Motorola Atrix 4G Top Speaker Replacement

Introducción

To remove the speaker you will first need to remove the battery, open the phone and remove the motherboard. Be ready to use a plastic opening tool, T5 Torx Screwdriver, spudger and head gun or hair dryer.

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Paso 1 Battery

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Pry the back cover off the back of the phone.

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Paso 2

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Insert a spudger into the small notch at the base of the battery.
Lift the battery out of the phone.

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Paso 3 Antenna

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T5 Torx Screwdriver

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Remove the four 5.0 mm T5 Torx screws using a T5 Torx Screwdriver.
Remove the three 5.5 mm T5 Torx screws using a T5 Torx Screwdriver.
Use gentle force while unscrewing to avoid stripping the screws.

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Paso 4

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Lift up the black rubber flap using an opening tool.
Remove the single 5.5 mm T5 Torx screw using a T5 Torx Screwdriver.

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Paso 5

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Gently lift the tabs located at the top of the phone using an opening tool.
Gently lift the tab located at the bottom of the phone with the same tool.
Use an opening tool, not your fingers, because the plastic tabs are easily broken.

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Paso 6

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Insert an opening tool between the front and back of the case.
Slide the tool down the side of the phone.
Repeat the same process for the other side.
There should be a noticeable gap between the front and back cases. If not, repeat this step.

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Paso 7

Carefully lift the back case off the phone.
Do not completely separate the back case from the phone. The antenna is connected to both cases.

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Paso 8

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Slide an opening tool beneath the antenna and lift straight up from the motherboard.
Lift straight upwards, not at an angle, to avoid damaging the socket underneath.

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Paso 9

Ease the antenna from out of its guide along the side of the phone
Remove the back case and the antenna from the phone.
The antenna is soldered to the back case. When reassembling, do not pull it with too much force.

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Paso 10 Motherboard

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Spudger

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Insert a spudger between the black plastic and the motherboard.
Lift upwards with the spudger to dislodge the board.
The motherboard should lift up easily. If the white rubber piece shifts, move it back to its original place.

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Paso 11

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Disconnect the press connectors using a spudger.
If you are unfamiliar with using connectors, consult this guide.

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Paso 12

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Lift the white latch on the ZIF connector using a spudger.
Gently pull the black ribbon down and away from the latch.

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Paso 13

There should be five distinct parts of the phone: the back cover, the back case, the front case, the battery, and the motherboard.

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Paso 14 Top Speaker

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In order to get to the top speaker, first remove the rubber cover located directly over the speaker.
The orange adhesive strip needs to be peeled off in order to remove the top speaker. This can be done using fingernails or the spudger tool.

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Paso 15

Using the spudger, lift up from under the top speaker and it should slide easily out of place.
Be careful when removing top speaker out of its housing because it is still connected to the phone. You must undo the connection indicated with the orange circle before complete removal.
To undo the connector lift the black flap up - edge closest to the speaker - then the cable slides out