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+	[* black] By gently pulling apart the front and back halves of the lens module assembly, we expose a black and white gear connecting the brass gear to the motor (white arrows). Using tweezers it's possible to remove the black gear without fully opening the lens module halves - just open wide enough like shown here to gain access. Note: the flex circuits around the lens module are soldered and cannot be removed. Therefore you need to gently carefully move them aside when pulling apart the lens module. The black arrow points to a small plastic piece with flex circuit attached. This piece is held by one

[* black] By gently pulling apart the front and back halves of the lens module assembly, we expose a black and white gear connecting the brass gear to the motor (white arrows). Using tweezers it's possible to remove the black gear without fully opening the lens module halves - just open wide enough like shown here to gain access. Note: the flex circuits around the lens module are soldered and cannot be removed. Therefore you need to gently carefully move them aside when pulling apart the lens module. The black arrow points to a small plastic piece with flex circuit attached. This piece is held by one