Introduction
Tools
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Let's see what's inside!
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Turn your Pantech Crux so that the back cover is facing upwards.
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Press the indented area at the top of the back cover with one thumb and slide down the cover with your other thumb.
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Remove back cover and set it to the side.
 
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Place your thumbnail in the groove at the bottom of the battery.
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Lift your thumbnail up to remove the battery from the battery casing.
 
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Grab something with a Phillips #000 Screwdriver head.
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Locate the four screws on the corners of where the back cover was.
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Use the Phillips #000 Screwdriver to remove these screws.
 
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Locate the two screw covers at the top of the phone.
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Grab a 0.8 SIM Eject bit.
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Use this bit to get underneath the cover and lift up.
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Remove both covers.
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Use the Phillips #000 Screwdriver to remove both screws.
 
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Flip your Pantech Crux so the screen is facing upwards.
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Locate the sticker above your screen (it has a lock on it).
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Use the 0.8 SIM Eject bit to get underneath the sticker.
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Peel up the sticker.
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Use a Phillips #000 Screwdriver to remove the screw that was beneath the sticker.
 
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Locate the area where the back case meets the silver outlining.
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Use your thumb or the 0.8 SIM Eject bit to lift the back case up.
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Slide either your thumb or the 0.8 SIM Eject bit between the back case and the silver outlining until the back case comes free.
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Lift and remove the back case from the phone.
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Place phone with the screen facing downwards.
 
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Locate the buttons on the side of the phone that are now loose.
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Remove these buttons by pulling on them with your thumb and pointer finger.
 
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Locate the screw that is in the middle of the motherboard.
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Use the Phillips #000 Screwdriver to remove this screw.
 
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Locate the small wire in the bottom right corner of the motherboard.
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Release this wire by gently pulling up on it with your thumb and pointer finger.
 
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Lift the motherboard.
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Locate the cable that attaches the motherboard to the front case.
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Use the 0.8 SIM Eject bit or your nail to lift up and pop off the piece that attaches the cable to the motherboard.
 
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Flip the motherboard to the left of the front case.
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Locate the four screws that were below the motherboard.
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Use the Phillips #000 Screwdriver to remove all four screws.
 
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Use your thumb or the 0.8 SIM Eject bit to lift up the layer containing the motherboard from the front of the phone.
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Run your thumb or the 0.8 SIM Eject bit along the edge of this layer to loosen it.
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Remove the layer when it becomes loose enough.
 
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Underneath the layer you just removed is a piece of metal with seven screws on it.
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Use a Phillips #000 Screwdriver to remove all seven screws.
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Use your finger or the 0.8 SIM Eject bit to remove this metal piece from the front of the phone.
 
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One comment
Thanks for the help. It was fun to take apart my phone and see if I could fix it before trading in for a new one.
The screen is black: it shows light, but it is just projecting a black screen. Since this is a touch screen, that means that I can't see anything that I am doing or even make a phone call. I have memorized where the "answer" button is, so I can receive...
Thanks again!