Kindle Touch 3G Card Housing Replacement Repair Guide

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                          5 minutes

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Back Cover
2 steps
Battery
2 steps
3G Card Housing
1 step

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Introduction

models that are WiFi only, there will instead be a plastic placeholder instead. The replacement instructions for both are identical.

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Step 1

              Back Cover

Use the plastic opening tool to undo the ten plastic clips around the back panel of the Kindle.

Use the plastic opening tool to undo the ten plastic clips around the back panel of the Kindle.

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Step 2

Gently lift the bottom and slide the panel off.

Gently lift the bottom and slide the panel off.

Step 3

              Battery

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the five screws.

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the five screws.

Step 4

Using the flat end of your spudger, gently pry the battery up and remove it.

Using the flat end of your spudger, gently pry the battery up and remove it.

Step 5

              Remove the 3G Board

Remove the indicated four 2 mm screws with a Phillips #00 screwdriver. (Units with the 3G assembly have Phillips #000 screws.)
Next, gently lift the 3G assembly with a Spudger or your fingers.
This Kindle Touch is the WiFi only model and comes with a plastic placeholder instead of the 3G assembly.
Disconnect the antenna lead by carefully prying it off the 3G board with a plastic tool.

Remove the indicated four 2 mm screws with a Phillips #00 screwdriver. (Units with the 3G assembly have Phillips #000 screws.)

Next, gently lift the 3G assembly with a Spudger or your fingers.

This Kindle Touch is the WiFi only model and comes with a plastic placeholder instead of the 3G assembly.

Disconnect the antenna lead by carefully prying it off the 3G board with a plastic tool.

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

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Curious_Guy_Threepwood - Feb 16, 2017

Hey, thanks for your guide!

I, however, have one question, maybe I misunderstood - is it possible to add a 3G module to a kindle touch that didn’t have one installed by default?

Would it work?

Darren John de Lima - Sep 7, 2020

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