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Amazon Fire 7 Screen Replacement
Screen Replacement guide for the Amazon Fire 7
Before you begin
Tools
- Plastic opening picks
- Precision Phillips #00 screwdriver
- Heat gun or hair dryer
- Suction cup
- Plastic spudger
- Tweezers
- Anti-static wrist strap
Parts / materials
- Replacement Amazon Fire 7 screen assembly
- Double-sided display adhesive strips
- Isopropyl alcohol (91% or higher)
- Microfiber cleaning cloth
Safety
- Wear safety glasses to protect your eyes from loose glass fragments.
- Do not bend or puncture the lithium-ion battery during removal.
- Keep heat tools away from inflammable surfaces and delicate battery cells.
Overview
Step-by-step
- 1
Power down the tablet
1 minPress and hold the power button until the shutdown prompt appears, then tap turn off.
- 2
Remove the microSD card
1 minOpen the microSD card slot cover on the side and eject any installed memory card.
- 3
Pry open the rear case
3 minInsert a thin plastic opening pick into the seam between the rear cover and the display bezel.
- 4
Separate the back cover
2 minSlide the pick along the entire perimeter to release all plastic retention clips, then lift off the back cover.
- 5
Disconnect the battery cable
2 minUse a plastic spudger to carefully lift the battery connector straight up from the motherboard.
- 6
Unscrew the motherboard
3 minRemove the Phillips screws securing the motherboard assembly to the inner plastic frame.
- 7
Disconnect the display cables
2 minFlip up the ZIF retaining latch on the digitizer cable and disconnect both screen flex connectors.
- 8
Remove the mainboard
2 minGently lift the mainboard up from the chassis and place it on an anti-static mat.
- 9
Pry out the battery
4 minInsert a flat plastic spudger underneath the battery to slice through the soft adhesive underneath.
- 10
Heat the front glass edges
3 minUse a heat gun or hair dryer around the outer edges of the screen for two minutes to soften the glue.
- 11
Attach a suction cup
1 minPlace a suction cup onto the lower half of the front glass panel and press down firmly to seal it.
- 12
Slice the display adhesive
5 minPull up on the suction cup while inserting an opening pick beneath the glass to slice through the softened adhesive.
- 13
Remove the old display
2 minLift the damaged display off the frame, threading its flex cables through the frame slot.
- 14
Clean old adhesive from frame
4 minScrape off residual glue from the frame ledge using isopropyl alcohol and a microfiber cloth.
- 15
Apply new adhesive strips
3 minPlace custom double-sided adhesive strips along all four edges of the clean inner bezel.
- 16
Position the new screen
3 minThread the replacement screen's flex cables through the chassis slot and press the screen into place.
- 17
Reinstall the mainboard
4 minSet the mainboard into position, reconnect the display flex cables, and drive in the Phillips screws.
- 18
Reassemble the rear case
2 minReconnect the battery cable, align the back cover, and snap all edges firmly back into place.
After your Amazon Fire 7 screen replacement
Power the Fire 7 back on and test the screen replacement 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 Amazon Fire 7 job before assuming the part is defective. Keep leftover adhesive and screws labeled in case you need a second pass.
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