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This guide describes how to disassemble a BlackBerry 8703e keyboard.
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Position your phone like the first image so that the highlighted button is on your left.
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Slide the battery cover to the left while pressing the button with one hand and applying pressure on the center of the phone with your other hand.
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Remove the cover completely and set it aside.
 
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Position your phone like the image to the left, then locate the rectangular battery in the middle of the phone.
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Locate the notch on the top right of the battery compartment.
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Slide your fingernail or the flat end of a Spudger in the notch, then lift upwards on the top of the battery to remove it from the phone.
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Set the battery aside and out of the way.
 
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Make sure the back of the phone is facing upwards like the image on the left.
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Remove all three screws highlighted in the image by turning them counter-clockwise using the T6 Torx Screwdriver.
 
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Locate the notch in the back of the phone.
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Use your thumb to push up on the notch, separating the back half of the phone from the keyboard and screen in the front.
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Slide the opening tool in between the two halves of the phone.
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Continually apply upward pressure with the opening tool to pop the back casing off of the main body.
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Set the back casing aside and out of the way.
 
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Remove these four screws by turning them counter-clockwise with the T6 Torx Screwdriver.
 
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Hold the phone so the screen faces downward like in the first image, and remove the front casing.
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Remove the two keyboard components from the front casing, then set them aside.
 
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