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Motorola Droid MAXX 2 Earpiece Speaker Replacement

Introduction

This guide will show you how to replace the earpiece speaker on a Motorola Droid MAXX 2 smartphone.

What you need

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    • Insert a small pointed object into the hole on the sim card tray to eject the tray from the phone.

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    • Pull the sim card tray up out of the phone

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    • Wedge your thumb into the indent located on the bottom left corner of the back cover and pull up to remove the back cover.

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  5. Motorola Droid MAXX 2 Earpiece Speaker Replacement: step 4, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the seventeen 3.2mm Torx T4 screws from the mid-frame.

    • These may be T3 screws. If you are having trouble unscrewing these, stop and try a T3 bit.

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    • Pull the mid-frame off of the phone.

    • Keep track of the on/off and volume buttons when you take the phone apart because they are likely to fall out when the halves are separated.

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    • Remove the static tape covering the two connectors.

    • Use a spudger to disconnect the battery cables from the motherboard.

    • If battery has adhesive, use heat gun for one to two minutes to loosen it. Be careful of the points outlined in red when prying it up. Use guitar picks or a spudger to gently lift the battery and separate the adhesive.

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    • Remove the disconnected battery from the phone.

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    • Grab the speaker with the tweezers and gently pull up on the speaker.

    • The speaker is held in place around the edges with adhesive, so there will be some resistance when you try to remove the speaker from the phone.

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Conclusion

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

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