Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

13

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Sections

5

  • Rear Panel
  • 2 steps
  • Battery
  • 1 step
  • Rear Frame
  • 5 steps
  • Rear Inner Frame
  • 3 steps
  • Speaker
  • 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Rear Panel
  • Insert the plastic opening tool into the top of the Thunderbolt near the power button.
  • Gently pry up on the rear panel around the edges until it is loose.

Insert the plastic opening tool into the top of the Thunderbolt near the power button.

Gently pry up on the rear panel around the edges until it is loose.

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Step 2

  • Lift and remove the rear panel.

Lift and remove the rear panel.

Step 3

              Battery
  • Using the plastic opening tool, lift up the battery from the bottom near the kickstand.
  • Remove the battery from the inner frame.

Using the plastic opening tool, lift up the battery from the bottom near the kickstand.

Remove the battery from the inner frame.

Step 4

              Rear Frame
  • Remove the six Phillips screws from the perimeter of the rear frame.
  • By removing the screw with the “void” sticker on it, your Thunderbolt will no longer be covered under warranty.

Remove the six Phillips screws from the perimeter of the rear frame.

By removing the screw with the “void” sticker on it, your Thunderbolt will no longer be covered under warranty.

Step 5

  • Insert the plastic opening tool into the bottom of the phone underneath the soft keys.
  • Gently pry up on the plastic cover by sliding the plastic opening tool across the bottom of the phone.
  • Remove the plastic cover.
  • The plastic cover will have adhesive on it making it difficult to remove.

Insert the plastic opening tool into the bottom of the phone underneath the soft keys.

Gently pry up on the plastic cover by sliding the plastic opening tool across the bottom of the phone.

Remove the plastic cover.

The plastic cover will have adhesive on it making it difficult to remove.

Step 6

  • Remove the two Phillips screws where the plastic cover was.

Remove the two Phillips screws where the plastic cover was.

Step 7

  • Insert the plastic opening tool in between the screen and the frame on the side of the phone.
  • Slowly slide the the plastic opening tool along the side of the phone until the screen begins to separate from the frame.
  • Do the same for the opposite side of the phone.

Insert the plastic opening tool in between the screen and the frame on the side of the phone.

Slowly slide the the plastic opening tool along the side of the phone until the screen begins to separate from the frame.

Do the same for the opposite side of the phone.

Step 8

  • Carefully separate the screen and phone from the rear frame, starting from the bottom.
  • Gently pull down on the phone and screen to fully separate it from the rear frame.

Carefully separate the screen and phone from the rear frame, starting from the bottom.

Gently pull down on the phone and screen to fully separate it from the rear frame.

Step 9

              Rear Inner Frame
  • Remove the two Phillips screws securing rear inner frame to device.

Remove the two Phillips screws securing rear inner frame to device.

Step 10

  • Insert the plastic opening tool between the rear inner frame and the motherboard and slowly work your way around the device.

Insert the plastic opening tool between the rear inner frame and the motherboard and slowly work your way around the device.

Step 11

  • Remove the rear inner frame from the rest of the device.

Remove the rear inner frame from the rest of the device.

Step 12

              Speaker
  • Flip over rear inner frame.

Flip over rear inner frame.

Step 13

  • Pry out speaker with plastic opening tools.
  • You have now removed the speaker.

Pry out speaker with plastic opening tools.

You have now removed the speaker.

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

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