Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

8

Time Required

                          15 - 30 minutes

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  • LCD Screen
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Step 1

              Back Cover and Battery
  • Remove the back cover and battery.

Remove the back cover and battery.

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Step 2

              Loosen Adhesive
  • Heat up the screen to loosen the adhesive.
  • You can use a iOpener or a hair drier, but make sure you don’t get the phone too hot.

Heat up the screen to loosen the adhesive.

You can use a iOpener or a hair drier, but make sure you don’t get the phone too hot.

Step 3

  • Put a spudger between the phone frame and the front display.

Put a spudger between the phone frame and the front display.

Step 4

              Remove Plastic Bracket
  • Remove the plastic bracket that will be visible when you pry up the screen.

Remove the plastic bracket that will be visible when you pry up the screen.

Step 5

              Remove Screen
  • Gently pull up on the LCD screen adhesive to remove the screen.

Gently pull up on the LCD screen adhesive to remove the screen.

Step 6

              Remove Housing Screws
  • Remove the screws on the back of the phone frame that are holding the housing of the phone together.

Remove the screws on the back of the phone frame that are holding the housing of the phone together.

Step 7

              Pull Up Screen
  • Now that all of the screws have been removed, pull up the frame with a screwdriver or spudger.
  • Be gentle so you don’t break anything.

Now that all of the screws have been removed, pull up the frame with a screwdriver or spudger.

Be gentle so you don’t break anything.

Step 8

              Removing the Motherboard
  • Disconnect the metal flex cable from the charging port.
  • Remove the Motherboard from the housing.

Disconnect the metal flex cable from the charging port.

Remove the Motherboard from the housing.

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

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anonymous 591 - May 11, 2018

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great guide, this really helped

Marvinhenderson4@gmail.com - May 11, 2018

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thanks for your help, this has really helped

Keith Pobuta - May 11, 2018

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Best guide for a J3 out there professional and easy to follow