Step-by-step

1. 1

   Turn off the phone

   1 min

   Press and hold the power button, then tap Power Off to safely shut down the Moto Edge 40.

2. 2

   Eject the SIM tray

   1 min

   Insert a SIM eject tool into the hole near the bottom edge of the frame to remove the SIM card tray.

3. 3

   Heat the rear cover

   3 min

   Apply a heat gun or heated iOpener around the edges of the back panel for two minutes to soften the adhesive.

4. 4

   Attach suction cup

   1 min

   Press a suction cup onto the lower portion of the rear panel near the charging port.

5. 5

   Insert opening pick

   2 min

   Pull up on the suction cup to create a gap and slide a plastic opening pick between the back cover and frame.

6. 6

   Slice rear adhesive

   4 min

   Move the pick along all four edges of the device to slice through the factory adhesive tape.

7. 7

   Remove the back cover

   1 min

   Lift the rear cover straight up from the phone body and set it aside.

8. 8

   Unscrew the upper shield

   2 min

   Remove the Phillips screws securing the motherboard protective cover and wireless charging coil assembly.

9. 9

   Detach upper cover

   1 min

   Use plastic opening tools to gently pry up and remove the motherboard shield.

10. 10

    Disconnect the battery

    1 min

    Pry up the battery press connector from the motherboard using a plastic spudger.

11. 11

    Unscrew lower speaker

    2 min

    Remove the Phillips screws holding the bottom loudspeaker enclosure in place.

12. 12

    Remove speaker housing

    1 min

    Pry under the bottom loudspeaker module using a plastic tool and lift it out of the chassis.

13. 13

    Disconnect main flex cable

    1 min

    Use a spudger to pop off the main interconnect ribbon cable connector from the sub-board.

14. 14

    Disconnect antenna cables

    2 min

    Use tweezers to carefully unsnap the black and white coaxial antenna cables from the daughterboard.

15. 15

    Unscrew sub-board screw

    1 min

    Remove the single Phillips screw anchoring the charging port sub-board to the aluminum frame.

16. 16

    Remove old charging port

    1 min

    Gently wedge a plastic pick underneath the sub-board to free it from the lower recess.

17. 17

    Insert new charging port

    2 min

    Align the replacement charging port assembly over the bottom frame opening and press it flat into position.

18. 18

    Secure the sub-board

    1 min

    Reinstall and tighten the single Phillips screw to fasten the new daughterboard.

19. 19

    Attach antenna cables

    2 min

    Position the antenna coax cable heads over their sub-board sockets and press straight down until they snap into place.

20. 20

    Attach main flex cable

    1 min

    Align the interconnect flex cable header over the connector on the new daughterboard and press firmly.

21. 21

    Place loudspeaker module

    1 min

    Set the loudspeaker back into its housing over the new charging port sub-board.

22. 22

    Secure loudspeaker screws

    2 min

    Fasten all Phillips screws that secure the lower loudspeaker housing.

23. 23

    Reconnect the battery

    1 min

    Press the battery cable press connector straight down onto its motherboard socket.

24. 24

    Reinstall upper shield

    2 min

    Position the top protective motherboard cover and tighten its retaining screws.

25. 25

    Clean old adhesive

    3 min

    Apply high-concentration isopropyl alcohol to a cloth and scrape old tape off the frame perimeter.

26. 26

    Seal back cover

    2 min

    Apply new perimeter adhesive strips to the frame, align the rear cover, and press firmly along all edges.