Canon Eos Rebel T5 Sd Card Reader Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Very difficult

Steps

Time Required

                          45 minutes - 1 hour

Sections

Battery
2 steps
SD Card
2 steps
Back Panel
5 steps
LCD Screen
2 steps
Motherboard
7 steps
Image Sensor
2 steps
SD Card Reader
3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery

Lay the camera on its back so that the card/battery door is facing you.
Using your fingernail, slide the tab on the battery door up to release the battery door latch.

Lay the camera on its back so that the card/battery door is facing you.

Using your fingernail, slide the tab on the battery door up to release the battery door latch.

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Step 2

Lift the now free card/battery door to reveal the battery compartment.
Push the gray lever to the right side so that the battery can be removed and replaced with a new one.

Lift the now free card/battery door to reveal the battery compartment.

Push the gray lever to the right side so that the battery can be removed and replaced with a new one.

Step 3

              SD Card

Step 4

Open the battery compartment by lifting the card/battery door. You will see a thin SD Card slot below the battery.
Push in the old SD card until it clicks to remove it and then push in the new card until it clicks into place.

Open the battery compartment by lifting the card/battery door. You will see a thin SD Card slot below the battery.

Push in the old SD card until it clicks to remove it and then push in the new card until it clicks into place.

Step 5

              Back Panel

Turn the camera so that the back is facing to your right.
Remove the 5mm Phillips #000 screw above the rubber USB port cover.

Turn the camera so that the back is facing to your right.

Remove the 5mm Phillips #000 screw above the rubber USB port cover.

Step 6

Remove the rubber piece.
Unscrew the two screws under the rubber cover to completely remove the rubber cover piece.
It is held in place by a notched tether, but can be easily manipulated to slide out.

Remove the rubber piece.

Unscrew the two screws under the rubber cover to completely remove the rubber cover piece.

It is held in place by a notched tether, but can be easily manipulated to slide out.

Step 7

Turn your camera so that the bottom is facing you.
Remove the 5mm Phillips #000 screws.

Turn your camera so that the bottom is facing you.

Remove the 5mm Phillips #000 screws.

Step 8

Now turn the camera so that the front is facing towards your right.
Remove the two remaining 5mm Phillips #000 screws.

Now turn the camera so that the front is facing towards your right.

Remove the two remaining 5mm Phillips #000 screws.

Step 9

Now that all of the exterior screws have been removed, grip the camera firmly on both sides.
Gently pry the back panel from the main body of the camera.
There are two ribbon cables that need to be removed in order for the back panel to come free from the camera body, as indicated.
This back panel contains various control components of the camera as well as the LCD screen.

Now that all of the exterior screws have been removed, grip the camera firmly on both sides.

Gently pry the back panel from the main body of the camera.

There are two ribbon cables that need to be removed in order for the back panel to come free from the camera body, as indicated.

This back panel contains various control components of the camera as well as the LCD screen.

Step 10

              LCD Screen

Remove the four silver 4mm Phillips #000 screws connecting the LCD screen to the back of the camera.
Be sure to lift the ribbon cable to remove the remaining hidden black 4mm Phillips #000 screw.

Remove the four silver 4mm Phillips #000 screws connecting the LCD screen to the back of the camera.

Be sure to lift the ribbon cable to remove the remaining hidden black 4mm Phillips #000 screw.

Step 11

The LCD screen can now be lifted from the right side to be replaced.

The LCD screen can now be lifted from the right side to be replaced.

Step 12

              Motherboard

Remove all ribbon cables with the plastic spudger.
Gently pry up the black plastic tabs to slide out the ribbon cables

Remove all ribbon cables with the plastic spudger.

Gently pry up the black plastic tabs to slide out the ribbon cables

Step 13

Turn your camera so that the top is facing you.
Remove the two black 5 mm Phillips #000 screws.

Turn your camera so that the top is facing you.

Remove the two black 5 mm Phillips #000 screws.

Step 14

Turn the grip side toward you.
Remove the rubber grip, using the plastic spudger.

Turn the grip side toward you.

Remove the rubber grip, using the plastic spudger.

Step 15

Remove the black 5 mm Phillips #000 screw, located under the grip.

Remove the black 5 mm Phillips #000 screw, located under the grip.

Step 16

Remove the top panel of the device.

Remove the top panel of the device.

Step 17

Remove the front panel of the camera.

Remove the front panel of the camera.

Step 18

Remove the five silver 5mm Phillips #000 screws.
The motherboard can now be removed.

Remove the five silver 5mm Phillips #000 screws.

The motherboard can now be removed.

Step 19

              Image Sensor

Remove the three silver 3mm Philips #000 screws from the image sensor holder.
Remove the image sensor holder.

Remove the three silver 3mm Philips #000 screws from the image sensor holder.

Remove the image sensor holder.

Step 20

Remove the three remaining silver 3mm Philips #000 screws from the image sensor.
Be careful not lose the springs underneath the screws on the image sensor
Using your fingers, lift the image sensor from the device.

Remove the three remaining silver 3mm Philips #000 screws from the image sensor.

Be careful not lose the springs underneath the screws on the image sensor

Using your fingers, lift the image sensor from the device.

Step 21

              SD Card Reader

Using the plastic spuger, disconnect the wire strips that are attached to the SD card reader.

Using the plastic spuger, disconnect the wire strips that are attached to the SD card reader.

Step 22

Remove the three 3nm Phillips #000 screws connecting the SD card reader to the back of the device.

Remove the three 3nm Phillips #000 screws connecting the SD card reader to the back of the device.

Step 23

Using your fingers, remove the SD card reader from the back of the device.

Using your fingers, remove the SD card reader from the back of the device.

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

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igloo - Oct 27, 2017

Very comprehensive tutorial but 2 screws forgotten (on both sides of the viewfinder) and the adjustment thumb knob withdrawal before removing the top panel of the device. Good job anyway, tks

Hubzilla - Nov 13, 2018

Is there a video of this?

Lee Gartside - May 26, 2022

Removal of the sensor is NOT required to take the SD board out of the camera. The sensor needs to be fitted back to exactly the same height, otherwise you WILL not retain autofocus. Why was there no mention of this during the steps above?

d007 Éric d007 - Sep 2, 2022

Bonjour , ou peut on acheter le lecteur de carte sd , merci , cordialement

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