Blackberry 7520 LCD Screen Replacement

Written By: Nathan
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Blackberry 7520 LCD Screen Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

13

Time Required

20 minutes

Introduction

If you are removing or replacing the Blackberry 7520 LCD screen, look here for support.

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    • Turn the phone upside down.

    • Push down on the black button on the back of the phone to slide the rear panel off.

    • The battery should be visible now.

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    • Hold the BlackBerry in one hand face-up with the screen facing towards you.

    • Gently smack the phone against your hand to dislodge the battery.

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    • Use a T6 Torx screwdriver to remove the 6 screws holding the rear of the phone.

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    • Use a pick or plastic opening tool to push the clips holding the rear away from you.

    • Applying too much pressure could break the plastic clips and permanently damage your Blackberry.

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    • Repeat the process of unlatching the clips for the top section of the Blackberry.

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    • Slide the rear panel forward to reveal the motherboard.

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    • Remove the indicated screws using a T6 Torx screwdriver.

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    • Remove the motherboard.

    • Remove the indicated screw using the T6 Torx screwdriver.

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    • Pull the metal plate away from the front panel of the cell phone.

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    • Place the faceplate face-down and the interior of the phone face-up, as shown.

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    • Turn the phone so that it faces towards you.

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    • Use a pick or other small tool to pop the small plastic clip holding the LCD panel on

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    • Pull the LCD screen off of the board.

Conclusion

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

Author

Nathan

Member since: 18/01/10

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One comment

It’s too bad that iFixit didn’t post a teardown listing the parts for the BlackBerry 7520, since so little is known about its parts.

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