Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
8
Time Required
1 - 2 hours
Sections
3
- Speaker Bezel
- 2 steps
- Rear Panel
- 4 steps
- Headphone Jack
- 2 steps
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Introduction
If you’re experiencing audio out issues, follow this guide to restore that pleasant stereo sound.
What you need
Step 1
Speaker Bezel
- Insert an opening pick underneath the speaker bezel, and slide it along the perimeter to separate it from the tablet.
- The adhesive is strong and may require an iOpener, or heat gun, to soften.
Insert an opening pick underneath the speaker bezel, and slide it along the perimeter to separate it from the tablet.
The adhesive is strong and may require an iOpener, or heat gun, to soften.
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Step 2
- Remove the speaker bezel.
Remove the speaker bezel.
Step 3
Rear Panel
- Remove the six pink 3mm T3 Torx screws from the back case.
Remove the six pink 3mm T3 Torx screws from the back case.
Step 4
- Wedge opening picks around the perimeter between the display and back case.
- Work the opening picks around the perimeter until the two halves disengage from each other.
- Don’t completely separate as the display ribbon cable still connects the two.
Wedge opening picks around the perimeter between the display and back case.
Work the opening picks around the perimeter until the two halves disengage from each other.
Don’t completely separate as the display ribbon cable still connects the two.
Step 5
- Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the rear panel press-fit connector from the motherboard.
Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the rear panel press-fit connector from the motherboard.
Step 6
- There may be a glue strip between the battery and the outside case. Gently pry the case open and use the flat end of a spudger to separate the glue strip.
There may be a glue strip between the battery and the outside case. Gently pry the case open and use the flat end of a spudger to separate the glue strip.
Step 7
Headphone Jack
- Remove the single 3.1mm T5 Torx screw from the headphone jack.
Remove the single 3.1mm T5 Torx screw from the headphone jack.
Step 8
- Pull the headphone jack out of its socket with a pair of tweezers to remove.
Pull the headphone jack out of its socket with a pair of tweezers to remove.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Steve - Jan 9, 2019
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Thanks guys. My kindle had the stub of a mini plug broken off in it. Had it so that I could plug devices into my stereo and after many plug-ins of different devices some how the tip was cracked, should have realized it, the plug had gotten intermittent but I kept using it(25 foot cord mini-plug to RCA plugs). I use this instruction guide get socket assembly out, but still had to carve the socket body on the side a bit to get a my smallest pair of needle nose in to grasp and pull plug tip out. It was not easy, but couldn’t have gotten to that point without this guide. Reassembled and all works well, thanks again.
Steve
I really wanted to fix this Kindle, had received it as a drawing prize from alumni association when I graduated from Purdue Fort Wayne a few years ago.
Love your site!
Um by the way, in case anybody accidentally separates the cable(the tape will hold in place, but the SMD multi-pin male to female connector can become dislodged easily(for me anyway). Don’t panic, the plug will firmly snap back into place, if you line it up fairly close and apply slight downward pressure. you’ll have to have very good vision or some optics to see the socket/header clearly.
Didn’t realize on my first post that Blake had written this, thanks a lot Blake!
