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Pebble Steel Vibration Motor Replacement

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  1. Pebble Steel Vibration Motor Replacement, Internal Hardware: step 1, image 1 of 3 Pebble Steel Vibration Motor Replacement, Internal Hardware: step 1, image 2 of 3 Pebble Steel Vibration Motor Replacement, Internal Hardware: step 1, image 3 of 3
    • Use a Torx T3 screwdriver to unscrew the four 3.5 mm Torx T3 screws holding the back plate.

    • Make sure the screws are kept in a safe place to insure they are not lost.

    • Remove the back plate.

  2. Pebble Steel Vibration Motor Replacement: step 2, image 1 of 2 Pebble Steel Vibration Motor Replacement: step 2, image 2 of 2
    Tool used on this step:
    Tweezers
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    • The plastic frame is clipped inside the steel body with four clips, two each on the left and the right side of the watch, near the corners. You can stick a small screwdriver into the cutouts right above the clips and gently lever the plastic frame up, corner by corner.

    • Once the clips are released, use a pair of tweezers to grab onto the black plastic frame and remove the internal hardware.

    • Adhesive on the back side of the battery holds the internal components to the front case.

    • Use tweezers or a plastic opening tool to disconnect the ribbon cable from the motherboard.

  3. Pebble Steel Vibration Motor Replacement, Vibration Motor: step 3, image 1 of 1
    • Use a small plastic opening tool to remove the vibration motor from the motherboard.

  4. Pebble Steel Vibration Motor Replacement: step 4, image 1 of 1
    Tool used on this step:
    Tweezers
    $4.99
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    • Use a pair of tweezers to detach both the blue and red wires from the motherboard.

Conclusion

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

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2 Comments

Any idea where I can get the vibration motor ?

Armacalypse Roguewind - Reply

Do you think these would be ok as a replacement for my pebble (original, first gen.) http://www.ebay.it/itm/5-Motorino-Motore...

cerebro84 - Reply

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