Motorola Moto G5 Plus Motherboard Disassembly

Power off the phone.

Remove the SIM card using a thin paperclip by inserting one end of the paper clip into the small hole on the top left corner. This will eject the SIM card from the phone.

Stick the small suction cup onto the screen. Use this to remove the screen from the phone frame in later steps.

Using a heat gun on a low setting, slowly raise the temperature of the screen by repeatedly running the heat gun along the edges of the screen. This will soften the glue that holds the screen to the phone frame.

Use the suction cup to gently pull up on the screen while using the plastic opening tool to gently pry the edges of the screen up.

Once the screen has been completely separated from the phone frame, flip it to one side to expose the inside of the phone.

Using a size 000 Philips head screwdriver, unscrew the nineteen 4 mm screws. Yellow tinted kapton tape will need to be removed to get to some of the screws.

Remove the interior metal covering using the plastic opening tool.

Pull off all of the yellow tinted kapton tape.

Unplug the battery by lifting up on the black plug with the plastic opening tool. This will shut off any power to the phone and prevent further damage.

Remove the 3 flat-topped connectors that connect the screen to the phone frame by prying them up with the plastic opening tool.

Fully detach the screen and set it to the side.

Using the Philips 000 Screwdriver, unscrew the 3.1 mm screw.

Using the plastic opening tool, unplug the oscillating vibration motor.

Unplug the flat-top connector with the plastic opening tool.

Using the plastic opening tool, pry open the two tabs that hold the motherboard to the phone frame.

Remove the motherboard from the phone by prying it up with the plastic opening tool.