Motorola RIZR Z3 Slider Replacement

Step 1 Battery



• Press the panel release button on the top of the phone and simultaneously pull the rear panel away from the phone.
Step 2



• Tilt the battery by lifting at the exposed notch.
• Slide the battery out of its casing.
Step 3 Motherboard
• Use a T4 screwdriver to unscrew all six of the .216 inch screws that attach the housing to the case.
Step 4
• Use a plastic opening tool to lift the plastic casing.
• Pull the plastic casing directly away from the phone.
Step 5
• Lift the black rubber loudspeaker housing up and out of the plastic casing.
Step 6
• Use a plastic opening tool to gently lift up the SIM card reader, located above the rubber antenna casing. You should hear a click as it releases.
• Caution: Remove carefully, if broken, the phone will not be able to make calls.
Step 7
• Use a plastic opening tool to pry the two ribbon cable connectors, unclipping them from their sockets on the motherboard.
• Caution: Remove carefully, if broken, the phone will not function properly.
Step 8
• Use a plastic opening tool to gently pry the motherboard up until you can tilt it with your fingers. Unhook it from the casing and slowly pull it out.
• Caution: Do this gently Unclipping too fast may cause damage to your phone.
Step 9 LCD
• Turn the phone to the front.
• Push the keypad out through the plastic casing.
Step 10
• Turn the phone to the side.
• Thread the hinges of the slider through their holes in the casing and pull the slider down and away from the casing.
Step 11
• Use a T4 screwdriver to unscrew the two .15 inch screws holding the LCD to the faceplate.
Step 12
• Use a spudger to pry the plastic screen casing partially up from the LCD unit.
• Use the spudger to pry the ribbon cable away from its clip on the LCD unit.
• Caution: Do this carefully, damage to this ribbon cable will cause a blank screen.
• Pull the plastic screen casing directly away from the LCD unit.
Step 13
• Use a spudger to lift the LCD partially away from the metal casing.
• Use the spudger to pry the ribbon cable directly up from its clip on the metal casing.
• Caution: Damage to the ribbon cable here will cause screen damage.
• Pull the LCD completely away from the metal casing.
Step 14 Slider
• Use the pointed end of a spudger to push the black peg into the larger side of the slot.
• Push the peg through so that it is completely clear of the slot.
Step 15
• Turn the phone around and slide the slider down its track until it is free of the casing.
• The ribbon that fits into the rectangular slot on the slider will slip through this slot as you detach the slider.

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