Installing Blackberry Curve 8320 LCD Screen

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Introduction

This guide will show you how to:

Remove the battery
Remove the front panel
Replace the LCD screen

What you need

Step 1 Battery

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Hold the phone with the back facing you.
Press the silver tab down and remove the cover.

Step 2

Pull up on the top edge of the battery to remove it.

Step 3 Front Panel

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Use a plastic opening tool to gently pry the bottom cover loose.
Do not use excessive force at risk of damaging the antenna, which is under this casing.
Pull the cover from the front of the phone after the back is loose.

Step 4

Remove the two top screws with a T5 Torx screwdriver.
The screws are 8mm long.

Step 5

Gently pry off the side casings from the top.
The side casings cannot be fully removed yet because they are screwed on at the bottom.
You will not need to remove the sides on the bottom.

Step 6

Use a plastic opening tool to detach the securing clips holding the the front panel in place.
There are six securing clips total.

Step 7

Carefully remove the front panel.
You may need to apply some force in removing because the front panel is attached to the rest of the device with adhesive.

Step 8 LCD Screen

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Use a T6 Torx screwdriver to remove the four screws located on the corners of the keyboard frame.
The screws are 6mm long.

Step 9

After the bottom two screws have been removed the side casings can be removed.

Step 10

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When all four screws are removed, the keyboard frame, screen housing, screen, and back casing can be separated.
The screen frame hooks on to the top of the motherboard with a small tab on the motherboard.

Step 11

Place the motherboard on a flat surface with the LCD screen face up.

Step 12

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Using a plastic opening tool, gently pull the connector directly up from the motherboard.
Remove the LCD screen from the motherboard.
The screen is attached to the motherboard with adhesive.