Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

13

Time Required

                          5 minutes

Sections

4

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Case
  • 5 steps
  • Motherboard
  • 3 steps
  • Keypad Housing
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Slide the battery release up.

Slide the battery release up.

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Step 2

  • Remove the battery by lifting away from the case.

Remove the battery by lifting away from the case.

Step 3

              Case
  • Remove the 2 screw covers next to the rear speaker with a Push Pin.

Remove the 2 screw covers next to the rear speaker with a Push Pin.

Step 4

  • Remove the 4 cover screws with a Philips #00 screwdriver.

Remove the 4 cover screws with a Philips #00 screwdriver.

Step 5

  • Use the iPod opening tool to pry off the back casing.

Use the iPod opening tool to pry off the back casing.

Step 6

  • Continue sliding the iPod opening tool around the seam of the casing to separate the front and back casings.

Continue sliding the iPod opening tool around the seam of the casing to separate the front and back casings.

Step 7

  • Separate the casing halves.
  • Be sure to keep track of the side buttons as they fall out.

Separate the casing halves.

Be sure to keep track of the side buttons as they fall out.

Step 8

              Motherboard
  • Remove the 2 screws from the back of the phone with a Phillips #00 Screwdriver.

Remove the 2 screws from the back of the phone with a Phillips #00 Screwdriver.

Step 9

  • Carefully lift up on the motherboard to see the ribbon cables underneath.
  • Use the spudger to carefully disconnect the ribbon cable from the motherboard.

Carefully lift up on the motherboard to see the ribbon cables underneath.

Use the spudger to carefully disconnect the ribbon cable from the motherboard.

Step 10

  • Remove the motherboard from the front casing by lifting straight up.

Remove the motherboard from the front casing by lifting straight up.

Step 11

              Keypad Housing
  • Lay the phone with the screen facedown.
  • The 6 slider screws are visible.

Lay the phone with the screen facedown.

The 6 slider screws are visible.

Step 12

  • Peel back but don’t remove the blue tape to access the 2 center screws.
  • Remove the 6 slider screws with the Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Peel back but don’t remove the blue tape to access the 2 center screws.

Remove the 6 slider screws with the Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Step 13

  • Lift the keypad housing away from the slider.

Lift the keypad housing away from the slider.

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

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