Samsung Galaxy Note5 Display Replacement

ID: 108503

Description: Cracked the screen on your shiny new Galaxy...

Steps:

1. Insert a SIM Ejector Tool into the small hole on the left side of the top edge of the device.
2. Press down until the SIM Card Tray begins to protrude out of the device.

3. Remove the SIM Card Tray from the slot.

4. Heat the back of the device with a heat gun for two minutes.

5. Once the device is very warm to the touch, place a suction cup near the bottom of the back of the device.
6. Make sure to place the suction cup on the flat part of the glass.
7. Gently pull upwards on the suction cup to separate the rear glass from the body of the phone.
8. While pulling upwards, insert a pick under the rear glass

9. Keeping the pick under the rear glass, move the pick along the bottom edge of the device to cut the adhesive.

10. Repeat the previous heating and cutting procedure for the remaining three sides of the phone.
11. Leave a pick on each side as you continue to the next to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

12. Once all adhesive has been cut, gently lift up the rear glass to remove it.

13. Remove the S-Pen from the bottom of the device.

14. Remove 20 5mm screws with a Phillips #1 Screwdriver.

15. Grip the back of the device and press down on the white square to remove the middle housing.

16. Loosen the two signal cable connectors.

17. To disconnect flexes, carefully pull up on the exposed tab with tweezers.
18. Disconnect the battery flex.
19. Disconnect the earpiece flex.
20. Disconnect the battery flex.

21. Remove the teal navigation button flex.

22. Gently lift up the motherboard from the top end to remove.
23. Make sure all flexes are disconnected before removing the motherboard. If the motherboard does not easily detach, remove any connected flexes.

24. With the motherboard removed, slowly pry off the battery with tweezers, starting at the bottom.
25. Be careful not to puncture the battery as this could cause permanent damage.

26. Heat the display for two minutes with a heat gun.

27. Once the display is very warm to the touch, slide a pick between the LCD and the LCD shield on the bottom edge of the device.
28. Slide the pick across the bottom to cut through the adhesive.

29. The display is now removed.