LG K7 T-Mobile Motherboard Replacement

Flip the LG K7 over with the back facing up.

• Identify a small notch on the lower left corner.

Use a plastic opening tool to pry the back cover from the notch.

• Lift the back cover upwards.
• Hold the bottom portion of the phone firmly in place.

Disconnect the battery.

Remove the nine 3.4 mm screws using a Phillips 00 screwdriver.

• Located on the phone's rear housing.
• Remove all nine screws for disassembly.

Turn the phone over with the screen facing up.

• Insert a plastic opening tool between the midframe and front panel assembly on the side of the phone.
• Slide the tool down the seams carefully to separate the screen from the rest of the housing.

• Locate the lock holding the camera's ribbon cable.

• Carefully remove the ribbon cable using a plastic removal tool to avoid damage or strain.

• Pull upwards on the released ribbon cable to dislodge the camera from its housing.

Locate the headphone jack at the bottom right of the phone.

• Position a plastic removal tool underneath the headphone jack.
• Lift the tool upward to dislodge the earphone jack from its mounting.

Locate the front facing camera's ribbon.

• Use a plastic removal tool to carefully disconnect the camera's ribbon cable from the motherboard.
• Pull upwards on the released camera ribbon, and the front facing camera should come loose.

Take note of the band connecting the screen display to the motherboard.

• Remove this band.

Identify the ribbon cable connecting the screen to the motherboard.

• Remove the screen's ribbon cable carefully from the motherboard using a plastic removal tool.
• Lift the ribbon cable upwards when removing.

Insert a plastic opening tool between the motherboard and phone casing.

Hold down a portion of the phone with one finger to prevent components shifting during removal.

• Pull upwards on the plastic opening tool to create space between the board and case.
• Lift the motherboard from the phone casing using your hands, taking care not to damage any components.