Motorola Nexus 6 User manual

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5-0006 T4 Torx Screwdriver
5-0019 Plasc Opening Tools
5-0022 Nylon Spudger
5-1342 SIM Card Ejection Tool
5-1370 Fine-Tip Curved Tweezers
5-1451 iSesamo Opening Tool
5-1665 Multi-Purpose Heat Gun
Motorola Nexus 6
DISASSEMBLE GUIDE
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This comprehensive guide walks you through how to disassemble the Motorola Nexus 6 smartphone. Following
the step-by-step DIY instrucons we have provided will help you quickly, and safely, replace not only a broken
display assembly (LCD and touch screen digizer), but also any other internal components that may have
become faulty or damaged.
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Nexus 6 – Disassemble Guide
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Nano-SIM Card Tray
Rear Baery Cover
Display/Motherboard Assembly
& Midframe/Baery Assembly
Insert the SIM card ejection tool into the small hole
located next to the headphone jack. Remove the
Nano-SIM card tray from the Motorola Nexus 6.
1.
Use a heat gun or blow dryer to lightly heat and soften
the adhesive securing the rear battery cover to the
Nexus 6 midframe.
With the plastic opening tool, or a spudger, free the
rear cover from the adhesive and remove it from the
Motorola handset.
Be mindful of the power and volume buttons ribbon
cable located on the left side of the device.
2.
To begin separating the midframe from the display
assembly (LCD and Touch Screen) locate and remove the
twenty-two T4 torx screws.
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Power and Volume Buons
Next, insert an iSesamo opening tool, or plastic triangle
opening tool, into the seam between the display
assembly and the midframe.
Once you have a small gap, work your way around the
entire Nexus 6 freeing the clips that hold the display
assembly and midframe together.
4.
On the left side of the device, locate and remove the
single T4 torx screw.
Next, use the fine-tip curved tweezers to remove the
silver bracket. Now, slide the power and volume
buttons out from the side of the Nexus 6 smartphone.
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Interconnect Cable (Connects the Power and Volume Button Ribbon Cable to the Motherboard)
Remove the black rubber cover from the top left corner
of the device to reveal and disconnect the interconnect
cable’s connection to the motherboard.
Next, use the spudger to lift the clasp and disconnect
the power and volume buttons ribbon cable from the
bottom of the interconnect cable.
You can now carefully pry up the interconnect ribbon
cable from the adhesive securing it to the midframe,
and then remove it from the Motorola Nexus 6.
6.
Baery and Inducve Charger
With the fine-tip curved tweezers remove the black
rubber cover protecting the battery’s connection.
With the cover removed, use the nylon spudger to
disconnect the Nexus 6 battery.
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Next, lift the black tape and inductive charger ribbon
cable away from the Nexus 6 battery. Then with the
nylon spudger gently pry the battery away from the
inductive charger and midframe.
8.
Now, use the fine-tip tweezers to remove the inductive
charger connection from the adhesive securing it to the
top of the midframe.
With the connection freed, carefully separate the
inductive charger from the Nexus 6 midframe.
9.

Earpiece Speaker and Headphone Jack
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Use the fine-tip curved tweezers to pry the earpiece
speaker up and out of the midframe.
Next, insert the fine-tip curved tweezers into the
headphone jack and apply upward pressure. This will
free the headphone jack from the adhesive securing it
to the Nexus 6 midframe.
10.
Rear-Facing Camera Lens Cover and Flash Ribbon Cable
With the iSesamo opening tool, start at the top of the
rear-facing camera lens cover and carefully pry it away
from the midframe.
Next, lift up both flash LED’s from the adhesive
securing them in place. Then, turn the
midframe over and use the fine-tip curved tweezers to
lift up the contacts.
You can now slide the contact side of the ribbon cable
through the slot and remove it from the Nexus 6
midframe.
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Lift up the metal bracket holding the power and
volume button ribbon cable in place.
Now, with the fine-tip curved tweezers, remove the
Nexus 6 power and volume buttons ribbon cable from
the midframe.
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Rear-Facing and Front-Facing Cameras
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With the fine-tip curved tweezers disconnect and
remove the front-facing camera from the back of the
Nexus 6 display assembly.
Next, remove the Kapton tape from over the top of the
rear-facing camera connection. Now, use the nylon
spudger to lift the clasp up and the slide the ribbon
cable out of the connection.
You can now remove the rear-facing camera from the
Nexus 6 handset.
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Display Assembly (LCD and Touch Screen) and Motherboard
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Locate and remove the T4 torx screw and small metal
bracket that secure the motherboard to the Nexus 6
LCD Assembly.
14.
Locate and remove the piece of kapton tape that
covers the touch screen digitizer connection.
Next, use the nylon spudger to lift the clasp up and
slide the ribbon cable out of the connection. Gently pry
up the digitizer ribbon cable from the motherboard.
Now, remove the piece of kapton tape that covers the
LCD connection, it is located on the left side of the
motherboard. With the nylon spudger, lift the clasp up
and slide the ribbon cable out of the connection.
You can now carefully separate the motherboard from
the display assembly. Make sure to maneuver the
motherboard around the touch screen digitizer and
LCD ribbon cables when separating it from the display
assembly.
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With the iSesamo opening tool pry the Nexus 6
loudspeaker from the bottom of the motherboard.
16.
Loudspeaker