Palm Zire 71 Back Cover Replacement

Geschrieben von: Jinxian Jiang

Kommentare: 4

Schwierigkeitsgrad

Easy

Schritte

Zeitaufwand

10 - 15 Minuten

Einleitung

How to Remove the Back Cover

Werkzeuge

Schritt 1

Flip the phone so it's facing screen-side down.
Slide the back cover upward to open.

Schritt 2

Use a Torx T5 screwdriver to remove the top two screws.

Informative tutorial, and the tools were required. However, there is an error in sliding the back off the lower unit. The bracket will not detach. Its wiring is glued and soldered to the back and can’t be pulled off along with the speaker without damaging the wire. Pulling the halves apart destroyed the wiring and trashed the unit.

Bruce Johnson - 17/05/21

Schritt 3

Remove the back sticker.
Remove the three bottom Phillips #00 screws.

Schritt 4

Flip the phone over so it's facing screen-side up.
Slide the screen upward by a few millimeters without detaching the screen.
Use the plastic opening tool to pry off the front panel.

I found it easier to go between the front panel and the back cover with a jimmy knife instead of the relatively thick plastic opening tool. It is very tight gap. Once you get inside that gap, the panel gets off immediately.

Lukas Gwardak -

Schritt 5

Remove the bottom two Phillips #00 screws.
Remove the bracket.
Use the plastic opening tool to pry off the speaker.

removing this bracket also requires un-gluing the wiring harness from the back shell. This will likely destroy the speaker connection since it is soldered onto the wiring tape.

Bruce Johnson - 17/05/21

When prying off the speaker, be careful to not damage the diaphragm which is glued to the speaker grill beneath. You can remove the ribbon cable by carefully pulling up the bottom connector.

Lukas Gwardak -