Canon EOS Rebel T2i LCD Screen Assembly Replacement

ID: 180575

Description: This guide will show you how to disassemble the...

Steps:

  1. Before beginning, ensure that the camera is off, and the battery is removed.
  2. Pry open the rubber I/F terminal cap with your finger.
  3. Remove the two M1.7x2.5mm JIS #000 screws that are underneath the I/F terminal cap.
  4. Using a plastic pick, or another thin plastic prying tool, pop off the I/F terminal cover from the camera.
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  5. On the left side of the camera, remove the following screw:
  6. One M1.7x6.0mm JIS #000 screw
  7. On the right side, remove the following screws:
  8. One M1.7x5.5mm JIS #000 screw
  9. One M1.7x3.5mm JIS #000 screw
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  10. Remove the battery door.
  11. Open the battery door to about a 35° angle.
  12. Pull the battery door straight outwards.
  13. Remove the following screws from the bottom of the camera:
  14. One M1.7x6.0mm JIS #000 screw
  15. Two M1.7x2.5mm JIS #000 screws
  16. One M1.7x5.5mm JIS #000 screw
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  17. Slide the viewfinder eyepiece vertically upwards.
  18. Start to pull the back cover partially off of the camera.
  19. Use caution when removing the back cover, there is a ribbon cable that connects the LCD screen to the main PCB board.
  20. Disconnect the LCD screen ribbon cable from the main PCB board.
  21. Use a plastic spudger to lift up the black locking tab.
  22. Carefully pull out the ribbon cable from its connector using a pair of angled tweezers.
  23. Finish pulling the back cover off of the camera body.
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  24. Use extreme care while handling ribbon cables and connectors as they can be easy to damage.
  25. Use a plastic spudger to lift up the locking tabs on the two ribbon cable connectors.
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  27. Remove the four ribbon cables connected to the FPC assembly.
  28. Stick one of the ends of a pair of pointed tweezers through the hole in the ribbon cable and carefully pull the ribbon cable out of each connector.
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  29. Remove the following screws from the back cover FPC assembly:
  30. One M1.7x3.5mm JIS #000 screw
  31. One M1.7x4.0mm JIS #000 screw
  32. Carefully slide out the back cover FPC assembly from underneath the metal tabs holding it in place.
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  33. Remove the following screws on the LCD screen assembly:
  34. Five M1.7x3.5mm JIS #000 screws
  35. Pull off the metal holding plate.
  36. With a pair of angled tweezers, carefully pull off the DOS FPC assembly.
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  37. Gently lift up the right side of the LCD screen and pull it off of the back cover.
  38. Before installing a new LCD screen, ensure that there is no dust on the inside of the LCD window.
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