Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

14

Time Required

                          10 minutes

Sections

4

  • Battery
  • 3 steps
  • Disassembling Motorola E815 Antenna
  • 2 steps
  • Front Screen
  • 8 steps
  • Inside Screen
  • 1 step

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Introduction

  • Dissemble the phone to access the screen

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Locate the back cover release slide.
  • Use your finger to slide it down.

Locate the back cover release slide.

Use your finger to slide it down.

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Step 2

  • Remove the back cover by pulling it away from the phone.

Remove the back cover by pulling it away from the phone.

Step 3

  • Locate the battery removal slot.
  • Use your finger to pull the battery out from the top.
  • Remove the battery.

Locate the battery removal slot.

Use your finger to pull the battery out from the top.

Remove the battery.

Step 4

              Disassembling Motorola E815 Antenna
  • Locate the antenna port on the top of the phone.

Locate the antenna port on the top of the phone.

Step 5

  • Grip the plastic support post and unscrew the apparatus using a counterclockwise twist.
  • Pull the apparatus up and out of the phone.

Grip the plastic support post and unscrew the apparatus using a counterclockwise twist.

Pull the apparatus up and out of the phone.

Step 6

              Front Screen
  • Locate the two screws on the backside of the phone.
  • Unscrew the two screws using your T6 screwdriver.

Locate the two screws on the backside of the phone.

Unscrew the two screws using your T6 screwdriver.

Step 7

  • Grasp the top of the phone near the speaker.
  • Gently pull the top section of the phone upwards until you feel some resistance.
  • Locate the brown connector that runs from the top section of the phone to the circuit board under the keypad.
  • Using tweezers, gently pry the connector from the circuit board.
  • Detach the top section of the phone from the keypad section.

Grasp the top of the phone near the speaker.

Gently pull the top section of the phone upwards until you feel some resistance.

Locate the brown connector that runs from the top section of the phone to the circuit board under the keypad.

Using tweezers, gently pry the connector from the circuit board.

Detach the top section of the phone from the keypad section.

Step 8

  • Carefully insert the blue pry tool into the notch between the two halves of the top section of the phone.
  • Gently pry the two halves apart.

Carefully insert the blue pry tool into the notch between the two halves of the top section of the phone.

Gently pry the two halves apart.

Step 9

  • Rotate the top section of the phone around so that you are looking at the outer screen.
  • Disconnect the cover from the outer screen side of the phone.

Rotate the top section of the phone around so that you are looking at the outer screen.

Disconnect the cover from the outer screen side of the phone.

Step 10

  • Rotate the top section of the phone around so you are looking at the large screen.
  • Using your fingers, lift the protector off of the screen.

Rotate the top section of the phone around so you are looking at the large screen.

Using your fingers, lift the protector off of the screen.

Step 11

  • Using the blue pry tool, gently remove the screen cover.
  • Since it is glued into place, it may take some maneuvering to remove.

Using the blue pry tool, gently remove the screen cover.

Since it is glued into place, it may take some maneuvering to remove.

Step 12

  • Turn the phone so that you can see the side metal clasps.
  • Using the blue lifter tool, snap the metal clasps off of screen body.
  • Proceed to snap all four corners of the metal cover off of the screen body.

Turn the phone so that you can see the side metal clasps.

Using the blue lifter tool, snap the metal clasps off of screen body.

Proceed to snap all four corners of the metal cover off of the screen body.

Step 13

  • Using tweezers, gently detach the brown connecting strip from the back of the screen.
  • Separate the screen from the phone frame.
  • The front screen can now be accessed and replaced!

Using tweezers, gently detach the brown connecting strip from the back of the screen.

Separate the screen from the phone frame.

The front screen can now be accessed and replaced!

Step 14

              Inside Screen
  • The inside screen can now be accessed for repair or replacement!

The inside screen can now be accessed for repair or replacement!

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

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