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Volume Button Repair Guide for Moto G8 Play
Volume Button Repair guide for the Motorola Moto G8 Play
Before you begin
Tools
- Heat gun or hair dryer
- Suction cup tool
- Plastic prying tools
- Tweezers
- Spudger tool
- Precision screwdriver set (Phillips #000)
Parts / materials
- Motorola Moto G8 Play volume button flex cable
- Pre-cut rear cover adhesive tape
- Isopropyl alcohol (91% or higher)
Safety
- Wear an anti-static wrist strap to avoid electrostatic discharge while working on open circuitry.
- Do not lift the back cover abruptly to avoid damaging the delicate fingerprint sensor ribbon cable.
Overview
Step-by-step
- 1
Power down the device
1 minPress and hold the power button, then select 'Power off' on the screen. Ensure the phone is completely shut off before proceeding.
- 2
Heat the back cover
2 minApply heat around the edges of the back panel using a heat gun or hair dryer for two minutes to soften the adhesive.
- 3
Apply suction cup
1 minPlace a suction cup near the bottom edge of the back panel and pull up gently to create a gap.
- 4
Insert opening pick
2 minSlide a thin plastic opening pick into the gap created between the rear panel and the frame.
- 5
Slice adhesive perimeter
3 minSlide the pick along all four edges of the device to cut through the remaining rear panel adhesive.
- 6
Disconnect fingerprint flex
2 minSlightly lift the rear cover and use tweezers to disconnect the fingerprint reader flex cable from the board.
- 7
Unbolt motherboard cover
3 minRemove the Phillips #000 screws holding down the plastic motherboard cover shield.
- 8
Remove motherboard cover
1 minUse a spudger to lift and remove the upper plastic midframe shield from the housing.
- 9
Disconnect battery flex
1 minPry the battery flex connector straight up off the motherboard using a plastic spudger.
- 10
Unplug volume button flex
1 minDisconnect the volume button flex cable connector from the upper right side of the motherboard.
- 11
Peel volume button flex
2 minCarefully slide a flat spudger or tweezers under the volume button flex assembly to detach its adhesive from the frame.
- 12
Extract physical volume button keys
2 minPush the volume rocker buttons inward from the outside of the frame to free them from their slots.
- 13
Insert replacement volume button keys
2 minInsert the new physical volume button key assembly into the slot on the side frame until fully seated.
- 14
Mount replacement volume flex cable
2 minPeel off the protective film from the new flex cable adhesive and press it into position along the frame wall.
- 15
Plug in volume button flex
1 minAlign the volume button flex connector over the socket on the motherboard and press down until it snaps in.
- 16
Reconnect battery cable
1 minAlign the battery connector over its motherboard terminal and gently press down to reconnect power.
- 17
Fasten motherboard cover
3 minPlace the plastic motherboard cover back in position and reinstall all Phillips #000 screws.
- 18
Seal rear cover
3 minReconnect the fingerprint cable, align the back cover with fresh adhesive, and press firmly around the edges to seal.
After your Motorola Moto G8 Play volume button repair
Power the Moto G8 Play 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 Moto G8 Play job before assuming the part is defective. Keep leftover adhesive and screws labeled in case you need a second pass.
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