Kurio 7 Speaker Replacement

Begin by removing the rubber cover from the Kurio 7.

Remove the four 30 mm Phillips #00 screws from the outer case.

Insert the plastic opening tool in the gap between the front cover and the back cover of the device.

Slide the plastic opening tool around the edge of the device. Gently pry apart the tabs that hold the front cover and the back cover together.

Once all of the tabs are removed, the back cover should come off easily.

Use a plastic credit card, or other thin object, to separate the battery from the screen.

Carefully set the battery aside.

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the eight 40mm screws holding the motherboard in place.

Place the plastic opening tool on the base of the black ribbon clip and pull up, like a lever, to release the mount. This should release the clip holding the ribbon to the mount.

Pull the ribbon out of the mount.

There should be masking tape on the yellow ribbon. Pull the tape off of the motherboard and wrap it around the yellow ribbon.

To remove the ribbon from the mount, follow the same steps in Step 3.

Pull back the ribbons and put the battery near the bottom of the Kurio.

The motherboard is now removed so that other components can be worked on.

Pull the wires off of the motherboard using the tweezers. The wires aren't soldered on well.

Remove any hot glue residue holding the speaker in place by peeling it off using tweezers.

Use the spudger to pry out the old speaker.

You have successfully removed the speaker!