Repairing HTC Wildfire S broken screen

ID: 14423

Description:

Steps:

1. First remove the rear case/battery cover

2. Remove the battery.
3. Remove the two T5 Torx screws.
4. Prise off the lower casing towards the right in the picture, taking care not to break the two tabs

5. Remove the two further T5 torx screws
6. Remove the three Phillips #00 screws.

7. Now carefully prise off the case all round and it will detach completely

8. Prise up this connector

9. And this one

10. Lift up the retainer using a plastic opening tool.

11. And carefully pull out the tab connector.
12. NOW PAUSE WITHOUT MOVING ANYTHING!

13. NOTE THIS FLEXIBLE RIBBON

14. Carefully lift up the board from the left-hand side allowing it to 'hinge' on the metallic ribbon connector you have just noted and allow it to lay flat

15. The freed connector for the screen should have unfolded
16. Now the screen can be pried from the outer case, but take care as you do so not to tear the metallic ribbon between the two casings

17. To detach the screen it can help to use a pry tool to push the screen from behind through the slot

18. The screen is detached and the connector can be wiggled out through the slot

19. Remove the old screen and connector altogether

20. The connector for the new screen now has to be wiggled back through the slot

21. Once the connecter is pushed through the slot, you should now stick the new screen into place using suitable adhesive strip

22. Fold down the ribbon connector from the screen and carefully fold the two casing halves together again, making sure that the two connectors are sticking out of the side

23. Reconnect the two connectors on the right hand side by pressing down

24. Reinsert the ribbon connector on the left hand side and push down the retaining catch

25. Clip the rear casing back on to the body

26. Put the bottom cover back in place and then replace all the screws

27. Replace battery and battery cover and all should now be well!