Repairing LG VX8550 Screen

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Introduction

Steps to remove LG VX8550 screen

What you need

Step 1 Battery

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Slide the battery release up.

Step 2

Remove the battery by lifting away from the case.

Step 3 Case

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Remove the 2 screw covers next to the rear speaker with a Push Pin.

Step 4

Remove the 4 cover screws with a Philips #00 screwdriver.

Step 5

Use the iPod opening tool to pry off the back casing.

Step 6

Continue sliding the iPod opening tool around the seam of the casing to separate the front and back casings.

Step 7

Separate the casing halves.
Be sure to keep track of the side buttons as they fall out.

Step 8 Motherboard

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Remove the 2 screws from the back of the phone with a Phillips #00 Screwdriver.

Step 9

Carefully lift up on the motherboard to see the ribbon cables underneath.
Use the spudger to carefully disconnect the ribbon cable from the motherboard.

Step 10

Remove the motherboard from the front casing by lifting straight up.

Step 11 Keypad Housing

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Lay the phone with the screen facedown.
The 6 slider screws are visible.

Step 12

Peel back but don't remove the blue tape to access the 2 center screws.
Remove the 6 slider screws with the Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Step 13

Lift the keypad housing away from the slider.

Step 14 Front Case

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Remove the 2 screw covers next to the speaker with a push pin next to the camera.

Step 15

Remove the 6 screws with a Phillips #00 Screwdriver.

Step 16

Use the ipod opening tool to pry the screen casing and the slider mechanism apart from each other.

Step 17

Carefully lift the slider mechanism to see the ribbon cables underneath.

Step 18

Slide ribbon cable through the slider mechanism.

Step 19

Separate the two halves.

Step 20 Screen

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With the spudger, lift up under the connector to unplug it from the circuit board.

Step 21

Lift and remove the blue tape from screen connector.

Step 22

Lift the top edge of the screen using a pin to pry under the corner.

Step 23

Grasp the ribbon cable near the connector and carefully slide it out of the white connector.
It is helpful to gently wiggle the ribbon cable from side to side.