CAT S62 Top Speaker Replacement
ID: 199537
Description: This is a comprehensive guide to replacing the...
Steps:
- Allow your phone's battery to drain below 25% (a charged lithium-ion battery can be a safety hazard). Turn the device off before working on it.
- Use the plastic spudger to gently pry off the rubber back panel. If needed, use the plastic iFixit opening picks to help keep the plate separated. (Heating the back of the phone using a blow dryer may help loosen adhesive.)
- Gently pull the back panel away to avoid damaging the connecting wire for the fingerprint sensor.
- Gently remove the wire connecting the back cover to the rest of the phone using your fingers or tweezers.
- Do not pull on the wire, as it may damage the cable.
- Remove the eleven 5mm screws with a JIS #00 screwdriver.
- Remove the six 3mm screws (three screws on each side) with a Hex 1.3 mm screwdriver.
- The battery cover is connected to the camera cover, so both covers must be removed to access the battery.
- Pry off the camera cover using the iFixit opening picks.
- Remove both plates.
- The two plates are connected by a small wire. Handle with care and do not separate them from each other.
- Disconnect the wire attached to the battery using the tweezers or your fingers.
- Do not pull on the wire, as it may damage the cable.
- Use a blow dryer or other heating device for a few minutes to loosen the adhesive beneath the battery.
- Be extremely careful handling heated metal, as it will be hot to the touch.
- Pry the battery away using the plastic spudger and iFixit opening picks.
- Using the precision tweezers, gently unclip the white cable from the motherboard.
- Using precision tweezers, unclip the two connectors from the motherboard.
- Remove one 3 mm screw from the motherboard using a JIS #00 screwdriver.
- Using the spudger and precision tweezers, gently remove the motherboard.
- Use the precision tweezers to gently pull the speaker off of the phone.
- Be gentle, as the speaker is glued to the phone.
