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Motorola Droid X2 Screen Replacement

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    • Slide the plastic case off of the back of the phone, exposing the battery.

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    • Pull up on the red battery release tab and pull the battery out of the phone.

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    • Remove the circled screws using a T-5 torques. These screws will be 4.3 millimeters in length.

    • Be careful to not strip any screws.

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    • Using a prying tool, snap off the front casing on the top and bottom of the phone.

    • Be careful not to lose the small rubber piece that sits over the microphone.

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    • Remove the circled screws using a T-5 torques.. These screws should be 5.8 millimeters in length.

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    • Using a plastic opening tool, snap open the phone. It should separate into a front piece with the hardware and a plastic backing.

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    • Using tweezers, remove the white wire at the top of the phone near the camera.

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    • Remove these nine screws using a T-3 torques. These screws should be 2.40 mm in length

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    • Using tweezers, removed the white electrical tape on the motherboard.

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    • Using the plastic opening tool, lift up to remove the connector.

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    • Using a pry tool, lift the jawbone connector.

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    • Using tweezers, carefully disconnect the cable connector by pulling the cable out.

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    • Use a spudger to disconnect the cable connector.

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    • Using a spudger, remove the camera. Lift up the motherboard and slide the spudger under the camera.

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    • Remove the 4 screws using a T-3 torques.. These screws are 2.40 mm in length.

    • Be careful to not strip the screws.

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    • Using tweezers, remove the white tape to reveal the connector

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    • Using the plastic opening tool, lift the jawbone connector.

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    • Using tweezers, remove cable from the connector

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    • Using a plastic opening tool, lift the connector from the device

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    • Lift the ribbon from the device

    • This does require some effort to remove.

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    • Lift the screen off of the device

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    • Using a heat gun, gently heat the edges of the screen

    • Be careful as overheating can damage the electronics.

    • The screen will be hot after.

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    • Lift the screen from the frame.

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