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iPad 3 4G Headphone Jack Assembly Replacement

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Introduction

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What you need

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    • Peel back and remove the adhesive tape covering the headphone jack assembly.

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    • Remove the single 2.6 mm Phillips #0 screw securing the camera cable to the headphone jack assembly.

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    • Using the flat end of a spudger, pry the front-facing camera off of its socket on the headphone jack assembly.

    • Without removing the spudger, slide the spudger to the right, releasing the adhesive holding down the camera cable.

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    • Using the tip of the spudger, flip up the retaining flap on the microphone cable ZIF connector.

    • Insert the tip of the spudger underneath the microphone ribbon cable, removing it from its ZIF connector.

    • Slide the spudger to the left, releasing the adhesive holding the microphone ribbon cable to the headphone jack assembly.

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    • Use the flat end of the spudger to pry up the antenna connector cable out of its socket on the headphone jack assembly board.

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    • Flip up the retaining flap securing the volume/power button ribbon cable connector to the headphone jack assembly board.

    • Remove the volume button ribbon cable from its ZIF connector.

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    • Remove the following screws from the headphone jack assembly:

    • Five 2.6 mm Phillips #0

    • Two 2.2 mm Wide Head Phillips #00

    • Two 2.6 mm Phillips #00

    • These screws are angled into the aluminum frame. Be sure to hold the screwdriver so that the screwdriver is in line with the screw, to avoid stripping the screw.

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    • Holding onto the ribbon cable of the headphone jack assembly, carefully pull the assembly parallel to the iPad, toward the bottom of the device.

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    • Grasping the headphone jack assembly with both hands, pull the assembly from the iPad, minding any cables that may get caught.

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Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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