TM231A.4 LOOKING AT THE FRONT OF THE RADIO, YOU WILL SEE HOW THE BLACK FACE PLATE IS HELD IN PLACE BY 4 LITTLE PLASTIC KEEPERS. BY GENTLY INSERTING YOUR FINGER NAIL AND PUSHING EACH KEEPER, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO REMOVE THE FACE PLATE, PULL THE VOLUME, SQUELCH AND FREQUENCY SELECTOR KNOBS OFF. NEXT, USING A PAIR OF PLIERS, REMOVE THE MIC CONNECTOR RING NUT FROM THE MIC CONNECTOR, NOW REMOVE THE NUT THAT IS ON THE FREQ. SELECTOR. REMOVE THE LCD ASSEMBLY FROM THE RADIO. THE NEXT STEP IS TO REMOVE THE METAL SHIELD THAT COVERS THE CPU BOARD. DO THIS BY REMOVING 4 SCREWS, TWO ARE LOCATED ON THE SHORT SIDES AND THE OTHER TWO ARE LOCATED ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE RADIO. GENTLY REMOVE THE METAL PLATE FROM THE RADIO AND PUT IT ASIDE. FINALLY THE CPU BOARD MUST BE REMOVED. THERE ARE 3 SCREWS THAT HOLD THE CPU BOARD ON TO THE RADIO FRAME. THERE ARE TWO MULTI PIN CONNECTORS LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BACKSIDE OF THE CPU BOARD THAT CONNECT TO THE RF PORTION OF THE RADIO. REMOVE THE 3 SCREWS. GENTLY DISCONNECT AND REMOVE THE CPU BOARD. CONTINUED IN FILE TM231A.3