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  • Use the edge of a plastic opening tool to pry the dock cable up from its socket on the logic board.

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  • Peel the dock connector cable off the adhesive securing it to the logic board and the side of the speaker enclosure.

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  • Use the edge of a plastic opening tool to pry the cellular antenna cable up from its socket on the logic board.

  • De-route the cellular antenna cable out from under the metal fingers attached to the logic board.

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  • Remove the two 2.4 mm Phillips screws securing the speaker enclosure assembly to the outer case.

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  • Remove the small black spacer that was under the Phillips screw near the vibrator.

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  • Use a plastic opening tool to lift the speaker enclosure assembly out of the case, being sure not to damage the EMI fingers on the attached Wi-Fi antenna.

  • Remove the speaker enclosure assembly.

  • Before reinstalling the speaker enclosure assembly's screws, be sure the Wi-Fi grounding fingers are installed below the lip in the iPhone's metal case as seen in the third picture.

  • Before reassembly, be sure to clean all metal-to-metal contact points between the grounding fingers of the Wi-Fi antenna and the case of the iPhone with a de-greaser such as windex or isopropyl alcohol. The oils on your fingers have the potential to cause wireless interference issues.

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  • Remove the two 1.6 mm Phillips screws securing the cellular antenna to the speaker enclosure.

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  • Starting near the cellular antenna cable, use the edge of a plastic opening tool to peel the antenna off the speaker enclosure.

  • Continue peeling the cellular antenna off the speaker enclosure, being careful not to rip the gold bracket attached to one of its edges.

  • Remove the cellular antenna.

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