Manual 08 - Vibrator

Before disassembling the Samsung Galaxy S4, thoroughly wash and dry your hands.

Picture 1: Remove the battery cover using the notch at the upper left-hand corner. Remove the battery too and place both into ZONE I.

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

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

Use your fingers to pry up the loudspeaker assembly and place into COMPARTMENT B.

Picture 1: Remove five 4.0 mm Phillips screws. Place in SLOT 1.

Picture 2: Use the iSesamo to create enough separation between the mid-frame and the front panel assembly to wedge a Blue Pry Tool between the two.

Picture 3: After you create enough separation, wedge the Blue Pry Tool between mid-frame and front panel. Move the Blue Pry Tool up the right side and around each edge of the phone, popping the clips holding the mid-frame to the front panel along the way.

Place mid-frame into ZONE II.

Picture 1: Using the Blue Pry Tool, disconnect five cable connectors on the logic board.

Picture 2: Disconnect the antenna cable.

Picture 1: Deroute the antenna cable.

Picture 2: Remove one 2.4 mm Phillips screw and place into SLOT 2.

Picture 3: Using your fingers, remove the logic board and place into ZONE III.

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.

Once the vibrator is free from the adhesive, use the Black Spudger to gently pry up the vibrator ribbon contacts. Place the vibrator in COMPARTMENT G.

Replace vibrator from COMPARTMENT G.

Picture 1: Replace the logic board from ZONE III.

Picture 2: You may have to use the Black Spudger to feed the headset jack cable through to the top of the logic board.

Picture 3: Replace one 2.4 mm Phillips screw from SLOT 2.

Picture 1: Re-route and connect the antenna cable.

Picture 2: Reconnect five cable connectors to the logic board.

Replace the mid-frame from ZONE II.

Secure the mid-frame with five 4.0 mm Phillips screws from SLOT 1.

Picture 1: Replace the loudspeaker from Compartment B.

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

Picture 3: Replace SIM card and SD card from COMPARTMENT A.

Replace the battery and battery cover from ZONE I.