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Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

40

Time Required

                          45 minutes - 2 hours

Sections

6

  • Back Cover
  • 5 steps
  • Battery
  • 1 step
  • Loudspeaker
  • 3 steps
  • Daughterboard
  • 7 steps
  • Motherboard Cover
  • 12 steps
  • Display
  • 12 steps

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Introduction

Note: Replacement screens for this phone come pre-installed in a new frame (a.k.a. chassis), which requires you to transplant all of your phone’s internals. Make sure you have the correct part before starting this guide.

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.

Step 17

              Remove the SIM and SD cards
  • Use a spudger or your fingernail to remove the Micro SD card, the Micro SIM card, and the Nano SIM card.

Use a spudger or your fingernail to remove the Micro SD card, the Micro SIM card, and the Nano SIM card.

Step 18

              Remove the white sticker
  • Use a pair of tweezers to remove the sticker covering the screw below the audio jack port.

Use a pair of tweezers to remove the sticker covering the screw below the audio jack port.

Step 19

              Remove the screws
  • Use a Torx T3 driver to remove the five 3.6 mm-long screws securing the motherboard cover to the frame.
  • Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the two 3.1 mm-long screws.

Use a Torx T3 driver to remove the five 3.6 mm-long screws securing the motherboard cover to the frame.

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the two 3.1 mm-long screws.

Step 20

              Peel back the button sticker
  • Use a pair of tweezers to peel back the sticker covering the volume buttons.

Use a pair of tweezers to peel back the sticker covering the volume buttons.

Step 21

              Pry up the motherboard cover
  • Use an opening tool to release the clip to the left of the motherboard flex cable.

Use an opening tool to release the clip to the left of the motherboard flex cable.

Step 22

  • Insert a spudger along the left edge of the motherboard cover to loosen the clips.

Insert a spudger along the left edge of the motherboard cover to loosen the clips.

Step 23

              Pry up the motherboard cover
  • Use an opening tool to release the clip next to the rear cameras.

Use an opening tool to release the clip next to the rear cameras.

Step 24

  • Use a pair of tweezers to peel off the sticker on the top edge of the motherboard cover.

Use a pair of tweezers to peel off the sticker on the top edge of the motherboard cover.

Step 25

              Pry up the motherboard cover
  • Use a spudger to lift up the left edge of the motherboard cover to loosen the clips.

Use a spudger to lift up the left edge of the motherboard cover to loosen the clips.

Step 26

              Dislodge the fingerprint sensor
  • Use a spudger to push and dislodge the fingerprint sensor off of the motherboard cover.
  • The fingerprint sensor is secured to the underside of the motherboard cover with some light adhesive.

Use a spudger to push and dislodge the fingerprint sensor off of the motherboard cover.

The fingerprint sensor is secured to the underside of the motherboard cover with some light adhesive.

Step 27

              Remove the motherboard cover
  • Use your fingers to twist the motherboard cover counterclockwise to release the clips securing the motherboard cover.

Use your fingers to twist the motherboard cover counterclockwise to release the clips securing the motherboard cover.

Step 28

  • Remove the motherboard cover.

Remove the motherboard cover.

Step 29

              Disconnect the motherboard flex cable

Step 30

              Disconnect the button ribbon cable
  • Use the tip of a spudger, an opening tool, or your fingernail to flip up the small, hinged locking flap on the button ZIF connector.
  • Use a pair of tweezers to pull the button ribbon cable straight out of the connector.

Use the tip of a spudger, an opening tool, or your fingernail to flip up the small, hinged locking flap on the button ZIF connector.

Use a pair of tweezers to pull the button ribbon cable straight out of the connector.

Step 31

              Disconnect the IR sensor
  • Use the pointed end of a spudger to pry the IR sensor out of the frame.
  • Remove the IR sensor gasket from the frame.

Use the pointed end of a spudger to pry the IR sensor out of the frame.

Remove the IR sensor gasket from the frame.

Step 32

              Remove the stickers
  • Use a pair of tweezers to peel off the tape covering the right motherboard screw.

Use a pair of tweezers to peel off the tape covering the right motherboard screw.

Step 33

  • Use a pair of tweezers to peel off the tape covering the left motherboard screw.

Use a pair of tweezers to peel off the tape covering the left motherboard screw.

Step 34

              Remove the motherboard
  • Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the two 3.1 mm-long screws securing the motherboard to the frame.
  • Do not attempt to completely remove the motherboard until the coaxial cable is disconnected.

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the two 3.1 mm-long screws securing the motherboard to the frame.

Do not attempt to completely remove the motherboard until the coaxial cable is disconnected.

Step 35

  • Flip the motherboard assembly over.

Flip the motherboard assembly over.

Step 36

  • Use the pointed end of a spudger to disconnect the coaxial cable by prying up on the cable as close to the connector as possible.

Use the pointed end of a spudger to disconnect the coaxial cable by prying up on the cable as close to the connector as possible.

Step 37

  • Remove the motherboard.

Remove the motherboard.

Step 38

              Remove the earpiece speaker
  • Insert the flat end of a spudger underneath the earpiece speaker to separate it from the frame.
  • Remove the earpiece speaker.

Insert the flat end of a spudger underneath the earpiece speaker to separate it from the frame.

Remove the earpiece speaker.

Step 39

              Remove the coaxial cable
  • Pull the coaxial cable out of its clips on the right side of the frame.

Pull the coaxial cable out of its clips on the right side of the frame.

Step 40

  • Only the display assembly remains.

Only the display assembly remains.

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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