HTC EVO Design 4G Headphone Jack Replacement

ID: 81169

Description: Replacing this component requires intricacy and...

Steps:

1. Tools: Phillips #000 Screwdriver, T4 Torx Screwdriver, Safety Pry Tool (Guitar pick), Tweezers

2. Use fingers on either end of the button edges of the phone to pull back cover off. It should slide off.

3. When open, pull on “Open” tab and it should rotate towards you
4. Grab the bottom edge of the battery and pull it toward you

5. On the side of the top casing on the phone there should be a slot. Use your safety pry tool (guitar pick) pry around the perimeter of the casing to remove it
6. Info*: The adhesive tape that you may find will not be necessary for replacement later

7. Remove the two Phillips screws to release the casing above the port
8. Remove the top and bottom pairs of Torx screws.
9. Remove the middle pair of two Phillips screws.

10. To remove the remaining cover, lift the side port, which was previously uncovered, then lift the outer shell from the bottom of the phone and slide it forward

11. Remove the two revealed screws on the outside (Torx = red, Phillips = orange), and then remove the two phillips on the bottom of the phone

12. Remove the rear housing by prying around the edge with your Safety Pry Tool

13. Unplug the wire connecting the vibrator to the board with your tweezers

14. Unfold motherboard from the screen (open carefully like a book)

15. Disconnect the two aluminum flex cables

16. The flex cables should be the only binding and after being removed should leave you with the separate screen

17. Use solder sucker to remove solder from the front of head phone jack
18. Use solder sucker to remove solder from the back of head phone jack
19. There are 5 soldering locations from the top view and 5 locations from the bottom view
20. Remove the piece of tape covering the underside of the headphone jack. It will not have to be reattached
21. Refer to the How To Solder and Desolder Connections guie if needed
22. Solder sucker will be very hot