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Replacing the kickstand is one of the simplest things to fix in a Surface 3. However, you will still need to take off the display and remove the battery to fully access the parts to replace.
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Warm up an iOpener following the instructions found in the iOpener guide.
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Place the warm iOpener on top of the edges of the screen. This heat will weaken the strength of the adhesive between the display and body.
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Use iFixit opening picks to wedge under the edge of the screen at the speaker port.
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Carefully try to work your way around the device using the picks, reapplications of the heated iOpener, and luck.
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Flip the display over so that parts underneath it are easily accessible.
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Now that you've gotten the casing off of the Surface 3, you can start removing the battery pack.
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Slide the iFixit plastic cards under the compartments of the battery pack.
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Slide the card around to undo the adhesive under the battery pack
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Carefully slide the battery's flat power and data connector from its insert.
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You may now switch out the battery pack for a new one.
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Remove these four 3/32" Torx #3 screws.
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Remove these four 3/16" Torx #5 screws that hold in the hinges to replace the hinges.
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These two retaining tabs need to be fed through the slots in the case to release the kickstand.
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Use picks to make the tab slide through the slot then simply pull out the kickstand,
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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I think I will NOT be trying to do this. To many potentials for something to go wrong beyond your control, even when being extra careful. I do not feel like replacing someone’s device if that happens.
Please can you tell me which kickstand the surface pro 3 64 GB (2013) needs? Is it the same as the surface pro 4 ? I have broken the stand and am trying yo source a replacement.
