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Volume Button Repair Guide for G9 Plus
Volume Button Repair guide for the Motorola G9 Plus
Before you begin
Tools
- Heat gun or hair dryer
- Suction cup tool
- Plastic prying tools
- Phillips #00 screwdriver
- Tweezers
- Spudger tool
- SIM eject tool
Parts / materials
- Replacement volume button flex assembly
- Rear cover adhesive strips
- 99% Isopropyl alcohol
Safety
- Wear eye protection when applying heat and working with glass or plastic tools.
- Disconnect the battery before manipulating internal flex cables to prevent electrical shorting.
- Do not puncture or bend the battery with sharp tools.
Overview
Step-by-step
- 1
Turn Off Device
1 minPress and hold the power button, then select Power Off on the screen to completely shut down the device.
- 2
Remove SIM Card Tray
1 minInsert a SIM eject tool into the hole next to the SIM card tray on the left edge and pull the tray out.
- 3
Heat Back Panel
2 minUse a heat gun or hair dryer to warm the perimeter of the back panel for two minutes to soften the adhesive.
- 4
Attach Suction Cup
1 minPress a suction cup firmly near the bottom edge of the back panel and gently pull up to create a small gap.
- 5
Insert Opening Pick
1 minInsert a plastic prying pick into the seam created between the rear panel and the phone chassis.
- 6
Slice Perimeter Adhesive
3 minSlide the plastic pick carefully along all four edges of the device to cut through the adhesive seal.
- 7
Open Rear Cover
1 minPivot the back panel open from the left edge like a book cover, taking care not to strain internal components.
- 8
Unbolt Midframe Screws
3 minUse a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove all visible screws securing the internal plastic midframe cover.
- 9
Unclip Midframe
2 minInsert a flat plastic spudger around the midframe boundary to pop the plastic clips free from the frame.
- 10
Disconnect Battery
1 minUse the edge of a spudger to pry the battery flex cable connector straight up from the motherboard.
- 11
Unplug Volume Flex Cable
1 minLocate the volume button ribbon connector on the upper motherboard and disconnect it with a spudger.
- 12
Remove Button Bracket
2 minUse fine tweezers to unclip and remove the small metal retention bracket covering the volume button contacts.
- 13
Peel Volume Flex Assembly
2 minSlide a thin spudger beneath the volume button ribbon cable to carefully separate it from the inner frame adhesive.
- 14
Swap Outer Volume Key
2 minPush the outer volume key toggle inward from the frame slot using tweezers and replace it if damaged.
- 15
Position New Volume Flex
2 minAlign the replacement volume flex ribbon into the internal recess and press firmly so the adhesive holds it in place.
After your Motorola G9 Plus volume button repair
Power the G9 Plus 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 G9 Plus job before assuming the part is defective. Keep leftover adhesive and screws labeled in case you need a second pass.
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