Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

14

Time Required

                          10 minutes

Sections

5

  • Watch Straps
  • 2 steps
  • Battery
  • 3 steps
  • Motherboard
  • 5 steps
  • Display
  • 1 step
  • Housing
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Watch Straps
  • Grab your Garmin watch and flip it over to get a good view of the four screws that connect the straps to the housing.

Grab your Garmin watch and flip it over to get a good view of the four screws that connect the straps to the housing.

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Step 2

  • Use a Torx T9 screwdriver to remove the four .8mm screws. Once the screws are removed the watch straps should fall out of the housing.

Use a Torx T9 screwdriver to remove the four .8mm screws. Once the screws are removed the watch straps should fall out of the housing.

Step 3

              Battery
  • Use a Torx T9 screwdriver to remove these four .8mm screws and seperate the housing.

Use a Torx T9 screwdriver to remove these four .8mm screws and seperate the housing.

Step 4

  • Use a spudger tool to disengage the power ribbon from the main board. Once the ribbon is disconnected you can separate the bottom piece of the housing that holds the battery.

Use a spudger tool to disengage the power ribbon from the main board. Once the ribbon is disconnected you can separate the bottom piece of the housing that holds the battery.

Step 5

  • Use the spudger tool again and wedge it in between the battery and the housing, pry until the battery starts to separate from the adhesive holding it in place. Once you have the battery disconnected you are ready to replace it.
  • Despite the fact that the metal spudger is shown being used in this step, make sure to use a plastic opening tool or nylon spudger to pry up the battery. The metal spudger has a much larger chance of puncturing the battery, and thus should not be used.

Use the spudger tool again and wedge it in between the battery and the housing, pry until the battery starts to separate from the adhesive holding it in place. Once you have the battery disconnected you are ready to replace it.

Despite the fact that the metal spudger is shown being used in this step, make sure to use a plastic opening tool or nylon spudger to pry up the battery. The metal spudger has a much larger chance of puncturing the battery, and thus should not be used.

Step 6

              Motherboard
  • Use a spudger to pry open the power ribbon from the main board.

Use a spudger to pry open the power ribbon from the main board.

Step 7

  • Use your Torx T9 screwdriver to remove the one .8mm screw that holds the main board to the watch housing.

Use your Torx T9 screwdriver to remove the one .8mm screw that holds the main board to the watch housing.

Step 8

  • Use the spudger to pry the motherboard out of the housing.

Use the spudger to pry the motherboard out of the housing.

Step 9

  • Once removed simply separate the digitizer from the main board.

Once removed simply separate the digitizer from the main board.

Step 10

  • Lastly use your spudger tool to pry the data ribbon open from the motherboard. Once the ribbon is removed the board will be free and you can replace the board.

Lastly use your spudger tool to pry the data ribbon open from the motherboard. Once the ribbon is removed the board will be free and you can replace the board.

Step 11

              Display
  • The display is also ready to be replaced.

The display is also ready to be replaced.

Step 12

              Housing
  • Use a spudger tool to pry the soundboard out of its housing.

Use a spudger tool to pry the soundboard out of its housing.

Step 13

  • Remove the gasket seal from the housing.

Remove the gasket seal from the housing.

Step 14

  • Once all your components are removed the housing with buttons is ready to be repaired/ replaced.

Once all your components are removed the housing with buttons is ready to be repaired/ replaced.

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

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Antenor Heleodoro dos Santos - Jan 13, 2018

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Hi there!

Thanks for the tutorial!

When i reassemble the watch, do i have to put some glue to seal the tiny holes out of the soundboard, or those rubber rings does the job?

I’m just afraid of screwing the waterproof feature of the watch…

Thanks!!

marco turati - Jan 18, 2020

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do you know where i can find atmospheric pressure and temperature sensors?