Fitbit Surge Touchscreen Sensor Replacement

ID: 74855

Description: Is your touchscreen not working? The...

Steps:

1. Unscrew all four black 3 mm screws on the underside of the watch using a T5 screwdriver.

2. Use an X-Acto knife to cut the band above, on either side, and in between the 2 screws.
3. Note: Part of the band is hard plastic.
4. Caution: Once the band is cut it cannot be reattached.

5. Scrape away the glue beneath the hard shell portion of the band to reveal the GPS.

6. Use a PH000 screw head to undo the newly revealed silver 4 mm Phillips screws that were hidden beneath the glue.

7. Using a metal spudger, push down on the plastic gray square clamps on the underside of the device to dislodge the whole silver backing.
8. Note: the buttons will also come off.

9. Use a thin tool to pry the the device apart by lodging it between the clock face and back side of the device.
10. Note: A spudger may not be thin enough to fit in the seam of the device. We used the 6 inch metal ruler from the Pro Tech Toolkit.

11. Remove the touchscreen sensor using a spudger or your fingers.
12. Note: In this photo we removed the metal cover on the main PCB, but you do not need to remove it for this guide.