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Volume Button Repair Guide for G50 5G
Volume Button Repair guide for the Motorola G50 5G
Before you begin
Tools
- Heat gun or hair dryer
- Suction cup tool
- Plastic prying tools
- Opening picks
- Phillips #00 screwdriver
- Tweezers
- Spudger tool
- SIM eject tool
Parts / materials
- Replacement volume button flex cable and key assembly
- Precut rear cover adhesive strips
- Isopropyl alcohol (90%+)
- Microfiber cleaning cloth
Safety
- Always disconnect the battery before working near motherboard components to prevent electrical shorts.
- Do not overheat the plastic rear panel to avoid warping or melting the casing.
- Use plastic prying tools around flex cables to avoid puncturing or tearing thin ribbon wires.
Overview
Step-by-step
- 1
Power Off Device
1 minPress and hold the power button, then select Power Off on the screen before beginning.
- 2
Eject SIM Card Tray
1 minInsert a SIM eject tool into the hole on the left edge of the phone to pop out the SIM tray.
- 3
Heat Rear Cover
2 minUse a heat gun or hair dryer on low heat to warm the edges of the back panel for about two minutes.
- 4
Attach Suction Cup
1 minPlace a suction cup near the bottom edge of the rear panel and gently pull upward to create a small gap.
- 5
Slice Cover Adhesive
3 minInsert an opening pick into the gap and slowly slide it along all four edges to sever the adhesive.
- 6
Remove Rear Panel
1 minCarefully lift the rear plastic cover away from the phone body and set it aside.
- 7
Unscrew Motherboard Shield
3 minRemove the 13 Phillips #00 screws securing the plastic upper motherboard shield.
- 8
Detach Motherboard Cover
2 minInsert a spudger under the edge of the plastic motherboard cover and snap it out of place.
- 9
Disconnect Battery Cable
1 minUse the flat end of a plastic spudger to pry the battery press connector straight up from its socket.
- 10
Disconnect Button Flex Cable
1 minUnplug the volume and power key flex connector from the top-right corner of the motherboard.
- 11
Peel Off Volume Cable
2 minGently slide a flat spudger or tweezers under the volume button flex strip to separate it from the inner frame adhesive.
- 12
Remove Physical Volume Keys
1 minUse tweezers to push the volume button actuators inward and lift them out of the outer frame slot.
- 13
Position Replacement Volume Assembly
2 minInsert the new volume keys and lay down the flex cable strip firmly against the internal frame.
- 14
Reconnect Button Flex Cable
1 minAlign and press the volume button flex connector onto its motherboard socket until it clicks.
- 15
Reconnect Battery Cable
1 minPress the battery cable connector back into its socket on the motherboard.
- 16
Reinstall Motherboard Shield
3 minSet the plastic motherboard cover back in place and secure it using the 13 Phillips #00 screws.
- 17
Apply Rear Panel Adhesive
2 minClean remaining old glue with isopropyl alcohol and lay down fresh precut adhesive strips along the outer border.
- 18
Reseal Rear Cover
2 minAlign the back panel over the body, press firmly along all edges, and reinsert the SIM card tray.
After your Motorola G50 5G volume button repair
Power the G50 5G back on and test the volume button 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 G50 5G job before assuming the part is defective. Keep leftover adhesive and screws labeled in case you need a second pass.
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