Motorola Moto G 1St Generation Display Assembly Replacement Repair Guide

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                          20 - 30 minutes

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Battery
5 steps
Display Assembly
4 steps

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What you need

Step 1

              Rear Panel

Before you start following any of the steps of this guide, completely turn the device off.
Take the plastic back cover off by either using a plastic Pry tool or simply using your hands. Start from the bottom by the charging port
Remove any installed SIM card and memory microSD cards.
Push the SIM card into the phone, and the spring eject mechanism should release the card.
The microSD memory card(s) may not have an eject mechanism. If so, they must be removed carefully by pushing on the raised edge/bump that is built onto the card. Use your fingernail or a plastic or rubber tool, but not one that will scratch and damage the delicate card.
Patience must be taken to prevent irreversible damage and loss of data on the card.

Before you start following any of the steps of this guide, completely turn the device off.

Take the plastic back cover off by either using a plastic Pry tool or simply using your hands. Start from the bottom by the charging port

Remove any installed SIM card and memory microSD cards.

Push the SIM card into the phone, and the spring eject mechanism should release the card.

The microSD memory card(s) may not have an eject mechanism. If so, they must be removed carefully by pushing on the raised edge/bump that is built onto the card. Use your fingernail or a plastic or rubber tool, but not one that will scratch and damage the delicate card.

Patience must be taken to prevent irreversible damage and loss of data on the card.

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Step 2

              Removing the Screws

Unscrew the 3.5mm screws, total of 14, located on the back protective cover by using a T5 Torx screwdriver.

Unscrew the 3.5mm screws, total of 14, located on the back protective cover by using a T5 Torx screwdriver.

Step 3

              Battery Cover

Use a plastic opening tool to remove the protective cover.
Carefully work the plastic tool around all the edges of the phone.
The protective cover holds the Volume and the Home buttons which might fall off the assembly when the cover is removed.

Use a plastic opening tool to remove the protective cover.

Carefully work the plastic tool around all the edges of the phone.

The protective cover holds the Volume and the Home buttons which might fall off the assembly when the cover is removed.

Step 4

              Disconnecting the Battery

Disconnect the connection between the Battery and the Mother Board by using the Pry tool.

Disconnect the connection between the Battery and the Mother Board by using the Pry tool.

Step 5

              Removing the Battery

With the battery already disconnected,work around its edge with the pry tool to remove it from the assembly.
The battery is attached with a sticker, so it may take some work to pry up. Just work at it slowly and carefully until you get it.

With the battery already disconnected,work around its edge with the pry tool to remove it from the assembly.

The battery is attached with a sticker, so it may take some work to pry up. Just work at it slowly and carefully until you get it.

Step 6

              Removing the protective cover.

Remove the plastic protective cover by using the tweezers.

Remove the plastic protective cover by using the tweezers.

Step 7

              Disconnecting the Display Cable.

Lift up the retaining flap on the large display cable ZIF connector.
Carefully pull the display cable from its socket on the motherboard.
Lift up the retaining flap on the small ZIF connector that sits at the middle of the display cable.

Lift up the retaining flap on the large display cable ZIF connector.

Carefully pull the display cable from its socket on the motherboard.

Lift up the retaining flap on the small ZIF connector that sits at the middle of the display cable.

Step 8

              Releasing the Ribbon cable.

Once the ribbon cable is disconnected, use the tweezers to pry it from the mother board.
The ribbon cable is connected to the mother board with adhesive. Work cautiously to peel it off with the tweezers.

Once the ribbon cable is disconnected, use the tweezers to pry it from the mother board.

The ribbon cable is connected to the mother board with adhesive. Work cautiously to peel it off with the tweezers.

Step 9

              Detaching the screen.

Use the plastic prying tool and slowly work around the edges of the phone to detach the screen from the motherboard.

Use the plastic prying tool and slowly work around the edges of the phone to detach the screen from the motherboard.

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

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Mark Rushton - Apr 19, 2015

A complement to this guide: I purchased the replacement screen, but not the full frame. So I had to do the heat gun (ahem hair dryer) trick of heating up the edge of the frame to remove the screen (with the help of an X-acto knife and plastic spudger). Not difficult.

But upon reassembly, you absolutely must have adhesive to replace that which is lost around the frame, or a sticky sheet to put behind the screen, or the screen will simply fall out when the phone is inverted.

The part I ordered did include a transparent adhesive sheet to place behind the new screen and anchor it in space in the event that the edge adhesive was insufficient (even with more heat) to secure the screen. But as it was a chinese discount order, the part arrived with no instructions. I assumed the sheet was a bonus screen protector sheet. Imagine my surprise, after having fully reassembled the phone, to discover it’s true purpose - which would require full disassembly to install…

arpit awasthi - Sep 1, 2016

From where did you order the screen?

pgj98r - Nov 25, 2015

Watch out! The earphone speaker is glued with tape to the back of the screen. If you try and remove it with tweezers it will disintegrate. Better to leave it on, then slice it off with a razor blade once the screen is off.

Peter

milesnoell - Sep 29, 2016

Oh, and one more little addendum: to get the earphone speaker off I used the heat it up and poke it from the other side trick again and it worked well to not only get it off, but preserve the adhesive as well. Since I was concerned about getting it lined up properly when reapplying it I waited until I had the new screen reattached and then dropped it into the opening in the frame so it would be in just the right place. Also, because the tweezers I have kind of suck I ended up using a bamboo skewer to do most of the work in separating the screens ribbon cable from the board and in poking through holes to detach the parts. It worked great.

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