LG Xenon
Turn the
phone over so the back side is facing you.
Placing your
thumb on the bottom of the phone, apply pressure to the small ridge in the
middle of the phone and push upward towards the camera.
The back
casing should slide off.
Using your
index finger, pull the top of the battery out first. Place your finger at the
top center of the battery in the gap that is provided. Then pull the battery
towards yourself.
The battery
should easily fall out after the top of the battery has been pulled out.
Unscrew the six
2.4mm Phillips #00 screws (three on the left and three on the right of the
phone) to remove the inner back case.
Once all six
screws are removed, use the plastic opening tool to carefully pry apart the
inner back case. Push the plastic tool underneath the case. Carefully push
upward, with the tool, while moving it around the case.
Remove the
camera, lock, and volume buttons from the side of the phone.
Carefully
remove the two 3mm Phillips #00 screws (one on the top and one on the bottom)
that are attaching the motherboard to the phone.
For this next
step, carefully lift and remove the motherboard.
A connector
cable will still be connected to the motherboard upon removing it.
Damage to the connector cable will permanently disable phone.
Damage to the connector cable will permanently disable phone.
Carefully
unclip the silver metallic tab from the motherboard.
Once the
cable is removed, you have successfully disassembled the motherboard of your
phone.
Turn the
motherboard over and carefully remove the keypad from the motherboard.
The keyboard
may be sitting loosely in the case (not attached to the motherboard). Carefully
remove keyboard from case.
After
removing the motherboard and keyboard, unscrew eight 1.6mm Phillips #00 screws
in the middle of the phone.
Remove slider
piece.
Pay close
attention that you don’t lose the spring.
Carefully remove the spring.
Carefully remove the spring.
Remove six
2.25mm Phillips #00 screws along the outside of the case.
Using the
plastic opening tool, carefully open and remove the case. Slide the tool along
the edge and pry upwards to open.
Remove the
black electrical tape holding the LCD to the screen.
Un-clasp the
small tab in the top right corner.
Unhook the
LCD from tabs on the bottom using the plastic opening tool.
Remove the
LCD. Be careful, the LCD screen is fragile.
