Introduction

Today we are going to repair the speaker system in the phone. This may be due to simple wire disconnections and may require soldering or a replacement of the system.

What you need

Step 1 Battery

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Slide the notch downward while pulling the back cover off to remove it.

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Step 2

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Use your fingers to push the battery upward from the bottom.
Lift upwards to remove the battery.

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Step 3 Antenna

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Unscrew the antenna in a counter-clockwise fashion.
Remove the aluminum cover.

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Step 4 Midframe

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Unscrew the 3 screws shown.
Lift the right part of the Nextel logo
Remove the screw underneath.

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Step 5

Forcing the cover off could damage the ribbon cable, so be careful when doing so.
Gently lift the back cover off.

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Step 6

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Find the connection between the headphone jack and logic board.
Begin separating the two pieces, slowly and carefully.

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Step 7 Speaker System

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Tool used on this step:

Tweezers

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Use the prying tools to wedge out the circular part of the speaker system.
Carefully pull out the wiring and circuit board attached to the speaker system using a prying tool or tweezers.