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Follow these steps to remove your Droid's broken rear-facing camera.
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Insert a SIM eject tool, SIM eject bit, or a straightened paperclip into the small hole in the SIM card tray.
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Press to eject the tray.
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Remove the SIM card tray assembly from the phone.
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Heat an iOpener and apply it to the top edge of the phone for a minute.
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Angle an opening pick and firmly press so that it slips under the back cover.
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Slide the opening pick along the top edge of the phone to break up the adhesive.
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Use the pick to release the deeper areas but avoid slicing through the camera bezel area.
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Repeat the iOpener heating and slicing procedures for the remaining three sides.
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Once you have cut through the adhesive, slowly peel the back cover away from the frame.
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Remove the back cover.
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Insert an opening pick under the flash connector rubber cover and pry forward to remove it.
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Use the point of a spudger to pry up and remove the coil connector rubber cover.
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To reinstall the cover, align the cover and use your finger to push it forward into place.
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Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the flash connector.
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Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the wireless charging coil connector.
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Remove the following T3 screws securing the midframe:
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Thirteen 3.1 mm black screws
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Four 4.3 mm silver screws
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Insert an opening pick along the frame seam and twist slightly to release the midframe from the phone.
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Using your fingers, carefully remove the black tape from the battery.
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Using a T4 bit on your screw driver, remove the two 4.0mm screws from the metal bracket.
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Remove the metal bracket.
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Use the angled tweezers to lift up the small orange plastic piece near the bottom right corner of the battery.
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Use the pointed tweezers to remove the transparent gold tape on top of the ZIF connector.
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Slightly unlatch the ZIF connector with the spudger. It will pop up, but it will not completely detach.
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Using the blunt tweezers, remove the transparent gold tape from the small gold ribbon near the bottom right of the battery.
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Use the spudger to then unlatch the ribbon cable connector.
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Use the spudger or tweezers to unlatch the gold ribbon.
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Using a plastic opening tool, unclip the small black ribbon near the upper right corner of the battery.
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Gently lift up the motherboard and use the blunt tweezers to detach the black antenna cable connector near the top of the battery.
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Gently remove the entire motherboard from the phone.
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Using the pointed tweezers, remove the tape that covers the ZIF connector.
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Using the spudger, pry up the ZIF connector.
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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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