Difficulty
Easy
Steps
4
Time Required
1 minute
- Pentalobe Screws 4 steps
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Introduction
Apple has substituted the two bottom Phillips screws near the dock connector with 5-point "Pentalobular" screws.
This guide will illustrate how to replace the Pentalobe screws with good ol' regular Phillips screws.
Tools
No tools required.
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iFixit's iPhone 4/4S Liberation Kit includes:
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One 5-Point Pentalobe screwdriver
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One #000 Phillips screwdriver
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Two 3.6 mm "Liberation" Phillips screws
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Are you ready to break the shackles of hardware oppression and liberate your iPhone? Let's rock!
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Use the Pentalobe screwdriver to remove the two 3.6 mm Pentalobe screws near the dock connector.
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Peel and remove the two 3.6 mm Phillips screws from the iPhone Liberation Card.
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Insert the two 3.6 mm Phillips screws into the screw holes using the provided #000 Phillips screwdriver.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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3 Comments
What do you do when you strip a screw
I also think I stripped one of the pentalobe screws,one came off the other was a problem from the start. How do you deal with a stripped pentalobe screw?
Hey there! Our Answers forum has a lot of great solutions to this problem! Check out these posts 3.6 mm Pentalobe screw is stripped, What to do when my iPhone pentalobe screws are stripped?, How can I remove a striped pentalobe screw? Good luck!
