Motorola I886 Screen Replacement Repair Guide

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Moderate

Steps

17

Time Required

                          5 - 10 minutes            

Sections

4

• Battery
• 3 steps
• Slide-out Keyboard
• 5 steps
• Main Keyboard
• 7 steps
• Screen
• 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Back Cover               

• Undo the headphone jack and USB port cover with your fingertip. Place your middle finger in the indent on the upper left side of the back of the phone.

Undo the headphone jack and USB port cover with your fingertip. Place your middle finger in the indent on the upper left side of the back of the phone.

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Step 2

              Open               

• Pull back until cover is removed. Place cover aside.

Pull back until cover is removed. Place cover aside.

Step 3

              Battery               

• Locate battery and use your index finger to grasp the upper left side of the battery and pull back to remove. Set battery aside.

Locate battery and use your index finger to grasp the upper left side of the battery and pull back to remove. Set battery aside.

Step 4

              SIM Card               

• Locate and use your thumb to slide the SIM card to the right until it is removed and set it aside.

Locate and use your thumb to slide the SIM card to the right until it is removed and set it aside.

Step 5

              Screw Removal               

• Remove eight black .4 centimeter screws on the top, bottom, and sides of the phone with a T5 Torx screwdriver by inserting it into the screws and turning it to the left. Set screws aside.

Remove eight black .4 centimeter screws on the top, bottom, and sides of the phone with a T5 Torx screwdriver by inserting it into the screws and turning it to the left. Set screws aside.

Step 6

              Separating               

• Loosen four fastener pieces on the side and bottom with a plastic opening tool to pry them backwards.
• Insert the plastic opening tool between the loosened casing and the rest of the phone and pry the two pieces apart to remove the casing.

Loosen four fastener pieces on the side and bottom with a plastic opening tool to pry them backwards.

Insert the plastic opening tool between the loosened casing and the rest of the phone and pry the two pieces apart to remove the casing.

Step 7

• Remove the .3 centimeter silver screw with the T5 Torx screwdriver.
• Use your fingertips to lift up the circuit board and lay it on the side of the phone. Note that the two pieces are attached by a gold and black strip.

Remove the .3 centimeter silver screw with the T5 Torx screwdriver.

Use your fingertips to lift up the circuit board and lay it on the side of the phone. Note that the two pieces are attached by a gold and black strip.

Step 8

              Keyboard Removal               

• Locate and grip the black, white, and blue keyboard layer with your fingernail, lift up to remove it.

Locate and grip the black, white, and blue keyboard layer with your fingernail, lift up to remove it.

Step 9

              Disconnect               

• Disconnect piece connecting the two parts of the phone by using your index finger and thumb to pry them apart, you will hear a soft click.
• Set aside the part of the phone without the strip.

Disconnect piece connecting the two parts of the phone by using your index finger and thumb to pry them apart, you will hear a soft click.

Set aside the part of the phone without the strip.

Step 10

• Remove the loose volume, speaker, and camera buttons.
• Remove four silver .2 centimeter screws above and below the gold and black strip with a T4 Torx screwdriver.
• Separate the two parts of the phone by holding one side in each hand and pulling them apart. Set the part that held the slide-out keyboard aside.

Remove the loose volume, speaker, and camera buttons.

Remove four silver .2 centimeter screws above and below the gold and black strip with a T4 Torx screwdriver.

Separate the two parts of the phone by holding one side in each hand and pulling them apart. Set the part that held the slide-out keyboard aside.

Step 11

              Screws               

• Remove six silver .3 centimeter screws from the top, bottom, and sides with the T4 Torx screwdriver.
• One silver screw will be hidden by the sliding mechanism. Once you have removed the screw visible on one side, slide the mechanism over to reveal the other one.
• The four screws on the top and bottom may not be visible. If your phone is new or has not been taken apart before, the four screw tops will be hidden by little circular stickers. These can be peeled off with tweezers.

Remove six silver .3 centimeter screws from the top, bottom, and sides with the T4 Torx screwdriver.

One silver screw will be hidden by the sliding mechanism. Once you have removed the screw visible on one side, slide the mechanism over to reveal the other one.

The four screws on the top and bottom may not be visible. If your phone is new or has not been taken apart before, the four screw tops will be hidden by little circular stickers. These can be peeled off with tweezers.

Step 12

• Insert the flat end of a Spudger in between these two pieces of the phone and move it along the sides to loosen and pry apart.

Insert the flat end of a Spudger in between these two pieces of the phone and move it along the sides to loosen and pry apart.

Step 13

• There will be a short, wide, black strip connecting the two parts. Separate in the same manner as the black and gold strip. Set aside the piece with the strip attached.

There will be a short, wide, black strip connecting the two parts. Separate in the same manner as the black and gold strip. Set aside the piece with the strip attached.

Step 14

              Screen               

• Peel back the yellow tape on the side of the screen using tweezers or your fingernails. Lift away screen and board.

Peel back the yellow tape on the side of the screen using tweezers or your fingernails. Lift away screen and board.

Step 15

              Remove Keyboard               

• Remove keyboard by lifting it out with your fingertips.

Remove keyboard by lifting it out with your fingertips.

Step 16

              Detach               

• Lift the yellow strip away from the back of the screen by gently gripping with tweezers and detaching the two, black, square, contact points.

Lift the yellow strip away from the back of the screen by gently gripping with tweezers and detaching the two, black, square, contact points.

Step 17

              Screen Removal               

• Pry the bar connecting the screen and circuit board by prying it gently upwards with tweezers to detach, separate, and remove the screen.

Pry the bar connecting the screen and circuit board by prying it gently upwards with tweezers to detach, separate, and remove the screen.

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

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