Motorola Moto E4 Plus Power and Volume Buttons Replacement

Insert the edge of the spudger into the notch on the bottom right corner of the phone.

Twist the spudger to start releasing the back cover from the phone.

Slide the spudger along the bottom edge to separate the back cover from the phone.

Lift the phone unit out of the back cover.

Remove the nineteen 3.2 mm long T3 screws securing the plastic midframe.

Insert the flat end of a spudger into the midframe seam at the bottom left corner of the phone (near the microphone hole).

Twist the spudger to release the plastic clip.

Repeat the process for the clip near the top right corner of the phone.

Lift the bottom edge of the plastic midframe upwards until the clips along the top edge release.

Remove the plastic midframe.

Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the battery connector from its motherboard socket.

Before you begin prying, note that the battery is held in place by two adhesive strips.

Insert an opening pick into the top right edge of the battery.

Push the opening pick in carefully until half of the pick is under the battery.

Fill a plastic dropper or syringe with high concentration isopropyl alcohol and apply a few drops of alcohol along the right edge of the battery.

Tilt the edge up slightly for a minute to allow the isopropyl alcohol to soften the adhesive.

Insert another opening pick into the right edge, near the first opening pick.

Slide the opening pick down along the right edge to loosen the right adhesive strip.

If the slicing feels difficult, apply a few more drops of isopropyl alcohol into the edge, wait a minute for it to seep in, and try again.

Insert an opening pick into the bottom left edge of the battery.

Push the opening pick until it is halfway under the battery.

Apply isopropyl alcohol along the left edge and let it sit for a minute to weaken the adhesive.

Grasp the battery along the right corners and slowly lift the right edge upwards.

Remove the battery.

Remove the old adhesive from the phone frame.

Apply new adhesive in the same general area as the old adhesive.

Lay the battery lightly in place. Check that the battery connector is properly aligned with its motherboard socket.

Press the battery firmly into the phone for thirty seconds.

Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the display cable from its motherboard socket, near the bottom left corner of the motherboard.

Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the antenna cable from its motherboard socket.

Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the interconnect cable from its motherboard socket.

Remove the two black 3.2 mm long T3 screws securing the motherboard.

Grasp the motherboard by the top corners and lift it out of the phone.

Remove the motherboard.

Use the Precision Tweezer to detach the Power and Volume Buttons Flex. Start at the lip of the phone, as seen in Image 2, and lift up. Slide the precision tweezers under the power and volume buttons flex until you reach the gold plated section, detaching it from the phone.

Use the Plastic Spudger to finish lifting the volume and power buttons flex from the base of the phone.

Use the Precision Tweezers to pull the volume and power buttons off of the side of the phone, as seen in the pictures. It is all one piece and will be pulled off together.

This is the result of removing the volume and power buttons flex from the phone.