iPhone 5c Teardown Repair Guide

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iPhone 5c – Teardown Guide

• To begin disassembling the iPhone 5c, locate and remove the twopentalobe screws on either side of the lightening dock connector porton the bottom of the iPhone.


Display Assembly (LCD & Touch Screen)







• Next, put the suction cup close to the home button on the display assembly side of the iPhone. While holding the outside of the iPhone down, use the suction cup to pull the display assembly away from the rear case/housing.

• The left corner, on the home button side of the iPhone 5c, has an areathat will expose enough space to insert the plastic opening tool. Use theplastic opening tool to separate the display assembly from thecase/housing of the iPhone.








• After lifting up the display assembly, you will see a metal cover that secures the display assembly and front-camera cables.

• Locate and remove the four Phillips screws (#00) that secure the cover, and then remove the cover from the iPhone 5c.








• Utilize the plastic opening tool to pry up the series of three connections for the display assembly and front camera.

• You can now remove the display assembly from the iPhone 5c.








Home Button

• Locate and remove the two Phillips screws (#00) that secure the backplate for the home button assembly.








• Using the flat end of the spudger or the tweezers, peel up the ribboncable connection for the home button. It is secured in place with a smallamount of adhesive.

• You can now remove the home button assembly from the iPhone 5c.








• Locate and remove the two small Phillips screws (#00) securing the metal clip over the earpiece speaker.


Earpiece Speaker Assembly







• Pry up the clip from its location with a pair of tweezers to free the speaker assembly and remove it from the iPhone 5c.








• The front-facing camera assembly is a series of components that you need to pry up from their housing. The assembly is also held down by a sticker/adhesive.

• You can now remove the front-facing camera assembly from the iPhone5c.


Front-Facing Camera







• Locate and remove the two Phillips screws (#00) that secure the battery connector’s metal cover. Next, gently pry the connector up to release it from the motherboard.


Battery







• Use the spudger or the plastic opening tool to pry the battery from theadhesive securing it to the iPhone.

• You can now remove the battery from the iPhone 5c.








• Locate and remove the seven Phillips screws (#00) that secure the loudspeaker and lightning port assembly (marked with white dots).

• Next, locate and disconnect the coaxial antenna plug (circled in orange).

• Now, locate and disconnect the connector for the lightning port assembly (marked by a rectangle in orange).


Lightning Port Assembly & Loudspeaker







• There is a small ribbon wire connection that is adhered to the loudspeaker. Peel up this contact to free the loudspeaker for removal from the iPhone 5c.








• Use the spudger to maneuver and pry up the lightning port & headphone jack assembly and remove it from the bottom of the iPhone.








• Locate and remove the two Phillips screws (#00) that secure therear-facing camera and then lift it out of the iPhone.


Rear-Facing Camera







• Locate and remove the two Phillips screws (#00) that secure the vibrator to the body of the iPhone.

• You can now remove the vibrator from the iPhone 5c.


Vibrator







• Use the SIM card removal tool, or a paper clip, to remove the SIM card tray from the side of the iPhone.


SIM Card Tray







• Locate and remove the three Phillips screws (#00) that secure the motherboard into the iPhone (white dots mark them).

• Locate and remove the two standoffs with the small flathead screwdriver. The standoffs secure the mother-board to the iPhone (blue dots mark them).

• Locate and disconnect the coaxial antenna plug (circled in orange).








• With all screws and connections removed, the motherboard is now free. Maneuver the motherboard out of its location and lift it from the iPhone 5c.








• Locate and remove the six Phillips screws (#00) that secure the power & volume button assembly to the motherboard (white dots mark them).

• Locate and remove the one standoff with the small flathead screwdriver (blue dot marks it).


Power & Volume Button Assembly







• A small amount of adhesive is still securing the power and volumebutton assembly to the iPhone. Use the spudger or the tweezers to peelup and remove the assembly from the iPhone 5c.








Breakdown

1. iPhone 5c Display Assembly (LCD & Touch1. Screen)2. iPhone 5c Rear Case/Housing3. iPhone 5c Motherboard4. iPhone 5c Dock Connector & Headphone Jack4. Assembly5. iPhone 5c Front Camera & Proximity Sensor5. Flex Cable

6. iPhone 5c Earpiece Speaker7. iPhone 5c Rear-Facing Camera8. iPhone 5c Home Button Flex Cable9. iPhone 5c SIM Card Tray10. iPhone 5c Home Button11. iPhone 5c Loudspeaker Replacement12. iPhone 5c Battery13. iPhone 5c Power & Volume Button Flex Cable


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