Canon EOS Rebel XTi Front Cover Replacement

Written By: Nicholas Abate

Comments: 3

Canon EOS Rebel XTi Front Cover Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

15 minutes

Introduction

Removing the front portion of the casing is necessary to perform maintenance or replace parts on specific components on the front of the camera. In order to remove the front casing, the back will have to be removed first.

Tools

Step 1

Place the camera upside down, and position it to where the back of the camera is visible.

Step 2

Pull the orange tab to the right to release the primary battery.

Step 3

To remove the secondary battery, reposition the camera to where the display screen is facing upwards.
Place your finger inside the empty battery compartment and pull away from the camera on the ridged battery tab.

I have the rebel xti as well, and have the same issue, and i have 2 new primary batteries, and 1 new secondary battery, and 1 new charger, yet the camera, still will not turn on. So, if not the battery or the battery charger, what could be the problem? Ty

Rich Irons - 20/06/20

I had no idea my camera had a second battery!

Terri -

Step 4

Place the camera on its side with the soft touch grip facing up and the top of the camera facing right.

Step 5

Slide the memory card door in the direction of the arrow engraved on the camera.
Once the door has slid open to its full position, lift up on the door.

Step 6

With the door open, push down the small black plunger next to the CF slot. The CF card will disengage from the slot and be ejected far enough that you can grasp it between thumb and forefinger and remove it from the slot.
The plunger will stay in its depressed position until a CF card is again inserted in the slot.

Step 7

Remove the three black M3x4mm JIS #000 screws on the bottom of the camera.

Step 8

Remove the two black M3x6mm JIS #000 screws from the right side of the camera.

Step 9

Remove the two M3x5mm JIS #000 screws on the side of the camera opposite to the hand grip.

Step 10

Remove the following screws located in the memory card slot:
Two M3x2mm JIS #000 screws

Step 11

Gently pry off the back casing.
Before completely removing the back casing, be sure to disconnect the single ribbon cable running from the motherboard to the LCD display.
Use a spudger to lift the tab on the ribbon cable's ZIF connector.
Gently pull the ribbon cable out of the connector.