LG K7 T-Mobile Motherboard Replacement

Step 1 Battery



• Flip the LG K7 over so that the back of the phone is facing up.
• Locate the small notch on the bottom left side of the phone.
Step 2

• Insert a plastic opening tool into the notch and lift the back cover upward while holding the bottom portion of the phone down to remove it.
Step 3
• Remove the battery.
Step 4 Motherboard
• Located to nine 3.4 mm screws that keep that keep the phones rear housing in tacked.
• Using a Phillips 00 screwdriver remove all nine 3.4 mm screws.
Step 5
• Turn the phone over so the screen is facing up.
• Insert your plastic opening tool between the midframe and front panel assembly on the side of the phone.
• Slide the plastic opening tool down the seams carefully to separate the screen from the rest of the phone housing.
Step 6
• Locate the lock that holds the camera's ribbon cable in place.
• Carefully remove the camera's ribbon cable from the motherboard using the plastic removal tool.
• Holding the camera ribbon you just released pull upwards and the camera should release from the case.
Step 7
• Locate the headphone jack towards the bottom right of the phone.
• Place a plastic removal tool underneath the head phone jack.
• Lift the plastic removal tool upward to remove the earphone jack from the phone case.
Step 8
• Locate the ribbon for the front facing camera.
• Carefully remove the front facing camera's ribbon cable from the motherboard using the plastic removal tool.
• Holding the front camera ribbon you just released pull upwards and the camera should release from the case.
• Remove the band that connects the screen display to the motherboard.
Step 9
• Locate the ribbon cable that connects the screen to the motherboard.
• Carefully remove the screen's ribbon cable from the motherboard using the plastic removal tool by lifting the ribbon cable upwards.
Step 10
• Wedge a plastic opening tool between the motherboard and the phones casing.
• While using one finger to hold down a portion of the phone pull upwards with the plastic opening tool to loosen the motherboard from the phone casing.
• Once there is some space between the board and the phone case, using your hands carefully lift the motherboard from the phone casing.

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