Samsung SCH-3500 Back Cover Replacement

Place the phone so that the back is facing you. Depress the locking tab on the back of the phone with a finger or thumb.

Slide the battery toward bottom of the phone, about a quarter of an inch, to clear the hooks that keep it secured to the back of the phone.

Lift the battery away from the phone case.

Grasp the antenna firmly and rotate it counterclockwise to unscrew it from the phone.

When unscrewed, pull the antenna straight up and out.

Pull the guide tube free from its retaining ring and slide it out the top.

Remove the four screws using a T6 Torx screwdriver.

Work from the bottom of the phone, separating the two halves of the case.

Angle the rear case half away from the top of the front case half, pivoting the hooks out of their clasps.

Disconnect the antenna ribbon cable from the logic board at the Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) connector. The brown portion of the connector lifts up to release the cable end.

The Back Cover is now removed. Congratulations.