Difficulty

Easy

Steps

13

Time Required

                          1 hour

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  • Touchscreen Glass / Digitizer Assembly
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Touchscreen Glass / Digitizer Assembly
  • The first thing you’ll need is a Nokia Lumia 610 with a broken front glass

The first thing you’ll need is a Nokia Lumia 610 with a broken front glass

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Step 2

  • Slide the back cover off, and remove the battery

Slide the back cover off, and remove the battery

Step 3

  • There are 8 Torx 5 screws you have to remove, 4 on each side

There are 8 Torx 5 screws you have to remove, 4 on each side

Step 4

  • After removing all 8 screws, proceed to prying off the back cover
  • This is done very easily, by prying it from the 3 grooves depicted
  • This step might also be done using your nails, as the clips are not strong at all

After removing all 8 screws, proceed to prying off the back cover

This is done very easily, by prying it from the 3 grooves depicted

This step might also be done using your nails, as the clips are not strong at all

Step 5

  • Watch out - the buttons easily fall out; just make sure you don’t loose any, a’aight ?!

Watch out - the buttons easily fall out; just make sure you don’t loose any, a’aight ?!

Step 6

  • Lift the back cover up, and pull it back - most likely, the 2 sided tape sealing the camera module will be the last thing to break loose
  • Make sure you stick it back to the rear case assembly after this step

Lift the back cover up, and pull it back - most likely, the 2 sided tape sealing the camera module will be the last thing to break loose

Make sure you stick it back to the rear case assembly after this step

Step 7

  • Disconnect the 2 ribbon cables connecting the LCD & Digitizer to the motherboard

Disconnect the 2 ribbon cables connecting the LCD & Digitizer to the motherboard

Step 8

  • Now to separate the Motherboard from the front assembly !
  • Gently pry on the 2 hooks depicted in the picture to release the motherboard
  • Again - using your nails should be just fine !

Now to separate the Motherboard from the front assembly !

Gently pry on the 2 hooks depicted in the picture to release the motherboard

Again - using your nails should be just fine !

Step 9

  • Lift the motherboard up from the back, and pull it backwards
  • Apply the same motion as with the back casing
  • You should now have separated the motherboard from the LCD/Digitizer Assembly

Lift the motherboard up from the back, and pull it backwards

Apply the same motion as with the back casing

You should now have separated the motherboard from the LCD/Digitizer Assembly

Step 10

  • To detach the LCD, gently lift it from the sides - be careful, and don’t pull too hard on the ribbon cable !
  • It’s secured in with pretty weak double-sided tape, so this step shouldn’t be a problem

To detach the LCD, gently lift it from the sides - be careful, and don’t pull too hard on the ribbon cable !

It’s secured in with pretty weak double-sided tape, so this step shouldn’t be a problem

Step 11

  • Remove the ear-piece speaker from the Digitizer Assembly
  • It’s held in by - again - pretty weak double-sided tape
  • 2nd picture gives you a look of the front of the speaker unit - it’s pretty hard to damage the membrane - though, you can never be too careful !

Remove the ear-piece speaker from the Digitizer Assembly

It’s held in by - again - pretty weak double-sided tape

2nd picture gives you a look of the front of the speaker unit - it’s pretty hard to damage the membrane - though, you can never be too careful !

Step 12

  • Something very easy to forget - remove the tiny rubber gasket for the microphone, and place it in the new front panel

Something very easy to forget - remove the tiny rubber gasket for the microphone, and place it in the new front panel

Step 13

  • To put everything back together, just follow the same steps backward, and you should have yourself a good-as-new Nokia Lumia 610
  • The last step in this guide - is trying not to break it again :)

To put everything back together, just follow the same steps backward, and you should have yourself a good-as-new Nokia Lumia 610

The last step in this guide - is trying not to break it again :)

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

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