iPhone 6 Plus Teardown Repair Guide

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RepairsUniverse shows you how to repair your new iPhone with this Official iPhone 6 Plus Teardown Repair Guide. The comprehensive instructions we have provided will show you step-by-step how to teardown and disassemble your iPhone 6 Plus smartphone to replace or repair a damaged display assembly or internal component (i.e. battery, dock port and headphone jack assembly, rear-facing camera, etc.). Visit RepairsUniverse.com to learn about the various repair options we offer, all which will help get your Apple device working like new again quickly, and affordably!

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iPhone 6 PlusTEARDOWN GUIDE

iPhone 6 Plus – Teardown Guide

• First, there are two Pentalobe screws located on the bottom of the iPhone 6 Plus, next to the lightning port, that need to be removed. Utilize the 5-point Pentalobe screwdriver and remove the screws from the smartphone.



• Next, place a suction cup on the display assembly near, but not on top of, the home button. Pull up on the suction cup until there is room to insert the plastic opening tool in the seam between the display assembly and the rear case of the iPhone 6 Plus. Utilizing both tools separate the display assembly from the rear case to take a peek inside the new Apple smartphone.



• Once you have separated the display assembly from the rear case, the metal cover that secures the LCD and front panel/digitizer cables will be easily accessible. Locate and remove the five small Phillips screws (#00) that secure the metal cover (marked with orange circles). Gently lift up and remove the metal cover from the iPhone 6 Plus.



• Now, using the fine tip curved tweezers or the spudger pry up and disconnect the four connections located under the metal cover (marked with orange rectangles). The connections are for the display assembly (LCD and touch screen), home button assembly and front-facing camera assembly.



Home Button Assembly

• Locate and remove the two small Phillips screws (#00) that secure the home button assembly and metal bracket to the display assembly (marked with orange circles).

• Use a heat gun or a blow dryer to soften the adhesive that secures the home button assembly in place, and then with the fine tip curved tweezers peel up and remove the home button assembly from the iPhone 6 Plus. Be mindful of the rubber gasket around the home button, it is easily torn.


Earpiece Speaker and Front-Facing Camera Assembly


• Locate and remove the three small Phillips screws (#00) that secure the metal bracket that protects and secures the earpiece speaker in place (marked with orange circles).



• Once the metal bracket is removed, lift up and remove the earpiece speaker from the iPhone 6 Plus.

• Next, use the fine tip curved tweezers to remove the front-facing camera and sensor flex cable assembly from the smartphone.


Display Assembly (LCD & Touch Screen Digitizer)


• First, locate and remove the eight small Phillips screws (#00) that secure the LCD shield to the display assembly (marked with orange circles).

• Now, use a heat gun or blow dryer to soften the adhesive that securesthe home button connector (marked with orange arrow). Carefully liftthe connector from the adhesive securing it down, and then remove theLCD shield.


SIM Card Tray


• Use the SIM card ejection tool or a paper clip to remove the SIM cardtray from the iPhone 6 Plus.



• Locate and remove the two small Phillips screws (#00) that secure theprotective metal cover over the battery’s connection (marked withorange circles).

• Next, use the fine tip curved tweezers or the spudger to disconnect thebattery cable under the protective metal cover.


Battery


• There is adhesive that secures the battery to the rear case of the iPhone.Use the pull tabs on the bottom of the battery to CAREFULLY removethe battery from the smartphone. If pulled correctly it will eliminate thetroubles of using a heat gun or blow dryer to soften the adhesivesecuring the battery in place and coaxing it out with the spudger orplastic pry tool.



• Locate and remove the two small Phillips screws (#00) that secure themetal protective cover over the rear-facing camera (marked with orangecircles). Now, use the fine tip curved tweezers to disconnect therear-facing camera’s cable (marked with an orange rectangle) andremove it from the iPhone 6 Plus.


Rear-Facing Camera


• Next, locate and remove the two small Phillips screws (#00) that securethe protective metal cover over the power and volume button cableconnections and antenna (marked with orange circles).



