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Motorola Moto G60S Water Damage Repair
Water Damage Repair guide for the Motorola Moto G60S
Before you begin
Tools
- Heat gun or hair dryer
- Suction cup tool
- Opening picks
- Phillips #00 screwdriver
- Spudger tool
- Tweezers
- Soft anti-static brush
- SIM eject tool
- Compressed air
Parts / materials
- 99% Isopropyl alcohol
- Lint-free microfiber cloth
- Replacement rear cover adhesive
Safety
- Work in a well-ventilated area when using isopropyl alcohol.
- Wear safety glasses to protect eyes from splashing alcohol and debris.
- Never connect heat or electricity to a wet or liquid-damaged battery.
Overview
Step-by-step
- 1
Power down the device
1 minTurn off the Moto G60S immediately to prevent electrical short circuits. Do not attempt to charge the phone.
- 2
Remove the SIM tray
1 minInsert a SIM eject tool into the pinhole on the side frame. Pull out the SIM and microSD card tray.
- 3
Heat the rear cover
3 minApply heat evenly around the perimeter of the back panel for 2 minutes to soften the adhesive.
- 4
Apply a suction cup
2 minPress a suction cup onto the lower portion of the rear panel and gently pull upward to create a small gap.
- 5
Insert an opening pick
2 minSlide an opening pick into the gap created between the plastic back cover and the frame.
- 6
Slice the rear adhesive
5 minSlide the pick around all four edges of the back cover to cut through the remaining adhesive tape.
- 7
Disconnect the fingerprint cable
3 minSlightly tilt open the back cover and use a spudger to detach the fingerprint sensor flex cable from the mainboard.
- 8
Unscrew the upper bracket
4 minRemove the Phillips #00 screws holding the plastic upper motherboard shield in place.
- 9
Remove the top bracket
2 minLift the motherboard bracket off the frame using precision tweezers.
- 10
Disconnect the battery cable
2 minPry the battery connector straight up from its motherboard socket using a plastic spudger.
- 11
Remove the lower speaker
4 minRemove the screws securing the bottom loudspeaker module and lift it out of the housing.
- 12
Disconnect the sub-board flex cable
2 minDetach the main ribbon cable connecting the motherboard to the lower daughterboard.
- 13
Remove the main motherboard
5 minDisconnect all remaining camera flex cables and lift the motherboard out of the phone frame.
- 14
Remove the lower sub-board
3 minGently pry the daughterboard containing the USB-C port out of the lower frame.
- 15
Soak logic boards in isopropyl alcohol
10 minSubmerge the mainboard and sub-board in a shallow container of 99% isopropyl alcohol for 10 minutes.
- 16
Scrub corrosion off components
8 minUse a soft anti-static brush to gently clean visible corrosion or liquid residue from both circuit boards.
- 17
Dry all internal components
15 minBlow away excess alcohol with compressed air and let the components air dry completely for 30 minutes.
- 18
Reassemble and test the phone
10 minReinstall the boards, reconnect the cables starting with the battery, apply new back cover adhesive, and power on the device.
After your Motorola Moto G60S water damage repair
Power the Moto G60S back on and test the water damage 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 G60S job before assuming the part is defective. Keep leftover adhesive and screws labeled in case you need a second pass.
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