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Difficult

Steps

11

Time Required

                          40 minutes            

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              broken key lock               
  • Remove all marked screws and keep them save
  • The colors of the screws might be exchanged
  • For best results please remind yourself which screws you removed from where

Remove all marked screws and keep them save

The colors of the screws might be exchanged

For best results please remind yourself which screws you removed from where

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Step 2

  • Remove also those screws

Remove also those screws

Step 3

  • lift the cover carefully till the clips snap out
  • remove the cover completely by trying to pull it downwards
  • The right clip on top might be a little hard to pop out: So be careful! It might help if you remove all the other clips first

lift the cover carefully till the clips snap out

remove the cover completely by trying to pull it downwards

The right clip on top might be a little hard to pop out: So be careful! It might help if you remove all the other clips first

Step 4

  • next lose this screw as well

next lose this screw as well

Step 5

  • You can use a plektrum to open up your device. You might will have to repeat the step multiple times. Make sure that you take care of every slit
  • If you don’t have a plektrum just use your fingernails or something similar. But be careful it might will hurt you

You can use a plektrum to open up your device. You might will have to repeat the step multiple times. Make sure that you take care of every slit

If you don’t have a plektrum just use your fingernails or something similar. But be careful it might will hurt you

Step 6

  • I suggest you to glue the spring on the second picture on the bottom. It will be easier for to reassemble the device later

I suggest you to glue the spring on the second picture on the bottom. It will be easier for to reassemble the device later

Step 7

  • Remove all the marked screws in order to remove the lock mecanism

Remove all the marked screws in order to remove the lock mecanism

Step 8

  • Pull out the placeholder

Pull out the placeholder

Step 9

  • Remove also this screw and the plastic part which is held by it

Remove also this screw and the plastic part which is held by it

Step 10

  • remove the lock
  • Try to bend all the metall structures back into their right shape
  • But pay attention that the metall doesn’t break!

remove the lock

Try to bend all the metall structures back into their right shape

But pay attention that the metall doesn’t break!

Step 11

  • This spring snaps out very easy so pay attention that it is still inplace before you assemble every thing again
  • Watch out for the tape! Make sure that it is covering the cables and make also sure that the cables are on the right place

This spring snaps out very easy so pay attention that it is still inplace before you assemble every thing again

Watch out for the tape! Make sure that it is covering the cables and make also sure that the cables are on the right place

Reverse those steps to reassemble the device

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