Motorola Moto G Stylus Vibration Motor Repair

Discharge your battery to 25% or lower and power off your phone before you begin.

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Apply a suction cup to the back cover, as close to the center of the right edge as possible.

Pull up on the suction cup with strong, steady force to create a gap between the cover and the frame.

Insert an opening pick into the gap.

Slide your opening pick back and forth along the right edge to slice through the adhesive.

Leave the pick in at the bottom right corner to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Insert a second opening pick into the bottom right corner.

Slide this opening pick along the bottom edge to the bottom left corner to slice through the adhesive.

Leave the pick inserted to prevent the bottom edge from resealing.

Insert a third opening pick into the bottom right corner.

Slide this opening pick along the left edge to slice the adhesive.

Don't worry about slicing under the camera bezel. It's separate from the back cover and will be removed later.

Leave the pick inserted in the top left corner to prevent the left edge from resealing.

Insert a fourth pick into the top left corner.

Slide the pick to the top right corner to slice the top adhesive.

Slide an opening pick between the camera bezel and the back cover.

The back cover's adhesive is particularly strong around the camera bezel.

Slide the opening pick around the camera bezel to separate the back cover from the frame.

Grab and remove the back cover by lifting it away from the phone.

If your back cover is still sticking to the frame, slide the pick around the edges of the phone to slice through any remaining adhesive.

Reassembly notes:

To adhere the back cover with custom-cut adhesives, [link|https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/How+to+Replace+the+Adhesive+for+Your+Motorola+Phone/154434|new_window=true|follow this guide].

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Insert an opening pick under the camera bezel.

Slide the pick around the perimeter of the bezel to slice the adhesive.

If it feels stuck, apply more heat to further loosen the adhesive.

Grab and remove the camera bezel.

Reassembly notes:

This is a good point to test your phone before sealing it up. [link|https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/How+to+Test+the+Hardware+on+Your+Motorola+Phone/154941|new_window=true|Follow this guide] to perform a hardware test. Be sure to power your phone back down completely before you continue working.

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Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the eleven 4.1 mm-long screws securing the motherboard cover.

If you can't find all the screws, check under any leftover adhesive residue.

Insert a spudger between the bottom right corner of the cover and the frame.

Pry up to release the clips securing the cover.

Slide the spudger toward the top of the cover and pry to release the right edge.

Grip the right edge of the cover and pull it off the motherboard.

Use the point of a spudger to pry up the battery's press connector.

When you disconnect connectors like these, be careful not to dislodge the small surface-mounted components surrounding the socket.

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Use your Phillips screwdriver to remove the six 4.1 mm-long screws from the loudspeaker.

Insert the point of a spudger between the frame and the right edge of the loudspeaker.

Pry and release the right edge of the loudspeaker.

The loudspeaker is secured loosely to the frame by small clips.

Grab the loudspeaker by its right edge and remove it.

Use the point of a spudger to pry and disconnect the daughterboard cable's press connector.

Use the point of your spudger to pry and disconnect the white antenna cable.

Pry on only the metal head of the connector. Avoid lifting the cable itself as much as possible.

Free the cable from the clip in the top-right of the daughterboard.

During reassembly, these can be tricky to reconnect. Hold the connector in place over its socket and press down with the flat end of a spudger. The connector should snap into place.

During reassembly, be sure to secure the cable to the clip in the daughterboard.

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the 3 mm-long screw securing the daughterboard.

Grab and lift the top edge of the daughterboard.

Make sure the daughterboard doesn't snag on any loose cables as you lift it out.

Remove the daughterboard from its recess.

The vibration motor cable is strongly adhered to the frame. Before attempting to peel it, follow this step to weaken the adhesive securing it.

Apply highly-concentrated isopropyl alcohol (over 90%) to the flex cable.

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Use caution to not overheat the battery or surrounding components.

While you wait for the adhesive to soften, remove the vibration motor from its recess:

Insert the point of your spudger between the motor counterweight and the frame.

Pry the motor out of its recess and flip it to the right.

The vibration motor's flex cable is very fragile. Work slowly to prevent tearing the cable.

With blunt nose [product|IF145-020|tweezers], grab the base of the flex cable as close to the frame as possible.

Slowly and steadily peel the cable from the frame.

If the cable feels stuck or re-adheres, apply more isopropyl alcohol or heat.

Remove the vibration motor from the frame.