Motorola Moto 360 Rear Cover Replacement

Written By: Cole Twitchell

Comments: 23

Motorola Moto 360 Rear Cover Replacement

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

Time Required

10 minutes

Introduction

This panel should be removed to get to all of the watch's insides. It is extremely fragile, so use caution when removing it.

Tools

iOpener Kit

Step 1

Set the watch face down on a flat surface.
Place the heated iOpener on the face of the rear cover to loosen the adhesive underneath.

Note other methods available that doesn't require the purchase of additional tools beyond what typical battery replacement kits offer. i.e. a hair dryer.

Scott Fernandez - 21/02/17

This step isn't necessary for battery replacement! Remove the wrist strap, then pull out the 4 catches and jump to step 4. See: https://youtu.be/Jw3n5qbGv-I

Chris K. - 28/02/17

Thanks Chris K. for pointing that out. Yes, I was able to pull the tabs without having to deal with adhesive back.

Brian Li - 06/03/18

I have used a hair drier: 10cm far for about 10 minutes; reheat it for couple minutes during the process, the glue must be soft to avoid breaking the rear cover.

Tarik - 27/12/17

NO, NO, NO, YOU DON”T NEED TO REMOVE CERAMIC BACK. just remove the 4 securing pins and the watch body can be easily removed without breaking the back

Bernard McGrath - 04/05/18

Skip 1-4 and just remove the 4 clips. Much quicker and less likely to damage your watch.

lee - 02/09/19

Remove the four back retaining clips. I used a strip cut from the bag the battery was sealed in. It's thin enough to slide in and stiff enough to force the clips out.

Richard Burgin - 01/05/20

Bonjour,

Pour démonter la moto 360, pas besoin de tout cela !!!

1° Vous retirez le bracelet de la montre;

2° Récupérez une protection de vitre souple (mais pas trop) de smartphone dont vous n’avez plus besoin que vous découpez en petits rectangles (4*2cm).

3° Vous devrez insérer ces petits rectangles à l’arrière de la montre entre la partie vitrée et le corps de la montre à quatre endroits différents pour chasser 4 petites goupilles en platiques qui vérouillent le démontage (voir ci-dessous).

4° Montre retournée (imaginer une horloge): premier petit rectangle introduit à 1h30, dès que le rectangle est entré de +/- 1/2cm, chassez celui-ci vers midi, une petite goupille noire en plasitque devrait sortir au niveau l’ouverture laissée par le bracelet.

Faites la même chose à 10h30 vers midi, à 4h30 vers 6h et 7h30 vers 6.

5° Quand les 4 goupilles sont enlevées, le corps de la montre se sépare (pratiquement seul) en deux parties.

6° Vous pouvez passer à l’étape 6 du tuto!!! :-)

belveder04 -

Step 2

Follow the instructions here to remove the back cover without force by using some needles in the right places:
Motorola Moto 360 Case Locking Fastener Replacement
Then continue with step 5. Or don't use needles and just continue with the next steps.

Slide a strip of plastic cut from the edge of bag the battery came in into and along the edge where the back meets the case.

Richard Burgin - 01/05/20

This step should be moved to the front and the heating steps should be deleted. There is no reason to apply heat for the battery replacement so why risk it and offer it as a solution?

SEAN Tanton - 14/09/20

Step 3

Gently slide the blue opening pick between the rear cover and the metal casing.
The rear cover is extremely fragile. Be very delicate when using the opening pick.
Work your way entirely around the rear cover.
It may take several attempts of reheating the adhesive to get the rear cover loose enough to pull off.

Extremely fragile is an understatement. It pulled it with my fingernail and it cracked

sercasti - 16/03/17

Seems this video has all steps better covered. https://youtu.be/nXwq4zeehe8

Some more tools are needed if you don't want to ruin the device you are fixing.

Erik Ušaj - 04/05/17

Why on earth would you guys show a watch with a cracked back cover?? Does not instill much confidence when looking over these instructions.... I mean, was this the only watch you guys had and you broke the cover when making the instructions or what? Or are you guys just trying to make it totally realistic? Just completely baffled by this....

splangele - 17/08/17

Most watches are ALREADY cracked! Mine has a hairline crack starting on the exact same place as the one on the pic (but it only goes from the indent for the the strap to the middle, not all the way thru, yet).

You can only see it in the right light and angle. My guess is that the glue hold everything neatly and the cracks are not too visible. But they are probably there. Also the pic has Three to FOUR very visible cracks, not one :)

gcb - 20/09/17

I have the essential toolkit: in addition to the description above, I have used on extra opening pick (total 2) and the suction cup. The glue into the watch is !&&* and I am sure many breaks the rear cover because not ungluing enough of it before pulling the cover off. I found out that the rear cover offers a very small flexibility, but at least some flexibility (it is not absolutely hard as a glass piece as others say).

Action: I have applied the suction cup on the rear cover and used the opening pick on one of the sides *while* applying some preassure to open with the suction cup (after heating it up to soften the glue) - that allowed inserting the opening pick without brutality; then leave the opening pick inside, and do the same procedure on the other side with another opening pick… and keep “digging” in until the rear cover releases. I have re-heated the rear cover twice during the whole process. Rear cover removed without any damage caused by the process.

I wish I could add pictures.

Tarik - 27/12/17