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I am replacing a damaged screen and pretty much completed the repair but when it came time to close up the phone it would not close flush on the right side near where the flex cable is. I closely inspected the clips and they line up exactly with the old clips. I tried looking at the frame to see if it was bent or warped anywhere and I didn’t see anything. I tried installing the old screen (without the heat shield) and it fit flush. My next theory is I didn’t fold down the flex cable correctly underneath the heat shield but I don’t know how to test for that and I don’t want to peel up the heat shield adhesive repeatedly without a clear plan. I will upload a photo of the problem once I am able to borrow a friends phone.
