ZTE Max XL Display Replacement

ID: 149319

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Steps:

  1. Before disassembly, assure the phone is powered off.
  2. Use the SIM Card remover key, remove the SIM Card tray. To do this insert the key into the hole on the side of the phone near the SIM Card tray.
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  3. Apply the iOpener to the back of the phone. For instructions on how to use the iOpener, use this guide
  4. On our phone there was adhesive on the top and bottom of the phone backing, so we specifically heated these areas.
  5. Do not heat the phone too much in one area - it may warp the plastic backing.
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  6. Starting at one corner, wedge a plastic opening pick or tool underneath the plastic backing to start undoing the tabs that connect the backing to the phone.
  7. There are 3 tabs on top and bottom and 6 on each side.
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  8. Remove the two 3.4 mm JIS #00 screws that hold the cable in place—one may be under a lock sticker.
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  9. Use a nylon spudger to lift the press-fit connector and free the ribbon cable from the main part of the phone.
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  10. Remove all nineteen 3.4 mm JIS #00 screws from the perimeter of the back.
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  11. Use an opening tool between the screen and side trim battery cover to remove the screen.
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  12. Use a nylon spudger to carefully lift the 6 press-fit connections free from the motherboard.
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  13. Using the iFixit opening tools carefully pry the edge of the battery away from the casing.
  14. Do not bend or puncture the battery during this process.
  15. If the battery does not lift away freely, use careful amounts of isopropyl alcohol to help soften the adhesive. Gently work a thin opening pick or plastic card along the underside of the battery, pushing the card through the adhesive while lifting the battery free.
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  16. After taking off the battery and disconnecting all the metal tabs underneath, using the iOPener to break the adhesive between the display and the circuit.
  17. Do not heat the phone too much in one area
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  18. Use the plastic opening pick in the iFixit kit to wedge between the display and circuit.
  19. Be sure not to damage the wire connecting the display to the circuit.
  20. Replace the display and resemble the device following the reverse order
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