Google Nexus 5 earpiece repair guide

The earpiece isn’t working

In this repair guide, we show you how to replace your LG Google Nexus 5’s defective earpiece on your own. You need this repair if you can’t hear the person you’re talking to or the call is very quiet.

Required tools

Menda ESD Spudger

Menda ESD Spudger

You need a flat plastic prying tool to disconnect the various plugs and connectors.
from €26.38 on Amazon
Pick Set

Pick Set

You need a flat but stable tool such as a pick to pry out parts that are glued in place.
from €14.99 on Amazon
Phillips PH00 screwdriver

Phillips PH00 screwdriver

You need the right screwdriver for removing PH00 screws.
from €10.84 on Amazon

Required replacement part

Google Nexus 5 earpiece

Google Nexus 5 earpiece

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Steps

8 Steps

Removing the back cover

Step 1

Removing the plastic cover

Step 2

Removing the headphone output

Step 3

Removing the earpiece

Step 4

Installing the earpiece

Step 5

Installing the headphone output

Step 6

Attaching the plastic cover

Step 7

Attaching the back cover

Step 8

Getting started with the repair of your Google Nexus 5

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8 steps

Removing the back cover
Insert the hard plastic pick into the gap next to the volume button. You have to disconnect the 18 retaining clips on the outside under the back cover. Move the pick once around the entire smartphone. Work your way from the volume button past the headphone output to the SIM card tray. The back cover is easier to detach at that point. You have to use a little more force at some spots.

Then you can take off the back cover.
Removing the plastic cover
Remove the 6 Phillips screws that hold the plastic cover in place (see figure 1).
6 x 4.0 mm Phillips screws

Now lift the cover off the logic board by inserting the spudger into the gap next to the headphone output (see figure 2). If necessary, use other leverage points.
Removing the headphone output
The headphone output is just slightly clamped in the plastic frame. Insert the pointed tip of the spudger into the output and carefully lift it out.
Removing the earpiece
The earpiece is also only slightly stuck in the plastic frame. Use the pointed tip of the spudger and carefully lift the earpiece on the side.

Installing the earpiece
Now put the earpiece back in the appropriate position. The adhesive strip should still be sticky enough.
Installing the headphone output
Now put the new headphone output in the appropriate position. Carefully press on the part between the earpiece and the logic board. This step is a bit tricky.
Attaching the plastic cover
Put the black plastic cover on the logic board and gently press it on.

Fasten the 6 Phillips screws that hold the cover in place again.
6 x 4.0 mm Phillips screws
Attaching the back cover
It’s very easy to put the back cover back on. Put it on in the correct position and press it on all the way around until it’s completely clicked into place.