MAKE ABSOLUTELY SURE that you have taken the SIM card out at this point. I just snapped my motherboard in half at the SIM card point. Luckily it's the one that didn't work anyways...

As of right now, is it possible to get a replacement motherboard for the Pixel 6a? I spoke with a repair shop and they said the phone would need to be under warranty (which in the case of my wife's phone, it is not due to getting smashed in a car door) to get a replacement motherboard.

Don't forget the display cable bracket folks! This was my first at home repair and Im kicking myself forgetting the bracket.

I'm in the same boat as mkirwin no amount of pulling with the suction cup worked, I had to use a razor blade to get the seam separated enough to insert a pick. Maybe I didn't heat up the adhesive enough but that stuff is super strong