iFixit

Holding the iPad by the top and bottom right corners, rotate the front glass away from the iPad.

Be careful of any adhesive that may still be attached, and use a guitar pick to cut any adhesive that may still be holding the front panel down.

Remove the four 2.0 mm Phillips screws securing the LCD to the rear case.

The front panel ribbon cables are connected beneath the LCD. To access them, you'll need to temporarily flip the LCD over and out of the way.

• Be very careful when moving the LCD, and do not attempt to remove it from the iPad—its display data cable will remain connected while it is rotated over.

Lift the LCD from its long edge closest to the volume buttons and gently flip it out of the rear case—like turning the page in a book.

Set the LCD face down on the front panel.

Use the edge of a plastic opening tool to carefully flip up the retaining flaps on the two digitizer ribbon cable ZIF sockets.

Be sure you are prying up on the hinged retaining flaps, not the sockets themselves.

The retaining flaps are highlighted in red in the second picture.

Use the edge of a plastic opening tool to peel the digitizer cable off the shields on the logic board.

Carefully pull the digitizer cable off the adhesive securing it to the side of the rear case.

Pull the digitizer ribbon cable straight out of its two sockets on the logic board.

In order to remove the front panel assembly, the ribbon cable needs to slide out between the case and the LCD. You'll need to move the LCD to make some room.

• Be very careful when moving the LCD, and do not attempt to remove it from the iPad—its cable will remain connected while it is rotated over.

Lift the LCD from its long edge farthest from the digitizer cable and gently flip it toward the rear case—like closing a book.

While holding the LCD up, gently slide the front panel away from the iPad. Be careful not to snag the digitizer cable on the rear case or LCD.

• Set the LCD back into the body for safekeeping.

In order to work on the iPad's innards, we need to flip the LCD back out of the case.

Lift the LCD from its long edge closest to the volume buttons and gently flip it out of the rear case—like turning the page in a book.

Set the LCD face down on a clean surface. You may want to rest it on a soft cloth to prevent scratches.