Motorola Moto G 1st Generation Display Assembly Replacement

24/5/2018 Motorola Moto G 1st Generation Display Assembly Replacement - iFixit
Motorola Moto G 1st Generation Display Assembly Replacement

Written By: Radostin Lobodov (and 4 other contributors)
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Steps 9
Time Required 20 - 30 minutes
Sections 2
Flags 3
Introduction
Use this guide to replace the display of the Motorola Moto G 1st Generation.
Tools  Buy these tools Parts

No parts required.
 iFixit Opening Tools  Tweezers
 T5 Torx Screwdriver
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Step 1 Rear Panel
 Before you start following any of the steps of this

guide, completely turn the device off.
 Take the plastic back cover off by either using a

plastic Pry tool or simply using your hands. Start
from the bottom by the charging port
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Step 2 Removing the Screws
 Unscrew the 3.5mm screws, total of 14, located on

the back protective cover by using a T5 Torx
screwdriver.
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Step 3 Battery Cover
 Use a plastic opening tool to remove the protective

cover.
 Carefully work the plastic tool around all the edges

of the phone.
 The protective cover holds the Volume and the

Home buttons which might fall off the assembly
when the cover is removed.
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Step 4 Disconnecting the Battery
 Disconnect the connection between the Battery

and the Mother Board by using the Pry tool.
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Step 5 Removing the Battery
 With the battery already disconnected,work

around its edge with the pry tool to remove it from
the assembly.
 The battery is attached with a sticker, so it may take

some work to pry up. Just work at it slowly and
carefully until you get it.
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Step 6 Removing the protective cover.
 Remove the plastic protective cover by using the

tweezers.
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Step 7 Disconnecting the Display Cable.  Edit
 Lift up the retaining ap on the large display cable

ZIF connector.
 Carefully pull the display cable from its socket on

the motherboard.
 Lift up the retaining ap on the small ZIF connector

that sits at the middle of the display cable.
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Step 8 Releasing the Ribbon cable.
 Once the ribbon cable is disconnected, use the

tweezers to pry it from the mother board.
 The ribbon cable is connected to the mother board

with adhesive. Work cautiously to peel it off with
the tweezers.
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Step 9 Detaching the screen.
 Use the plastic prying tool and slowly work around

the edges of the phone to detach the screen from
the motherboard.
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 CONCLUSION
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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8 COMMENTS  Add a comment
 A complement to this guide: I purchased the replacement screen, but not the full frame. So I had to do the heat gun (*ahem* hair dryer) trick of
heating up the edge of the frame to remove the screen (with the help of an X-acto knife and plastic spudger). Not dif cult.
But upon reassembly, you absolutely must have adhesive to replace that which is lost around the frame, or a sticky sheet to put behind the
screen, or the screen will simply fall out when the phone is inverted.
The part I ordered did include a transparent adhesive sheet to place behind the new screen and anchor it in space in the event that the edge
adhesive was insuf cient (even with more heat) to secure the screen. But as it was a chinese discount order, the part arrived with no
instructions. I assumed the sheet was a bonus screen protector sheet. Imagine my surprise, after having fully reassembled the phone, to
discover it's true purpose - which would require full disassembly to install...
Mark Rushton - 04/19/2015
From where did you order the screen?

arpit awasthi - 09/01/2016
 Watch out! The earphone speaker is glued with tape to the back of the screen. If you try and remove it with tweezers it will disintegrate. Better
to leave it on, then slice it off with a razor blade once the screen is off.
Also, if you do need to keep your frame (and remove as per the hot air trick in the previous comments), be careful that the screen is ush in the
repaired item - if it protrudes at all it will break again next time you drop the phone. I ended using a few dabs of superglue (applied from the
outside after re-assembly) as my double-sided tape didn't really do the job. Also if the screen is not quite ush by the earphone speaker, the
speaker contacts will not make good electrical connection as they reply on pressure from the screen to hold them against their contacts.
Peter
pgj98r - 11/25/2015
 Like the commenters above, the screen I ordered off of eBay came as just he display and not the frame, so I had to gure out the last bit from
the comments rather than with pictures. I wasn't clear on how the heat gun step worked and after warming things up was surprised that the
frame wasn't getting any more pliable. What I discovered is that the heat is just supposed to soften the adhesive that runs around the
perimeter of the frame. I also wasn't clear on how much of the frame and display assembly was the screen part and how to get it loose. After
inspecting my replacement screen I realized that the shiny silver element I could see through the pencil eraser sized round holes was the back
of my screen, so I poked through those holes at the back of my screen to pop it loose. I didn't get any adhesive with my screen so I used super
glue to reattach the display and it seems to be working just ne. The directions here worked very well for me, but I would have loved one nal
picture that showed this last step
milesnoell - 09/29/2016
 Oh, and one more little addendum: to get the earphone speaker off I used the heat it up and poke it from the other side trick again and it
worked well to not only get it off, but preserve the adhesive as well. Since I was concerned about getting it lined up properly when reapplying it
I waited until I had the new screen reattached and then dropped it into the opening in the frame so it would be in just the right place. Also,
because the tweezers I have kind of suck I ended up using a bamboo skewer to do most of the work in separating the screens ribbon cable from
the board and in poking through holes to detach the parts. It worked great.
 I'm totally in shock. I replaced the screen last night and it was working perfectly, and then when I went to pick up the phone this morning the
screen was split across the middle. I haven't carried the phone or done anything with it. The screen was working perfectly after the install and I
played with it for an hour or so before plugging it in for the night. Today I went to pick it up and the screen is broken. Has anybody heard of this
before?
 Fantastic guide. I used it to swap out a broken screen on my XT1034. Be sure to keep an eye on those pesky volume and power buttons. I
dropped mine when prying off the battery cover and had to crawl around my desk with a ashlight to nd it. Otherwise a complete success.
Patrick McFarland - 11/29/2016
 please help me with what parts to purchase..i mean the glass display folder etc..????
Rajashree Borthakur - 12/04/2016
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Dif culty Dif cult

Time Required 20 - 30 minutes

Tools  Buy these tools Parts

Step 1 Rear Panel

 Before you start following any of the steps of this

 Take the plastic back cover off by either using a

Step 2 Removing the Screws

 Unscrew the 3.5mm screws, total of 14, located on

Step 3 Battery Cover

 Use a plastic opening tool to remove the protective

 Carefully work the plastic tool around all the edges

 The protective cover holds the Volume and the

Crea guías para tu empresa Empezar hoy

Step 4 Disconnecting the Battery

 Disconnect the connection between the Battery

Step 5 Removing the Battery

 With the battery already disconnected,work

 The battery is attached with a sticker, so it may take

Step 6 Removing the protective cover.

 Remove the plastic protective cover by using the

Step 7 Disconnecting the Display Cable.  Edit

 Lift up the retaining ap on the large display cable

 Carefully pull the display cable from its socket on

 Lift up the retaining ap on the small ZIF connector

Step 8 Releasing the Ribbon cable.

 Once the ribbon cable is disconnected, use the

 The ribbon cable is connected to the mother board

Step 9 Detaching the screen.

 Use the plastic prying tool and slowly work around

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

 Give the author +30 points!

79 other people completed this guide.

Author with 4 other contributors Team

Radostin Lobodov Badges: 12 UMass Dartmouth, Team

8 COMMENTS  Add a comment

From where did you order the screen?

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