Replacing the Nokia 2115i Speaker

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The speaker and the screen are physically attached, so they must be replaced together.

To prevent shock, press down on the power button located on the top of the phone until the phone shuts off.
Press down on the small gray button located on the back of the phone.
Slide the back plate down and off.

To remove the battery, begin by holding the phone sideways.
Then, insert your thumb in the groove below the battery and push the battery up and out.

Locate the spudger. A photo of the correct spudger is provided to the left.
Turn the front of the phone to face you. Find the two small square holes on the bottom left and right sides of the faceplate.
Insert the spudger into each square hole and push up to detach the face plate.

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Tweezers

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Locate the 6 screws on the metallic sheet that previously held the keypad. (This sheet, shown in the pictures, is the top side of the motherboard).
Note: 2 of the screws are on the bottom corners, 2 are on the right and left edges of the phone below the screen, and 2 are on the very top corners of the phone, above the screen.
Warning: The middle two screws are attached to the base of the phone with two black plastic rings. Use tweezers to remove the screws carefully to avoid breaking the plastic rings
Use a size T6 Torx screwdriver to remove each of these 6 screws.

Turn the screen/motherboard so that the screen side is facing down. The first photo illustrates this step.
With your fingers, push the black tabs on the upper left and upper right sides of the motherboard outward. The second photo illustrates this step.
With the tabs pushed outward, you should be able to pull the screen off.

Turn the motherboard so that the screen faces upward.
Holding the sides of the screen, pull the screen up and off of the motherboard.
Note: When you remove the screen from the motherboard, resistance is normal.
Replace old screen containing the speaker with a new screen/speaker.
Before reassembling, identify the two black plastic tabs on the screen/speaker, as seen in the 2 photos. When replacing the screen/speaker, make sure that these tabs are properly inserted just above the keypad.
To finish reassembly, follow the rest of the steps in reverse.