• Locate and remove the three small Phillips screws (#00) that secure theantenna to the corner (top left) of the iPhone 6 Plus (marked with closedorange circles).

• Now, locate and release the two wafer connections for the power buttoncable and volume buttons cable (marked with orange rectangles).

• Last, locate and release the coaxial connection that is located under thestandoff screw (marked with an open orange circle).

• You can now remove the antenna from the iPhone 6 Plus.



• Locate and release the lightning port connector assembly’s wafer connection(marked with an orange rectangle). This will reveal one of the vibrator assemblysecuring screws.

• Next, locate and remove the two Phillips screws (#00) that secure the vibrator assembly in place above the loudspeaker (marked with closed orange circles).

• Now, locate and release the coaxial connection that is located right above thevibrator assembly (marked with an open orange circle).

• You can now remove the vibrator assembly from the iPhone 6 Plus.


Vibrator Assembly


• Locate and remove the three small Phillips screws (#00) that secure the motherboardto the rear case of the iPhone 6 Plus (marked with closed orange circles).

• Next, make sure the power button cable and volume buttons cable waferconnections are disconnected (marked with orange squares).

• Now, locate and remove the two standoffs that are located toward the top of theiPhone 6 Plus. One is next to the volume buttons cable and one is closer to therear-facing camera (marked with open orange circles).

• Carefully lift the motherboard from the smartphone and release the coaxialconnection located under the motherboard (marked with orange arrow). You cannow completely remove the motherboard from the iPhone 6 Plus.


Motherboard


• Locate and remove the two Phillips screws (#00) that secure the loudspeaker to the bottom corner of the rear case of the smartphone(marked with orange circles).

• You can now lift and remove the loudspeaker from the iPhone 6 Plus.


Loudspeaker


• Locate and remove the eleven Phillips screws (#00) that secure thelightning connector and headphone jack assembly to the bottom of theiPhone 6 Plus (marked with orange circles).

• The lightning connector and headphone jack assembly is held in placewith a small amount of adhesive. Use a heat gun or blow dryer to softenthe adhesive and then remove the assembly from the iPhone 6 Plus.


Lightning Connector and Headphone Jack Assembly


• Locate and remove the single Phillips screw (#00) that secures the antenna to the top of the iPhone 6 Plus (marked with orange circle).

• You can now remove the antenna from the iPhone 6 Plus.



• Locate and remove the three small Phillips screws (#00) that secure thepower button cable to the side of the iPhone 6 Plus (marked withorange circles).

• Use a heat gun or blow dryer to soften the adhesive securing the ribboncable in place and then carefully peel up and remove the power buttoncable from the iPhone 6 Plus.


Power Button Cable


• Locate and remove the three Phillips screws (#00) that secure thevolume buttons to the side of the iPhone 6 Plus (marked with orangecircles).

• Use a heat gun or blow dryer to soften the adhesive securing the ribboncable in place and then carefully peel up and remove the volumebuttons cable from the iPhone 6 Plus.


Volume Buttons Cable


Breakdown

1. iPhone 6 Plus Display Assembly2. iPhone 6 Plus SIM Card Tray3. iPhone 6 Plus Earpiece Speaker4. iPhone 6 Plus Front-Facing Camera and Sensor4. Cable5. iPhone 6 Plus Home Button Assembly6. iPhone 6 Plus Rear-Facing Camera7. iPhone 6 Plus LCD Shield8. iPhone 6 Plus Antenna9. iPhone 6 Plus Vibrator Assembly

10. iPhone 6 Plus Battery11. iPhone 6 Plus Motherboard12. iPhone 6 Plus Loudspeaker13. iPhone 6 Plus Lightning Connector and13. Headphone Jack Assembly14. iPhone 6 Plus Antenna15. iPhone 6 Plus Power Button Cable16. iPhone 6 Plus Volume Buttons Cable17. iPhone 6 Plus Rear Case


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