Vibrator
Motor Replacement Procedure
Turn
hair dryer to medium heat. Slowly move the hair dryer along the seams on the
back of the phone. Keep the dryer a ew inches away from the case. Circulate the
dryer for a full minute to soften the adhesive binding the phone together.
Once
the adhesive is loosened, stick the suction cup to the top-center of the back
of your phone and gently pull back. Gently pull back just enough to create a
small gap.
Once
you've opened a small space with the back cover, stick the plastic opening tool
into the seam of the phone. Move the tool along the seam to loosen the
adhesive.
Caution:
Pulling too vigorously or quickly on the suction cup could snap the back of the
phone. Once the adhesive has been adequately loosened, pull back slowly on the
suction cup to remove the back panel of the phone. The remaining adhesive
should be strong enough to hold the phone together tightly upon reassembly.
However, once opened the water resistance of your phone has been compromised.
Now
that the back is removed, the battery is visible. You now have access to the
battery and its connecting components. With the plastic opening tool, gently
remove the connector from the motherboard. Use your fingers to peel the rest of
the adhesive away from the phone.
With
the plastic opening tool, carefully peel the white adhesive tape up from the
bottom of the battery. Use your fingers to peel back the rest of the adhesive
tape away from the battery.
Slide
the spudger firmly along the right side of the battery, loosening the adhesive
between the casing and battery. Flex cables run vertically down the phone
underneath the battery and can be damaged easily. Make sure to only place the
spudger in the indicated area. Insert the spudger in the bottom-center to
further loosen the adhesive. Carefully separate the battery from the phone by
sliding the spudger vertically underneath the battery and prying up. This may
take some time and work as the adhesive is very strong.
The
grey spacer is located in the bottom right corner of your phone, next to the
vibrate motor. Remove the grey spacer by gently prying it up from the right
side with the spudger.
Disconnect
the vibrate motor flux cable by using the spudger to gently pop it up.
Remove
the single 3 mm screw, set next to the vibrate motor, using a Philips #000
screw driver.
Use
the spudger to firmly pry up the plastic housing holding the vibrate motor and
loud speaker. Be careful not to pull the plastic housing out right away. The
antenna circuit board is still connected to the main body and the antenna could
be damaged if pulled on. Start on the left and slowly move to the right while
prying up the adhesive and clips holding the plastic unit down.
Once
the plastic housing has been removed from the main phone body, flip it over to
expose the antenna circuit board. Use the plastic opening tool to remove the
antenna circuit board from the plastic housing. This component is held in place
with plastic clips and not adhesive. Simply place the safe open pry tool next
to the indicated clip and press on it lightly. The antenna board should pop
free.
You
now have access to the vibrate motor, the small round metallic object. Flip the
plastic housing over so that the vibrate motor is barely visible. With the
pointy end of the spudger, slowly begin to work it loose from the housing by
gently pushing down.
