[solved] what size screwdriver for MotoG XT1028?

[bzzy]

summary: What size Torx bit is required to remove the 14 screws exposed when one removes the outer back cover from a MotoG XT1028?

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I'm trying to revive my boot-loop-ing MotoG: see the post in this forum with title=='newbie: how to get near-stock MotoG out of boot-loop?'. (I'd link if they'd let me.) Having gotten on response so far, I'm considering trying the instructions from the guide with title=='Oh, no! My Phone got Wet!': although I don't believe my MotoG got wet, it might have, and cleaning it out might help fix whatever the real problem is. (And isopropyl is very cheap

The guide's instructions start with taking the back off the phone. This MotoG's outer back cover comes off easily (with my short thumbnails), exposing a battery with a sticker that says 'MDT XT1028', which I believe means that the phone is a {2013, 1st gen} MotoG. Underneath the back cover are 14 screws, which I'd also like to remove to

* hopefully allow me to remove the battery, though another sticker says

BATTERY NOT USER REMOVABLE

* allow the solvent to get farther into the unit

The screws are obviously Torx (with 6-point star-shaped indent). However the smallest Torx bit I have is a T6, which is too big. What size Torx bit is required to remove these screws?

 

[bzzy]

Re: what size screwdriver for MotoG XT1028?

What size Torx bit is required to remove the 14 screws exposed when one removes the outer back cover from a MotoG XT1028?

Got some smaller Torx bits: the T4 seems to fit exactly, and I was able to remove all the screws. Unfortunately that did *not* allow me to remove the inner back cover, or the battery, but hopefully removing the screws will allow the isopropyl to penetrate farther.