Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

23

Time Required

                          10 - 15 minutes

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Motherboard
  • 12 steps
  • Screen
  • 9 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Slide the plastic case off of the back of the phone, exposing the battery.

Slide the plastic case off of the back of the phone, exposing the battery.

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Step 2

  • Pull up on the red battery release tab and pull the battery out of the phone.

Pull up on the red battery release tab and pull the battery out of the phone.

Step 3

              Motherboard
  • Remove the circled screws using a T-5 torques. These screws will be 4.3 millimeters in length.
  • Be careful to not strip any screws.

Remove the circled screws using a T-5 torques. These screws will be 4.3 millimeters in length.

Be careful to not strip any screws.

Step 4

  • Using a prying tool, snap off the front casing on the top and bottom of the phone.
  • Be careful not to lose the small rubber piece that sits over the microphone.

Using a prying tool, snap off the front casing on the top and bottom of the phone.

Be careful not to lose the small rubber piece that sits over the microphone.

Step 5

  • Remove the circled screws using a T-5 torques.. These screws should be 5.8 millimeters in length.

Remove the circled screws using a T-5 torques.. These screws should be 5.8 millimeters in length.

Step 6

  • Using a plastic opening tool, snap open the phone. It should separate into a front piece with the hardware and a plastic backing.

Using a plastic opening tool, snap open the phone. It should separate into a front piece with the hardware and a plastic backing.

Step 7

  • Using tweezers, remove the white wire at the top of the phone near the camera.

Using tweezers, remove the white wire at the top of the phone near the camera.

Step 8

  • Remove these nine screws using a T-3 torques. These screws should be 2.40 mm in length

Remove these nine screws using a T-3 torques. These screws should be 2.40 mm in length

Step 9

  • Using tweezers, removed the white electrical tape on the motherboard.

Using tweezers, removed the white electrical tape on the motherboard.

Step 10

  • Using the plastic opening tool, lift up to remove the connector.

Using the plastic opening tool, lift up to remove the connector.

Step 11

  • Using a pry tool, lift the jawbone connector.

Using a pry tool, lift the jawbone connector.

Step 12

  • Using tweezers, carefully disconnect the cable connector by pulling the cable out.

Using tweezers, carefully disconnect the cable connector by pulling the cable out.

Step 13

  • Use a spudger to disconnect the cable connector.

Use a spudger to disconnect the cable connector.

Step 14

  • Using a spudger, remove the camera. Lift up the motherboard and slide the spudger under the camera.

Using a spudger, remove the camera. Lift up the motherboard and slide the spudger under the camera.

Step 15

              Screen
  • Remove the 4 screws using a T-3 torques.. These screws are 2.40 mm in length.
  • Be careful to not strip the screws.

Remove the 4 screws using a T-3 torques.. These screws are 2.40 mm in length.

Be careful to not strip the screws.

Step 16

  • Using tweezers, remove the white tape to reveal the connector

Using tweezers, remove the white tape to reveal the connector

Step 17

  • Using the plastic opening tool, lift the jawbone connector.

Using the plastic opening tool, lift the jawbone connector.

Step 18

  • Using tweezers, remove cable from the connector

Using tweezers, remove cable from the connector

Step 19

  • Using a plastic opening tool, lift the connector from the device

Using a plastic opening tool, lift the connector from the device

Step 20

  • Lift the ribbon from the device
  • This does require some effort to remove.

Lift the ribbon from the device

This does require some effort to remove.

Step 21

  • Lift the screen off of the device

Lift the screen off of the device

Step 22

  • Using a heat gun, gently heat the edges of the screen
  • Be careful as overheating can damage the electronics.
  • The screen will be hot after.

Using a heat gun, gently heat the edges of the screen

Be careful as overheating can damage the electronics.

The screen will be hot after.

Step 23

  • Lift the screen from the frame.

Lift the screen from the frame.

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

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Andrew F - Apr 13, 2016

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I recently ran into an interesting situation with the Droid X2 at my repair shop. I know this is an older device, but this is still a very important piece of information: there are 2 different types of digitizers and 2 different types of LCD’s, depending on the Droid X2’s transceiver number. Type A digitizer has a smaller front row button connector, Type B is larger. Same with the LCD, there is a Type A small connector and a Type B larger connector. Under the battery on the barcode sticker, right below the “MB870” barcode is the transceiver number, starting with “SJUG” and ending in either 6250 (type A) or 6065 (type B). Anyone buying a replacement LCD or digitizer needs to know which one to get, or else the connectors won’t fit.