the battery cable, highlighted with the orange box), as they are very easy to break (ours did when disassembling).

Note how the end of the ribbon cable seats in the plastic chassis. Look for the plastic pin on the chassis when re-seating during re-assembly.

Separate the chassis from the motherboard.

Step 8

Separate the battery from the motherboard.
The battery and the motherboard are secured with adhesive; some force is needed.
Lithium-ion batteries are potentially dangerous. Handle with extreme care and do not puncture the battery.

Separate the battery from the motherboard.

The battery and the motherboard are secured with adhesive; some force is needed.

Lithium-ion batteries are potentially dangerous. Handle with extreme care and do not puncture the battery.

Step 9

When reassembling, place the battery into the plastic assembly first. Don’t stick it to the adhesive first. This way, it’s easy to position the battery cable.
When securing the battery cable, make sure the hole that the peg goes through is round. The hole on your replacement battery’s cable could be malformed. You may want to widen the hole before securing the cable.
To widen the hole, use the Pro Tech Toolkit’s SIM tool, a small paperclip or similar fine-tipped tool. The tool can also be used to gently press the battery cable into the correct position. Do this carefully to avoid damage.
Follow steps 8-1 in reverse order to reassmble.

When reassembling, place the battery into the plastic assembly first. Don’t stick it to the adhesive first. This way, it’s easy to position the battery cable.

When securing the battery cable, make sure the hole that the peg goes through is round. The hole on your replacement battery’s cable could be malformed. You may want to widen the hole before securing the cable.

To widen the hole, use the Pro Tech Toolkit’s SIM tool, a small paperclip or similar fine-tipped tool. The tool can also be used to gently press the battery cable into the correct position. Do this carefully to avoid damage.

Follow steps 8-1 in reverse order to reassmble.

Step 10

              Motherboard

Remove the battery’s cable from the chassis using tweezers.

Remove the battery’s cable from the chassis using tweezers.

Step 11

              Speaker

Remove the single 3.9mm screw with a JIS #000 screwdriver.

Remove the single 3.9mm screw with a JIS #000 screwdriver.

Step 12

Separate the two parts of the chassis.
The speaker is located on the bulkier half of the chassis (see third image).

Separate the two parts of the chassis.

The speaker is located on the bulkier half of the chassis (see third image).

Step 13

Remove the connection from the chassis with tweezers.
Attempting to remove the connection by grabbing the speaker itself may result in damage to the speaker and it’s connection.
Separate the speaker from the chassis.

Remove the connection from the chassis with tweezers.

Attempting to remove the connection by grabbing the speaker itself may result in damage to the speaker and it’s connection.

Separate the speaker from the chassis.

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

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Voodress - Dec 10, 2019

Bonjour où peut-on trouver une pièce merci

Lauren Glenn - Jun 21, 2021

For step 3, you should be able to also remove the rubber rectangle at the base of the back plate exposing that connector area… stick the spudger in there and lift off the back plate. I assume there may be a reason why you didn’t use this method.. but I just did and it opened the back part enough where I could separate the rest by hand.

Still, excellent tear down… it made my speaker repair that much easier!

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