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                          5 - 10 minutes

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Step 1

              Screen
  • Heat the edges of the screen with a heat gun on the lowest setting by using sweeping motions from about 8-10 inches away.
  • Make sure you use sweeping motions with the heat gun, instead of hovering over one area.

Heat the edges of the screen with a heat gun on the lowest setting by using sweeping motions from about 8-10 inches away.

Make sure you use sweeping motions with the heat gun, instead of hovering over one area.

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Step 2

  • After 1-2 minutes, use a plastic opening tool to pry the screen loose. Start at the top right corner and gently pry the screen from the device.
  • Be careful not to bend the screen by pushing it too far from the rest of the device.

After 1-2 minutes, use a plastic opening tool to pry the screen loose. Start at the top right corner and gently pry the screen from the device.

Be careful not to bend the screen by pushing it too far from the rest of the device.

Step 3

  • Slide a plastic opening tool and spudger along the underside of the screen using enough force to peel the screen and the adhesive strip from the other half of the device.
  • Be mindful of the orange cable connecting the screen to the mid-bottom of the device.

Slide a plastic opening tool and spudger along the underside of the screen using enough force to peel the screen and the adhesive strip from the other half of the device.

Be mindful of the orange cable connecting the screen to the mid-bottom of the device.

Step 4

  • To remove the screen from the device, use tweezers to gently pull the orange cable from its connection to the screen.

To remove the screen from the device, use tweezers to gently pull the orange cable from its connection to the screen.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Judie Buder @me.com - Jan 12, 2017

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Thankyou so much!

Wendy Huntington Parker Fages - Jun 21, 2017

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Kelsea Weber - Jun 23, 2017

True, but if you happen to find another dysfunctional Fire ( with an intact screen) you can always harvest the display from that one and put it on your functioning unit. Long shot. But that’s why this repair guide is still helpful even though parts aren’t readily available.

Kitty Morgan - Apr 4, 2018

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