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Motorola Moto E13 Speaker Repair
Speaker Repair guide for the Motorola Moto E13
Before you begin
Tools
- Phillips #000 screwdriver
- Plastic opening picks
- Spudger tool
- Heat gun or hair dryer
- Suction cup tool
- SIM eject tool
Parts / materials
- Replacement Motorola Moto E13 loudspeaker module
- Pre-cut rear cover adhesive strip
- 99% Isopropyl alcohol
Safety
- Power off the phone completely before disassembling to avoid electrical shorts.
- Keep heat low and moving continuously across the rear cover to avoid melting plastic components.
- Pry gently around the battery area to avoid puncturing the battery cell.
Overview
Step-by-step
- 1
Power off the phone
1 minPress and hold the power button, then tap Power Off on the screen to shut down the device.
- 2
Eject the SIM tray
1 minInsert a SIM eject tool into the small hole on the upper-left frame to release and remove the SIM card tray.
- 3
Warm the back cover
2 minUse a heat gun or hair dryer on low heat around the edges of the back cover for two minutes to soften the perimeter adhesive.
- 4
Insert opening pick
2 minPress a suction cup near the bottom of the back cover and pull upward to create a small gap, then slide an opening pick inside.
- 5
Unclip perimeter edges
3 minSlide the opening pick around all four sides of the frame to unclip the rear plastic panel.
- 6
Remove rear cover
1 minLift the rear cover off the phone frame and set it aside.
- 7
Unscrew lower speaker bracket
3 minRemove the seven Phillips #000 screws securing the bottom speaker housing assembly.
- 8
Pry up speaker housing
2 minInsert the flat end of a spudger beneath the corner notch of the loudspeaker housing and pry upward to unclip it.
- 9
Remove faulty loudspeaker
1 minLift the old loudspeaker module out of the lower chassis completely.
- 10
Position new loudspeaker
1 minAlign the replacement loudspeaker module over the lower chassis alignment pins.
- 11
Press speaker into place
1 minGently press down on the speaker assembly until the metallic contacts align and the housing sits flush.
- 12
Fasten speaker housing screws
3 minReinstall the seven Phillips #000 screws to hold the loudspeaker module in place.
- 13
Snap rear cover back on
2 minAlign the rear cover with the body and press firmly along all edges until every clip snaps shut.
- 14
Reinsert SIM tray
1 minPush the SIM card tray back into its slot on the frame until flush.
After your Motorola Moto E13 speaker repair
Power the Moto E13 back on and test the speaker repair function before you put every screw away. Check touch/display response, charging, cameras, buttons, and wireless as relevant to this repair. If something fails after closing the device, reopen carefully and reseat the connectors for this Motorola Moto E13 job before assuming the part is defective. Keep leftover adhesive and screws labeled in case you need a second pass.
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