Sony Xperia XZ2 Vibration Motor Replacement

Introduction

If you need to replace the vibration motor on your phone use this guide. The vibration motor is what vibrates your phone every time you get a notification. If your phone is not vibrating when it should be, you may need to replace the vibration motor. For this guide you will need a spudger. To replace the vibration motor you first need to remove the LCD screen and the battery, which can be moderately difficult.

What you need

Step 1 LCD Screen

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Weaken the glue that is keeping the screen in place by heating up the edges of the phone with a hair dryer or heat gun.
The phone gets very hot and can hurt the user handling it.

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Step 2

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Scrape all the glue from the inside edges by inserting opening picks into the bottom edge of the phone and working your way around the edges.
If the glue hardens and becomes difficult to move the plastic around the edges, reheat the phone.

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Step 3

Pry open the phone by inserting an opening pick under one of the edges and removing the screen.
The screen is still attached by a connector, so do not pull the pieces apart.

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Step 4

Remove the bracket covering the connector by grabbing one side of the bracket with angled tweezers and gently pulling it off.

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Step 5

Gently remove the connector by using a spudger to pop it off.

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Step 6 Battery

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Take out the twelve 3.5mm screws using the Phillips #00 screwdriver.
Remove the one 3 mm Phillips #00 screws.
Remove the two 1mm Phillips #00 screws.
Fifteen screws should be removed in total in this step. (Not all the screws are visible in the picture.)