I couldn't find one online, so I made one! Yay! It's really not that hard to take apart these phones. Here we go...

First, tools you'll need:
T6 Screwdriver (a 1/16th flathead will also work, if you're VERY careful!)
#000 Philips Screwdriver

Tips:
For each component you remove, put that part's mounting screws back in their respective holes and place the entire assembly to the side. There are only three distinctive screws used. Here are their quantities and locations (in order of assembly)

Two black philips screws, holding down the camera lens cover.
Nine silver philips screws:
One for the camera flash board
One for the WiFi antenna
One for the motherboard
Four for the display sliding hinges
Two for the front button switch board
Eight bronze Torx screws:
Four for the rear cover
Four for the display cover


Step 1: Remove the battery cover and battery.

Step 2: There are two black philips screws on the top edge of the battery holder. Remove these screws. Then pull the camera lens cover off carefully and place it aside. Work with it and gently twist it away from the antenna, and it should come right off. Place it and the two screws aside.

Step 3: Remove the silver philips screw holding down the camera flash board and gently pry it up. It should come right off. Place it aside.

Step 4: Remove the camera. Pry upward on it next to the camera flash connector and it will pop right up. There are no screws that hold it down. Put it aside.

Step 5: Remove the silver philips screw holding down the WiFi antenna. The antenna DOES NOT need to be removed. Place the screw aside.

Step 6: Loosen and remove the four Torx bits holding down the rear cover. Remove the rear cover by gently prying upward near the top. It is held down by several clips, just work with them and it should come off. When it comes off, DO NOT just rip it away! You will need to disconnect the speaker for the speakerphone first. It's a small connector that will pull away with gentle pressure. Once this is disconnected, put the rear cover aside.

Step 7: Remove the silver philips screw located in the middle right edge of the motherboard. Disconnect the connector located on the lower left side. Pry the motherboard upward, applying pressure specifically to the lower left side, to pop the board off of it's plastic holding peg. DO NOT try to remove the board at this time. There's one more connector to remove.

Step 8: Look underneath the motherboard. You will see a large connector that is taped down. VERY CAREFULLY, use a screwdriver or other flat thing to pry up the tape. Once, and only once the tape is removed, can you disconnect the cable. Place the motherboard, and it's silver philips screw, to the side.

Step 9 You will see four silver philips screws arranged in sets of two. These are the display slider hinge screws. Remove the four screws, and carefully pull the display cable through it's hole in the case. Place the case and screws aside. You have now removed the display from the main body.

Step 10: This is as far as I had to go. Remove the tape from the connector between the display and the front button board. Pry up on the brown part. Pry carefully, and it should rotate upward. Pull the cable out of the connector. Then remove the two silver philips screws holding the assembly down. Place these parts aside. Handle the front bezel carefully, as the buttons may fall out and you'll have to put them back in.

To re-assemble:

Re-assembly is largely the reverse of disassembly. However, follow these general precautions:

1: On items with multiple screws holding them together, DO NOT TIGHTEN the screws until all screws have been threaded. This ensures that you have the parts in proper alignment.

2: BE GENTLE! You're dealing with a precision electronic device! It's not a car engine or erector set, so be nice to it's little green parts!

Re-assembly:

Step 1: Place the front buttons board in it's little holder and connect the cable. Push the cable as far as it will go into the socket, but DO NOT push down on the brown latch. Screw the two silver philips screws in and tighten them. Now, push down on the entire cable to remove all slack and make it lie flat on the back of the LCD. Then, and only then, push down on the brown connector latch to lock the cable into place.

Step 2: Align the front LCD with the gray body bezel. You should see the hinge screw holes align. Install the four silver philips screws and tighten them.

Step 3: This is kind of a toughie. Find the motherboard and align it with the main bezel. The USB and hands-free connectors should aim towards the bottom. Make sure you don't lose the rubber thing covering a capacitor on the bottom of the motherboard! Now, very carefully connect the display cable to the motherboard and, using a narrow object, unroll and apply the adhesive tape to the motherboard. Once this is done, you can place the motherboard in it's bezel. Pay close attention to the slider on the left-hand side; it has to be aligned in order for the switch on the motherboard to fall in place. Play with it a bit and it'll come together. Slide the CDMA antenna into place. You may need to pry up on the antenna connectors to make it slide onto the motherboard. Once it is fully seated, push the motherboard down into it's mountings. It should bottom out. Install the single philips screw in the center right edge.

Step 4: You'll see the small connector on the lower left side that you removed earlier. Align the connector and push down to connect it.

Step 5: Find the rear cover. You will need to push the speakerphone connector into it's slot on the upper right side of the motherboard. It's keyed, so you can't push it in the wrong way. Align it properly and push it in. Then align the cover with the main bezel and push downward. You will hear several clicks indicating that the cover is snapping into place. Tighten the four Torx bits that hold the cover in place.

Step 6: Install the camera and WiFi antenna. The camera presses into place in the top center of the rear cover, and the WiFi antenna takes a single silver philips screw in the center top edge of the rear cover.

Step 7: Install the camera flash board. Find the camera flash board and place it in the top center of the rear cover. Align the connector and push downward to seat it. Then tighten the single silver philips screw to secure the board.

Step 8: Install the camera lens cover. First, make sure the focus adujustment lever is aligned with the camera's focuser. Play with it a bit to make it fall in place. Install this piece by placing the antenna end in first, then push the speakerphone end (the silver piece) into place, finally you will push the rest into place. Play with it a bit to make it all align. Then tighten the two black philips screws.

Step 9: Install the battery and battery cover. Turn the phone on and see what happens!

This phone is actually pretty simple to take apart. As long as you are careful, you should not damage your phone.

Hopefully this helped!

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nice job... hope I never need to do it

Here's another.

HOWTO: Disassemble your PPC/XV 6700 - Bellybuttonporn

Thanks to both threeshot223 and tonydiv, I used both of your information you posted to replace my screen. The only thing I would add is that when you replace the screen your old one will have a copper foil stuck to the back of the lcd. Carefully remove this and stick it on the back of the new lcd. I tried without installing copper foil figuring I would have a good enough connection with the copper ears coming from faceplate. Wrong, screen worked touch screen did not work until I went back and installed copper foil. Once again thanks, hope this will help someone else.

Hey guys I cant find anywhere a way to get the actual touchscreen off or out of the lcd display housing? Is it glued or something...im really stuck

thanks

it had adhesive on it...be gentle but firm and steady, it will come off

Thanks for the info. I just bought a used PPC-6700 from a friend 2 days ago for $40. The only thing I don't like about it is the buttons on the left side of the unit that get pushed accidentally when it is in my holster or my car PDA mount. So I am going to disassemble it tomorrow and deactivate those buttons somehow. With this guide's help, I shold still have a working PDAPhone when I am done.

Disassembling to disable buttons seems counterproductive to me. You could just use a locking program or reassign the buttons. JMO....tmb

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You're right. I tried out the freeware AE Button Plus, and it does the job perfectly.