Kindle Touch Screen Replacement Repair Guide

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Moderate

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Time Required

                          20 minutes

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Back Cover
2 steps
Battery
2 steps
3G Card Housing
1 step
Bezel
2 steps
Rear Casing
2 steps
Motherboard
3 steps
Screen
3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

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.

Step 6

              Bezel

Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the six 4 mm screws to access the front plate.

Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the six 4 mm screws to access the front plate.

Step 7

Use the plastic opening tool to pry the bezel from the top and sides
The bottom of the bezel will be glued, so be careful when sliding the clips out.
The clips can be easily bent, so do not try to force them out. If you do bend some, they can be bent back.

Use the plastic opening tool to pry the bezel from the top and sides

The bottom of the bezel will be glued, so be careful when sliding the clips out.

The clips can be easily bent, so do not try to force them out. If you do bend some, they can be bent back.

Step 8

              Rear Casing

Use your Phillips #00 srewdriver to remove the indicated screws.
There are three pairs of screws that are each different. The screws on the top corners are 4 mm #00 Phillips screws, the screws on the bottom corners are 2 mm #00 Phillips screws, and the black bottom center screws are 6 mm #00 Phillips screws.

Use your Phillips #00 srewdriver to remove the indicated screws.

There are three pairs of screws that are each different. The screws on the top corners are 4 mm #00 Phillips screws, the screws on the bottom corners are 2 mm #00 Phillips screws, and the black bottom center screws are 6 mm #00 Phillips screws.

Step 9

With the screws removed, gently remove the case from the internals.

With the screws removed, gently remove the case from the internals.

Step 10

              Motherboard

With the screen facing you, use your heated iOpener or other heating element to loosen the glue holding the WiFi unit to the screen. After 30 seconds, remove the heating element.
After the glue is loosened, use a thin tool, like a Spudger or small plastic opening tool, to separate the WiFi unit from the screen.

With the screen facing you, use your heated iOpener or other heating element to loosen the glue holding the WiFi unit to the screen. After 30 seconds, remove the heating element.

After the glue is loosened, use a thin tool, like a Spudger or small plastic opening tool, to separate the WiFi unit from the screen.

Step 11

With the motherboard facing you, use the pointy end of your Spudger to gently separate the two speaker’s connectors.
This connector type requires being lifted out of place, not pulled. Accidentally pulling may damage the wires.
During reassembly, make sure the speaker’s connectors are not pushed behind the motherboard.
Use your #00 Phillips Screwdriver to remove the seven 2 mm screws.

With the motherboard facing you, use the pointy end of your Spudger to gently separate the two speaker’s connectors.

This connector type requires being lifted out of place, not pulled. Accidentally pulling may damage the wires.

During reassembly, make sure the speaker’s connectors are not pushed behind the motherboard.

Use your #00 Phillips Screwdriver to remove the seven 2 mm screws.

Step 12

Use a Spudger to separate the display’s connector from the motherboard.
Gently remove the motherboard from the display support.

Use a Spudger to separate the display’s connector from the motherboard.

Gently remove the motherboard from the display support.

Step 13

              Screen

Using your Metal Spudger, place the pointy end into the top of the clip.
Gently rotate the Spudger and lift the plastic unit to create a gap on the side.

Using your Metal Spudger, place the pointy end into the top of the clip.

Gently rotate the Spudger and lift the plastic unit to create a gap on the side.

Step 14

Use the Spudger in the gap to pry the clip open.
Repeat for the other clips.

Use the Spudger in the gap to pry the clip open.

Repeat for the other clips.

Step 15

With the clips separated, gently guide the Screen’s Motherboard Connector through the hole.

With the clips separated, gently guide the Screen’s Motherboard Connector through the hole.

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

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Ryan Lee - May 1, 2017

I would love to know where I can get the replacement screen. Any links?

John Chapple - Jun 16, 2018

Good guide, thanks, finally, if you need to remove the screen itself from the black plastic frame you can do this inserting the spudger carefully between the screen and the black plastic frame and gradually moving it all round the frame. It will help if you put a heated silicon gel pack over each side before trying to release it

Mohd. Nauman Khalid - Feb 22, 2019

I have a Kindle with half of screen responding to touch

Is the touch incliduded on the screen itself? Will replacing the screen help or is there another way to fix the touch?

Chris Halliwell - Sep 5, 2019

No, the touch circuitry is built into the motherboard.

Andrew Manger - Dec 27, 2019

Where do you buy the screen replacement part for the Kindle Touch?

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