Motorola Droid RAZR Battery Replacement

Step 1 Back Cover



• Insert a plastic opening tool between the back cover and rear case at the lower left edge of the back cover.
• Pry the back cover up with the plastic opening tool to free the plastic clips.
• Continue prying along the left edge of the back cover towards the top of the phone.
Step 2




• Work the plastic opening tool across the top of the back case to free the plastic clips.
• The top edge of the back case is very thin. Pry carefully to avoid cracking or snapping it.
• Continue prying down the right side of the back cover to free the remaining clips.
Step 3
• Pull the back cover away from the phone to remove it.
• The back cover is attached to the battery with a generous amount of adhesive, so you may have to use quite a bit of force to separate the two pieces.
• The battery must remain in the phone and not come off with the back cover or you will break the power lead.
• Since the back cover is made of Kevlar, it can handle a fair amount of twisting and tugging without breaking.
Step 4 Battery
• Use the tip of a spudger to lift up the red silicone cover over the battery terminal screws and remove it.
Step 5
• Remove the two 3.3 mm T5 Torx battery terminal screws.
• Grab the blue battery removal tab and lift the battery out to remove it.
• There is quite a bit of adhesive securing the battery to the motherboard. Work slowly to avoid deforming the battery.
• Your phone will have a number of metal EMI shields on the motherboard, rather than the bare ICs seen here.

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