Sony Xperia Xa1 Ultra Back Assembly Replacement Repair Guide

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Back Assembly

Wedge your finger under the bottom ridge of the SD card insert.
Pull outwards with your fingers to remove the SD card from the left side of device.

Wedge your finger under the bottom ridge of the SD card insert.

Pull outwards with your fingers to remove the SD card from the left side of device.

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Step 2

Use a hair dryer to heat each corner of the phone.
Alternate heating each corner for a minute to loosen the adhesive binding the back cover to the phone.
Don’t heat one area for too long; the phone may get damaged from overheating.

Use a hair dryer to heat each corner of the phone.

Alternate heating each corner for a minute to loosen the adhesive binding the back cover to the phone.

Don’t heat one area for too long; the phone may get damaged from overheating.

Step 3

Press a suction cup on a heated corner of the device.
Hold the phone down and gently lift the suction cup to create a small gap.
You may hear crunching or popping sounds when you lift up the back cover.

Press a suction cup on a heated corner of the device.

Hold the phone down and gently lift the suction cup to create a small gap.

You may hear crunching or popping sounds when you lift up the back cover.

Step 4

Insert your iFixit Opening Tool in the small gap between your phone and the back cover.
Lift up on the iFixit Opening Tool and insert your plastic card in the small gap between your phone and the back cover.

Insert your iFixit Opening Tool in the small gap between your phone and the back cover.

Lift up on the iFixit Opening Tool and insert your plastic card in the small gap between your phone and the back cover.

Step 5

Slide your plastic card along the side of your phone to loosen the adhesive.
Move the card along the sides of the phone to lift all of the corners.

Slide your plastic card along the side of your phone to loosen the adhesive.

Move the card along the sides of the phone to lift all of the corners.

Step 6

Lift up the back cover by lifting up the sides of the phone with your hand.
Apply a new strip of adhesive for reassembly.

Lift up the back cover by lifting up the sides of the phone with your hand.

Apply a new strip of adhesive for reassembly.

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

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Nicholas Bates - Mar 9, 2019

What kind of adhesive should be used when reassembling the phone?

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