HTC Excalibur Keyboard Replacement

Remove the rubber screw covers. If needed, use a thin object to help pry them off. There should be two of them on top of the phone. Skip this step if already removed.

Pry loose the metal cover near the camera lens, circled in the picture.

Remove the battery cover.

Gripping the battery by the bottom, lift and remove it from the phone.

After removing the rubber stoppers on top, there should be six exposed screws. Remove these using the T6 screwdriver.

Next, use the spudger to loosen the case underneath the shiny metal edge. Go all the way around the phone until completely loosened.

After loosening the case, remove it.

Remove the one remaining screw in the logic board.

Unclip the wire that connects the back of the case to the logic board.

On the left side of the phone, there are three copper colored clips.

Unclip the bottom clip, thread the middle one through the logic board, and pull the top one out gently.

You can then lift the logic board out of the phone.

Remove the metal frame. Slip out the copper clips still attached to the bottom frame from the frame carefully.

Remove the metal backing to the keyboard using Phillip 00 screwdriver to remove the 3 screws.

After the screws are removed, take off the back cover of the keyboard.

You can now peel off the keyboard, and replace it. After the new keyboard is in place, reassemble the device.