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  1. Before disassembling the Samsung Galaxy S3, thoroughly wash and dry your hands. Picture 1: Remove battery cover and battery. Place into ZONE I. Picture 2: Remove SIM card, and SD card.  Place in COMPARTMENT A.
    • Before disassembling the Samsung Galaxy S3, thoroughly wash and dry your hands.

    • Picture 1: Remove battery cover and battery. Place into ZONE I.

    • Picture 2: Remove SIM card, and SD card. Place in COMPARTMENT A.

    • Picture 3: Remove ten 4.0 mm Phillips screws. Place in SLOT 1.

  2. Use your fingers to pull the mid-frame away from the phone. Place into ZONE II. Use your fingers to pull the mid-frame away from the phone. Place into ZONE II.
    • Use your fingers to pull the mid-frame away from the phone. Place into ZONE II.

  3. Picture 1: Use the Black Spudger to release the headphone jack/speaker assembly cable. Picture 2: Place the flat tip of the Black Spudger in the bottom right corner of the headphone jack/speaker assembly and gently pry up to release it from the phone. Picture 3: Place headphone jack/speaker assembly into ZONE III.
    • Picture 1: Use the Black Spudger to release the headphone jack/speaker assembly cable.

    • Picture 2: Place the flat tip of the Black Spudger in the bottom right corner of the headphone jack/speaker assembly and gently pry up to release it from the phone.

    • Picture 3: Place headphone jack/speaker assembly into ZONE III.

  4. Picture 1: Use the Blue Pry Tool to release the front-facing camera cable. Picture 2: Use the Blue Pry Tool to release the earpiece speaker/volume button cable connector. Picture 3: Use the Blue Pry Tool to release the display assembly cable connecter.
    • Picture 1: Use the Blue Pry Tool to release the front-facing camera cable.

    • Picture 2: Use the Blue Pry Tool to release the earpiece speaker/volume button cable connector.

    • Picture 3: Use the Blue Pry Tool to release the display assembly cable connecter.

  5. Picture 1: Use the Blue Pry Tool and disconnect the wifi antenna connector. Picture 2: Move the cable to the side with your finger.
    • Picture 1: Use the Blue Pry Tool and disconnect the wifi antenna connector.

    • Picture 2: Move the cable to the side with your finger.

  6. Picture 1: Remove one 3.0 mm and place into SLOT 2. Picture 2 & 3: Lift logic board out of the phone and place into ZONE IV. Brush away cable connectors from the logic board, as you remove it, to avoid ripping them.
    • Picture 1: Remove one 3.0 mm and place into SLOT 2.

    • Picture 2 & 3: Lift logic board out of the phone and place into ZONE IV.

    • Brush away cable connectors from the logic board, as you remove it, to avoid ripping them.

  7. Picture 1: Wedge the Curved Tip Tweezers in the closed position under the vibrator.  Pry up to free the vibrator from the adhesive holding it to the front panel assembly. Picture 2 & 3: Once the vibrator is up, grab it with your index finger and thumb, and gently pull the ribbon cable contacts from the phone. Place in COMPARTMENT C. Picture 2 & 3: Once the vibrator is up, grab it with your index finger and thumb, and gently pull the ribbon cable contacts from the phone. Place in COMPARTMENT C.
    • Picture 1: Wedge the Curved Tip Tweezers in the closed position under the vibrator. Pry up to free the vibrator from the adhesive holding it to the front panel assembly.

    • Picture 2 & 3: Once the vibrator is up, grab it with your index finger and thumb, and gently pull the ribbon cable contacts from the phone. Place in COMPARTMENT C.

  8. Replace vibrator from COMPARTMENT C. Replace vibrator from COMPARTMENT C. Replace vibrator from COMPARTMENT C.
    • Replace vibrator from COMPARTMENT C.

  9. Picture 1 & 2: Place the logic board onto the phone from ZONE IV. Picture 3: Replace one 3.0 mm screw from SLOT 2. Picture 3: Replace one 3.0 mm screw from SLOT 2.
    • Picture 1 & 2: Place the logic board onto the phone from ZONE IV.

    • Picture 3: Replace one 3.0 mm screw from SLOT 2.

  10. Picture 1: Reattach display assembly cable connector. Picture 2: Reattach earpiece speaker/volume button cable connector. Picture 3: Reattach front-facing camera cable connector.
    • Picture 1: Reattach display assembly cable connector.

    • Picture 2: Reattach earpiece speaker/volume button cable connector.

    • Picture 3: Reattach front-facing camera cable connector.

  11. Use your index finger to reattach the wifi antenna cable. Use your index finger to reattach the wifi antenna cable.
    • Use your index finger to reattach the wifi antenna cable.

  12. Picture 1: Replace headphone jack/speaker assembly from ZONE III. Picture 2: Use your finger to reattach the headphone jack/speaker assembly cable.
    • Picture 1: Replace headphone jack/speaker assembly from ZONE III.

    • Picture 2: Use your finger to reattach the headphone jack/speaker assembly cable.

  13. Picture 1 & 2: Replace the mid-frame on the phone from ZONE II. Picture 2: Replace ten 4.0 mm Phillips screws from SLOT 1. Picture 2: Replace ten 4.0 mm Phillips screws from SLOT 1.
    • Picture 1 & 2: Replace the mid-frame on the phone from ZONE II.

    • Picture 2: Replace ten 4.0 mm Phillips screws from SLOT 1.

  14. Replace SIM card and SD card from COMPARTMENT A.
    • Replace SIM card and SD card from COMPARTMENT A.

    • Replace battery cover and battery from ZONE I.

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