The following cautions are considered to be generic for all phone models and will not be repeated in
the Disassembly, Replacements and Reassembly sections:
• S
WITCH OFF THE PHONE AND REMOVE ANY MEMORY STICK BEFORE THE START OF THE DISASSEMBLY!
• K
EEP ALL CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN!
• B
E CAREFUL WHEN USING TOOLS LIKE THE DENTIST HOOK, TWEEZERS, OPENING TOOLS, GUITAR PICK
ETC. TO AVOID SCRATCHES OR DAMAGES TO THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR PARTS OF THE PHONE!
E CAREFUL NOT TO DAMAGE ANY CONTACT SPRINGS!
• B
• R
EMEMBER TO REMOVE THE PROTECTION FOILS ON NEW PARTS SUCH AS THE FRONT COVER ANDLCD!
• N
EVER TOUCH THE DISPLAY GLASS!
SE AIR BLOW EQUIPMENT TO KEEP THE FRONT WINDOW AND DISPLAY MODULE DUST FREE!
• U
Remove the
memory stick!
Switch off
the phone!
1.3 Adhesives
Use a dentist hook and/or the tweezers to remove old adhesives.
Clean the surface with isopropyl alcohol before attaching new adhesives.
1.4 Recurrent Repair Actions
How to open a board-to-board connector with the front
opening tool.
When you are going to replace a part being listed in Replacements, the instruction of that section
usually begins by directing you to this Disassembly section with a specification of the instructions you
have to carry out in order to disassemble the phone as far as needed before returning to
Replacements for the actual replacement.
REPLACEMENTS
Start
Contents
page
DISASSEMBLY
2.1 Overview
The disassembly is done in the following sequence:
1. Battery Cover (a) and Battery (b)
2. Upper Rear Lid
3. Upper Front Assembly Complete
4. Numeric Key Foil Assembly
5. Lower Rear Cover Assembly
6. Main PBA
7. ESD Protection Sheet
8. LCD Module Assembly
9. Lower Front Assembly (a), Slide Mechanism (b) and
Upper Carrier Assembly (c)
(1) WHEN THE TWO HALF’S SEPARATES FROM EACH OTHER!
Divide the phone into two half’s.
SOMETIMES THE MICROPHONE GROMMET COMESLOOSE FROM
THE LOWER FRONT ASSEMBLY
- DON’T LOOSE IT!
B
E CAREFUL WITH THE FLEX FILM AND THE B T B CONNECTOR!
Gently bend with the front opening tool under the Numeric
key foil assembly’s board to board connector like the picture
shows until the connector become loose from the main
PBA.
Do the same thing with the half-half flex with components
board to board connector.
Start like this before removal of the lower rear cover
assembly.
Gently bend with the front opening tool under the main PBA
like the picture shows until the main PBA starts to become
loose on this side of the lower rear cover assembly.
If necessary do the same thing on the other side.
Start to remove the main PBA.
If necessary, wiggle the main PBA a little side to side while
pulling it away from the lower front cover assembly.
Remove the main PBA completely from the lower rear cover assembly.
Start like this before removal of the ESD protection sheet.
Use a blunt pair of tweezers to squeeze in between the
ESD protection sheet and the upper carrier assembly until
it’s become loose (if necessary bend a little).
Completely remove the ESD protection sheet with the
tweezers.
With the front opening tool gently bend until the navigation
key foil assembly’s two board to board connectors (marked
with red) are loose.
BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THE LCD MODULE ASSEMBLY!
Lift the LCD module together with the navigation key foil
assembly straight up
Do not ever touch the LCD glass surface.
Gently bend with the front opening tool under the LCD
module board to board connector like the picture shows until the connector become loose from the navigation key
foil assembly.
Removed LCD module and navigation key foil assembly.
Search for the part to be replaced on the Contents page and go to that instruction to be found in this
Replacements section.
The instruction usually begins by directing you to the Disassembly section with a specification of the
instructions you have to carry out in order to disassemble the phone as far as needed before the
actual replacement.
Go back to this Replacements section and carry out the instruction.
The instruction usually ends by directing you to the Reassembly section with a specification of the
instructions you have to carry out in order to reassemble the phone.
Follow the 2.1.1 Disassembly instructions!
Prepare the new battery cover.
Follow the 4.1.8 Reassembly instructions!
3.2 Upper Rear Lid Assembly
Follow the 2.1.1 – 2.1.2 Disassembly instructions!
Prepare the new upper rear lid assembly.
Follow the 4.1.7 – 4.1.8 Reassembly instructions!
3.3 Upper Front Assembly Complete
Follow the 2.1.1 – 2.1.3 Disassembly instructions!
Remove the keypad as described in 3.15 Keyboard Navigation.
Prepare the new Upper front assembly Complete.
Attach a new name plate as described in 3.12 Co-Brand Label.
Install the Keyboard Navigation as described in 3.15 Keyboard Navigation.
Follow the 4.1.6 – 4.1.8 Reassembly instructions!
3.4 Numeric Key Foil Assembly
Follow the 2.1.1 – 2.1.5 Disassembly instructions!
Prepare the new Numeric Key Foil Assembly.
Follow the 4.1.5 – 4.1.8 Reassembly instructions!
3.5 Lower Rear Cover assembly
Follow the 2.1.1 – 2.1.6 Disassembly instructions!
Prepare the new Lower Rear Cover Assembly.
Follow the 4.1.4 – 4.1.8 Reassembly instructions!
3.6 ESD Protection Sheet
Follow the 2.1.1 – 2.1.3, 2.1.7 Disassembly instructions!
Prepare the new ESD Protection Sheet.
Follow the 4.1.3, 4.1.6 – 4.1.8 Reassembly instructions!!
3.7 LCD Module
Follow the 2.1.1 – 2.1.3, 2.1.8 Disassembly instructions!
Prepare the new LCD Module.
Apply a new LCD tape on the LCD Module according to the 3.47 Replacement instructions!
Follow the 4.1.2, 4.1.6- 4.1.8 Reassembly instructions!
Follow the 2.1.1 – 2.1.8 Disassembly instructions!
Prepare the new Navigation Key foil Assembly.
Follow the 4.1.2 – 4.1.8 Reassembly instructions!
3.9 Lower Front Assembly, Upper Carrier Assembly and
Slide Mechanism
Follow the 2.1.1 – 2.1.9 Disassembly instructions!
Prepare the new Lower Front Assembly, Upper Carrier Assembly and slide mechanism.
Follow the 4.1.1 – 4.1.8 Reassembly instructions!