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Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate

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  1. Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate, Battery: step 1, image 1 of 2 Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate, Battery: step 1, image 2 of 2
    • Turning over your phone, place two fingers on the back cover and apply pressure away from the camera to slide the back cover off.

  2. Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate: step 2, image 1 of 2 Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate: step 2, image 2 of 2
    • Pinch the battery pull tab located below the camera, pull it upwards, and remove the battery.

    • The pull tab may be tucked under the battery.

  3. Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate, Rear Casing: step 3, image 1 of 3 Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate, Rear Casing: step 3, image 2 of 3 Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate, Rear Casing: step 3, image 3 of 3
    • Wedge a plastic opening tool behind the panel covering the camera, pry it up, and remove it using your fingers.

    • The panel is held down by adhesive and may require you to wedge and pry the right side of the panel before it can be easily removed.

  4. Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate: step 4, image 1 of 1
    • Remove the six 4.0 mm T4 Torx screws which line the edge of the back of the phone.

  5. Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate: step 5, image 1 of 3 Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate: step 5, image 2 of 3 Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate: step 5, image 3 of 3
    • Turn the phone over and slide out the keyboard.

    • Wedge a plastic opening tool where the keyboard meets the back casing of the phone next to the headphone jack.

    • Carefully pry open the back casing along the keyboard's edge until at least two corners of the back casing are separated from the keyboard.

    • Do not fully separate the rear panel from the phone. A cable is connecting the two parts together.

  6. Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate: step 6, image 1 of 1
    • Carefully separate the back casing from the rest of the phone.

  7. Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate: step 7, image 1 of 2 Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate: step 7, image 2 of 2
    • Gently pry ZIF connector upwards using the flat end of a spudger tool.

    • The ZIF connector is glued down. Be gentle! Ripping it off or breaking it will make your phone inoperable.

    • You may need adhesive to keep your power cable in place when reassembling your phone.

  8. Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate: step 8, image 1 of 3 Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate: step 8, image 2 of 3 Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate: step 8, image 3 of 3
    • Press your thumb against the orange power cable and pull it down slowly to disconnect the power cable from the bottom of the keyboard.

    • The rear casing and the rest of the phone should now be completely separated.

  9. Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate, Motherboard: step 9, image 1 of 2 Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate, Motherboard: step 9, image 2 of 2
    • Wedge the plastic opening tool underneath the black display connector and pry it off its socket on the motherboard.

  10. Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate: step 10, image 1 of 2 Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate: step 10, image 2 of 2
    • Pry the orange keyboard connector from its socket on the motherboard using the edge of the plastic opening tool.

  11. Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate: step 11, image 1 of 3 Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate: step 11, image 2 of 3 Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate: step 11, image 3 of 3
    • Carefully grab the sides of the motherboard with your fingers and remove it from the phone.

  12. Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate, LCD Shield Plate: step 12, image 1 of 1
    • Remove the ten 3.0 mm T4 Torx screws near the black display cable.

  13. Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate: step 13, image 1 of 3 Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate: step 13, image 2 of 3 Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate: step 13, image 3 of 3
    • Orient the phone so that the edge closest to the camera points towards you and slide out the keyboard.

    • Wedge the tip of a spudger between the keyboard and the display assembly below the camera.

    • With steady pressure, pry the keyboard away from the display assembly.

    • The keyboard and display assembly are glued together, so expect some resistance.

    • Do not completely separate the keyboard and display assembly because the display flex cable still connects them.

  14. Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate: step 14, image 1 of 3 Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate: step 14, image 2 of 3 Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate: step 14, image 3 of 3
    • Grab the display flex cable and gently push it through the notch it is coming out of.

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    • Wedge a plastic opening tool underneath one of the metal panels on the underside of the display assembly.

    • Pry upwards and remove the metal panel.

    • Repeat this step for the second metal panel located on the opposite side of the phone.

  16. Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate: step 16, image 1 of 1
    • Remove the four 3.0 mm T4 Torx screws at the corners of the phone.

  17. Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate: step 17, image 1 of 3 Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate: step 17, image 2 of 3 Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate: step 17, image 3 of 3
    • Wedge a plastic opening tool between the edge and the black pastic cover on the underside of the display assembly.

    • Run the plastic opening tool along the edges to separate the black plastic cover from the display assembly.

    • Remove the black plastic cover.

  18. Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate: step 18, image 1 of 1
    • Remove the six 3.0 mm T4 Torx screws that align on the phone's sides.

  19. Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate: step 19, image 1 of 2 Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate: step 19, image 2 of 2
    • Insert a plastic opening tool between the LCD shield plate and a corner of the keyboard slider plate.

    • Pry apart the keyboard slider plate and LCD shield plate.

    • Do not completely separate them: the keyboard slider plate is still connected to the LCD shield plate via the display flex cable.

  20. Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate: step 20, image 1 of 2 Disassembling Motorola Cliq LCD Shield Plate: step 20, image 2 of 2
    • Pry the display flex cable from its connector on the LCD shield plate with a plastic opening tool.

    • Separate the display flex cable from the LCD cover plate.

Conclusion

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

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