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Motorola Defy Teardown

Written By: Jared (and 2 other contributors)
Published: December 5, 2011
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Motorola Defy Teardown

Written By: Jared (and 2 other contributors)
Published: December 5, 2011
  • Comments: 7
  • Favorites: 12
  • Views: 22.2k

Teardown

Introduction

This disassembly will show you how to remove the logic board as well as the lcd.

What you need

This teardown is not a repair guide. To repair your Motorola Defy, use our service manual.

  1. Motorola Defy Teardown, Motorola Defy Teardown: step 1, image 1 of 1

    • Power down the phone

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  2. Motorola Defy Teardown: step 2, image 1 of 2 Motorola Defy Teardown: step 2, image 2 of 2

    • On the back there is a slider that locks the back cover on slide this over to unlock it.

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  3. Motorola Defy Teardown: step 3, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the battery and sim card as well as the micro sd if one.

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  4. Motorola Defy Teardown: step 4, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the two torx screws in each corner.

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    • Remove the 3 torx screws on both sides.

    • Now remove one more torx screw on the bottom.

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  7. Motorola Defy Teardown: step 6, image 1 of 1

    • Use the pry tool and insert in between the black and white plastic. Slide across all sides to unlock the clips holding it together.

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    • Remove the the back case (white section) revealing the logic board.

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    • Use the pry tool and detach the digitizer cable and LCD cable from the board.

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  10. Motorola Defy Teardown: step 9, image 1 of 1

    • Lift the logic board out of the phone revealing the LCD.

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  11. Motorola Defy Teardown: step 10, image 1 of 1

    • Use pry tool to gently lift the LCD out of the phone revealing the digitizer.

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    i would like to reuse LCD, does anyone know how connect and what to send to the display

    lub - Reply

  12. Motorola Defy Teardown: step 11, image 1 of 1

    • Now all that is left is the digitizer frame holding the digitizer.

    • To remove a broken digitizer heat the front edges of this frame to soften the digitizer adhesive and pry away from the frame.

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  13. Motorola Defy Teardown: step 12, image 1 of 1

    • Thats it now just follow these steps in reverse to put your phone back together.

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    CAUTION: Be sure not to touch the LCD screen or the back side of the digitizer after removing the protective plastic. If you do, you will see finger prints that you cannot remove after reassembling the phone.

    Ken - Reply

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5 Comments

Brilliant! Many thanks. Things to watch: the volume rocker and on switch tend to fall out, so secured them to the back with a little bit of masking tape while I reassembled. Helped to slightly lift one end of the motherboard so the case can go around the USB power socket. After that it fits back together with only minor persuasion.

Gareth Dart - Reply

Hi,

my Search "button" stop lightning. The other 3 "buttons" are ok.

Did someone know the reason?

Thank you!

timarzoltan83 - Reply

Thanks for help! Real great Guide.

Daniel - Reply

Help! I bought a t5 torx screwdriver to open my motorola and the screwdriver seems too smal! Wtf? Many dismount video says that this is a t5 model, I don't understand...

Pierre Flq - Reply

can you mark ram on that board ?

demon leaks - Reply

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