Htc Mytouch 4G Button Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

                          30 minutes

Sections

Battery
3 steps
Mother Board
8 steps
Button
1 step

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Flip Phone Over

Flip your phone over and hold the phone with the back facing you.

Flip your phone over and hold the phone with the back facing you.

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Step 2

              Remove the back case.

Place the prying tool into the notch at the bottom of the case and pull up to remove.

Place the prying tool into the notch at the bottom of the case and pull up to remove.

Step 3

              Remove the battery

Use the plastic prying tool in the upper left-hand corner notch of the battery to remove.

Use the plastic prying tool in the upper left-hand corner notch of the battery to remove.

Step 4

              Removing Screws

Remove the two T5x5mm Screws with the T5 Torx Screw driver.
Remove the one Phillips screw with the Phillips #00 Screwdriver.

Remove the two T5x5mm Screws with the T5 Torx Screw driver.

Remove the one Phillips screw with the Phillips #00 Screwdriver.

Step 5

              Removing back case.

Use the plastic opening tools to remove the back case.
There are four T5x5mm screws. Use the T5 Torx Screwdriver to remove them.
Using the plastic opening tools, remove the Wifi antenna.

Use the plastic opening tools to remove the back case.

There are four T5x5mm screws. Use the T5 Torx Screwdriver to remove them.

Using the plastic opening tools, remove the Wifi antenna.

Step 6

              Removing four T5 Screws

There are three button ribbons on the phone that need to be pulled down off of the case.
With the plastic opening tools, pull the button ribbons down away from the frame without completely removing them.

There are three button ribbons on the phone that need to be pulled down off of the case.

With the plastic opening tools, pull the button ribbons down away from the frame without completely removing them.

Step 7

After making sure the button ribbons are away from the frame, insert the plastic opening tool into the frame and remove it.
Remove two Philips screws holding the Motherboard in place.

After making sure the button ribbons are away from the frame, insert the plastic opening tool into the frame and remove it.

Remove two Philips screws holding the Motherboard in place.

Step 8

Three ribbon cables and the vibration motor need to be disconnected from the Motherboard.
Using the plastic opening tools, pull up on the power button ribbon to gently detach it.
Remove the vibration motor by gently pulling it off of the Motherboard.

Three ribbon cables and the vibration motor need to be disconnected from the Motherboard.

Using the plastic opening tools, pull up on the power button ribbon to gently detach it.

Remove the vibration motor by gently pulling it off of the Motherboard.

Step 9

Remove the digitizer ribbon cable with the plastic opening tools.
Remove the LCD ribon cable from its connector.
It is now safe to release the Motherboard from the clips holding it in place. Start at the top clip of the phone and move your way around gently releasing each clip.

Remove the digitizer ribbon cable with the plastic opening tools.

Remove the LCD ribon cable from its connector.

It is now safe to release the Motherboard from the clips holding it in place. Start at the top clip of the phone and move your way around gently releasing each clip.

Step 10

Do not lift the Motherboard off the phone. The LCD Ribbon is still connected to it.
Lift the Motherboard towards the left to expose the LCD clamp connector.
Open the clamp connector of the LCD ribbon by carefully pulling it up with the plastic opening tools.

Do not lift the Motherboard off the phone. The LCD Ribbon is still connected to it.

Lift the Motherboard towards the left to expose the LCD clamp connector.

Open the clamp connector of the LCD ribbon by carefully pulling it up with the plastic opening tools.

Step 11

The Motherboard is now removed.

The Motherboard is now removed.

Step 12

              Button

After removing the motherboard from the phone, the button bar is exposed and easily replaced.
Use the plastic opening tools to remove the button bar and replace it with the new one.

After removing the motherboard from the phone, the button bar is exposed and easily replaced.

Use the plastic opening tools to remove the button bar and replace it with the new one.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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