Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
16
Time Required
20 - 50 minutes
Sections
4
- Back Cover
- 5 steps
- Battery
- 1 step
- Loudspeaker
- 3 steps
- Daughterboard
- 7 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Unclip the back cover
- Use an opening tool or your fingernail to pry the back cover away from the frame using the notch at the bottom right corner.
Use an opening tool or your fingernail to pry the back cover away from the frame using the notch at the bottom right corner.
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Step 2
Unclip the right edge
- Use an opening tool or your fingernail to release the clips on the right edge by sliding up and around the top right corner.
Use an opening tool or your fingernail to release the clips on the right edge by sliding up and around the top right corner.
Step 3
Unclip the top edge
- Continue to slide the opening tool or your fingernail across the top edge to release the clips securing the back cover to the frame.
Continue to slide the opening tool or your fingernail across the top edge to release the clips securing the back cover to the frame.
Step 4
Unclip the left edge
- Continue to slide the opening tool or your fingernail down the left edge to release the clips.
Continue to slide the opening tool or your fingernail down the left edge to release the clips.
Step 5
Remove the back cover
- Remove the back cover.
Remove the back cover.
Step 6
Remove the battery
- Use a spudger or your fingernail to pry the battery up using the notch near the bottom right corner.
- Take care not to puncture or bend the battery with your tool—a punctured or bent battery may leak dangerous chemicals or cause a thermal event.
- Remove the battery.
Use a spudger or your fingernail to pry the battery up using the notch near the bottom right corner.
Take care not to puncture or bend the battery with your tool—a punctured or bent battery may leak dangerous chemicals or cause a thermal event.
Remove the battery.
Step 7
Remove the screws
- Use a Torx T3 driver to remove the three 3.6 mm-long screws securing the loudspeaker to the frame.
- Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the four 3.1 mm-long screws.
Use a Torx T3 driver to remove the three 3.6 mm-long screws securing the loudspeaker to the frame.
Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the four 3.1 mm-long screws.
Step 8
Unclip the loudspeaker
- Use a spudger to pry up the loudspeaker from the frame.
- If you are having trouble releasing the clips securing the loudspeaker to the frame, use a spudger to pry around the loudspeaker to loosen it.
Use a spudger to pry up the loudspeaker from the frame.
If you are having trouble releasing the clips securing the loudspeaker to the frame, use a spudger to pry around the loudspeaker to loosen it.
Step 9
Remove the loudspeaker
- Remove the loudspeaker.
Remove the loudspeaker.
Step 10
Remove the charging port insulator
- Use a pair of tweezers or your fingers to remove the charging port insulator.
- The charging port insulator may have come off with the loudspeaker.
Use a pair of tweezers or your fingers to remove the charging port insulator.
The charging port insulator may have come off with the loudspeaker.
Step 11
Disconnect the coaxial cable
- Use the pointed end of a spudger to disconnect the coaxial cable by lifting straight up as close to the connector as possible.
Use the pointed end of a spudger to disconnect the coaxial cable by lifting straight up as close to the connector as possible.
Step 12
Disconnect the motherboard flex cable
- Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the motherboard flex cable by lifting straight up on the press connector.
Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the motherboard flex cable by lifting straight up on the press connector.
Step 13
Loosen the adhesive
- Heat an iOpener and apply it to the bottom edge of the screen for 30 seconds.
- A hair dryer, heat gun, or hot plate may also be used, but be careful not to overheat the phone—the display and internal battery are both susceptible to heat damage.
- Apply a few drops of high concentration (over 90%) isopropyl alcohol underneath the vibration motor to loosen the adhesive securing it to the frame.
- Tilt your phone to allow the isopropyl alcohol to flow underneath the vibration motor.
Heat an iOpener and apply it to the bottom edge of the screen for 30 seconds.
A hair dryer, heat gun, or hot plate may also be used, but be careful not to overheat the phone—the display and internal battery are both susceptible to heat damage.
Apply a few drops of high concentration (over 90%) isopropyl alcohol underneath the vibration motor to loosen the adhesive securing it to the frame.
Tilt your phone to allow the isopropyl alcohol to flow underneath the vibration motor.
Step 14
Remove the daughterboard assembly
- Use an opening pick to peel the vibration motor off the frame.
Use an opening pick to peel the vibration motor off the frame.
Step 15
- Use an opening pick to peel the daughterboard assembly off the frame starting from the left edge.
- Insert an opening pick under the bottom right edge to cut the remaining adhesive.
Use an opening pick to peel the daughterboard assembly off the frame starting from the left edge.
Insert an opening pick under the bottom right edge to cut the remaining adhesive.
Step 16
- Remove the daughterboard assembly which includes the vibration motor and the charging port.
Remove the daughterboard assembly which includes the vibration motor and the charging port.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Motorola Moto E6 Plus Answers community for help.
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