Blackberry Pearl 8100 Trackball Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

12

Time Required

                          10 - 15 minutes            

Sections

3

• Battery
• 2 steps
• Keyboard
• 7 steps
• Trackball
• 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery               

• Before working on the phone, be sure that the device is turned off.
• Begin by removing the back panel; this can be done by pressing the silver button on the backside of the Blackberry 8100, while simultaneously sliding the back panel off.

Before working on the phone, be sure that the device is turned off.

Begin by removing the back panel; this can be done by pressing the silver button on the backside of the Blackberry 8100, while simultaneously sliding the back panel off.

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Step 2

• Remove the battery located directly below back panel.

Remove the battery located directly below back panel.

Step 3

              Keyboard               

• Using a 1.5 mm Hex screwdriver, remove the two screws that hold the two panels together.

Using a 1.5 mm Hex screwdriver, remove the two screws that hold the two panels together.

Step 4

• Using the spudger, pry off the small portion of the casing located at the bottom of the phone.

Using the spudger, pry off the small portion of the casing located at the bottom of the phone.

Step 5

• Using the spudger, pry off the side casings one at a time by wedging it between the inner casing and the sides.

Using the spudger, pry off the side casings one at a time by wedging it between the inner casing and the sides.

Step 6

• Using a 1.5mm Hex screwdriver, unscrew the two screws, located on the front of the phone, that connect the back and front panels.

Using a 1.5mm Hex screwdriver, unscrew the two screws, located on the front of the phone, that connect the back and front panels.

Step 7

• Using the spudger, pry off the back body panel by wedging the spudger in between the front and back panels on the side face. Remove the back body panel.

Using the spudger, pry off the back body panel by wedging the spudger in between the front and back panels on the side face. Remove the back body panel.

Step 8

• Separate the logic board from the front panel.

Separate the logic board from the front panel.

Step 9

• Gently remove the keyboard from front casing. It should snap out of place.

Gently remove the keyboard from front casing. It should snap out of place.

Step 10

              Trackball               

• Some of these parts are fairly small and fragile; be sure to keep them in a safe place where they won’t be damaged if you intend to reuse them.
• Before repairing device, make sure to power off the device.
• Once powered off, begin repair by removing the larger chrome ring holding the track ball in place by using the spudger to gently wedge the top ring away, approaching from the front face.

Some of these parts are fairly small and fragile; be sure to keep them in a safe place where they won’t be damaged if you intend to reuse them.

Before repairing device, make sure to power off the device.

Once powered off, begin repair by removing the larger chrome ring holding the track ball in place by using the spudger to gently wedge the top ring away, approaching from the front face.

Step 11

• Be sure to keep all pieces in a safe place where they won’t be lost or damaged if you intend to reuse them.
• Remove the smaller chrome inner ring surrounding the trackball; you should be able to be simply lift it by hand.
• If ring seems to be stuck, gently pry it off using your spudger tool.

Be sure to keep all pieces in a safe place where they won’t be lost or damaged if you intend to reuse them.

Remove the smaller chrome inner ring surrounding the trackball; you should be able to be simply lift it by hand.

If ring seems to be stuck, gently pry it off using your spudger tool.

Step 12

• Once the ring has been remove, proceed to removing the trackball housing; it should be able to be removed by hand.
• After removing old trackball, replace it with a new one and proceed to following these instructions in reversed order to reassemble your device.

Once the ring has been remove, proceed to removing the trackball housing; it should be able to be removed by hand.

After removing old trackball, replace it with a new one and proceed to following these instructions in reversed order to reassemble your device.

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

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Latios Eon - Jun 16, 2016

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why dissasemble the entire device, just remove the chrome ring….