Nexus 7 - Disassemble Guide

• TTT-9007 Small Phillips Screwdriver

• TTT-9010 Plastic Opening Tools
• TTT-9013 Spudger
• Heat Gun / Blow Dryer

The repair of the Nexus 7 mobile tablet can be both simple and inexpensive if you follow the
steps of this disassemble guide. To assist you in completing the repair, the steps we have
provided will help you quickly, and safely, replace a broken display, along with other internal
components that may have become damaged.

You can find a full archive of fixez.com disassemble guides and videos, for numerous makes
and models of phones and tablets, by visiting http://www.fixez.com.

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Step 1 – LCD & Touch Screen Assembly

• Using the plastic opening tool, separate the rear
panel and front panel that are secured by plastic
clips.

• Remove the rear panel from the unit.

Step
• Using the spudger, locate and unplug the battery
connector from its socket. This will disconnect all
power to the unit.

Step
• Utilizing the spudger, locate and pull up the LCD
display data cable ribbon wire from its socket.

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Step 4
• The touch screen/front panel ribbon cables are
held in place with 2 FPC style connectors that
have locking tabs. Unlock the tabs before trying to
unplug the ribbon cables.

• Locate the tab on the opposite side of where the

cable is inserted into the lock. Using the spudger,
flip the tab up 90 degrees to release the ribbon
cables.

• Once the locking tabs are flipped upward 90

degrees, slide the ribbon cables out from their
connectors.

Step
• Locate and remove the fifteen small Phillips
screws (#00) that secure the display assembly and
the metal frame of the unit together.

• Separate the display assembly from the metal

frame of the unit.

Step
• On the back of the display assembly is the LCD
screen data cable. Transplant the cable from the
old part to the replacement part.

• The data cable is also held in place by a locking

socket similar to the touch screen/front panel.
Unlock the socket to release the ribbon cable and
remove it from the display assembly.

• Install the cable on your replacement part by

reversing the above instruction.

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Step
• Using the heat gun or blow dryer, warm the plastic
frame that surrounds the touch screen/front panel.
This will soften the adhesive that binds these two
pieces together.

Step
• Using the plastic opening tool and the plastic
triangle opening tool, separate the LCD + touch
screen/front panel from the plastic frame. To help
with the separation, apply more heat to the
adhesive while you work around the frame.

Step 9

• The final product is the separated frame that is

now ready for the new replacement part.

• Clean any additional glass or debris that is stuck to

the existing adhesive before installing the
replacement part.

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Step 10 – Battery
• Wedge the spudger between the battery and the
front panel assembly to release the adhesive
holding the battery secure.

• Continue the above process across the entire

bottom of the battery to release the adhesive, and
then remove the battery from the Nexus 7.

Step 11 – Speaker Assembly

• Peel back the copper shielding covering the unit’s

motherboard.

Step
• Using the spudger, push the speaker plug out of its
socket.

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Step 13 – Power Button

• Locate and remove the two small Phillips screws
(#00) that secure the speaker assembly into the unit.

• Remove the speaker assembly from the Nexus 7.

Step 14 - Power & Volume Buttons

• The power and volume ribbon cable is held in place

with a FPC style connector that has a locking tab.
Unlock the tab before trying to unplug the ribbon
cable.

• The tab on the opposite side of where the cable is

inserted is the lock. Using the spudger, flip the tab
up 90 degrees to release the ribbon cable.

• Once the locking tab is flipped upward 90 degrees,

slide the ribbon cable out from its connector.

Step
• Using the spudger, maneuver the buttons off of the
framework of the unit.

• Remove the power and volume buttons from the

Nexus 7.

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Step 16 – Front-Facing Camera

• Using the spudger, release the FPC style lock
from the dock port ribbon cable. Slide the cable
out from its connector, peeling it back from the
motherboard.

Step 17

• Locate and remove the seven small Phillips

screws (#00) that secure the motherboard to the
unit’s frame.

• Separate the motherboard from the framework of

the Nexus 7.

Step
• Using the spudger, pry up the front-facing
camera to unplug it from its socket.

• Remove the front-facing camera from the Nexus 7.

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