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iPhone 5 Lightning Connector and Speaker Assembly Replacement

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  1. iPhone 5 Lightning Connector and Speaker Assembly Replacement, Lightning Connector and Speaker Assembly: step 1, image 1 of 1
    • Remove the following screws securing the Lightning connector and speaker enclosure assembly to the rear case:

    • One 2.5 mm Phillips screw

    • Two 3.3 mm Phillips screws

    • One 2.9 mm Phillips screw

    • Two 1.5 mm Phillips screws

    • One 2.8 mm Phillips screw

    Every step after this one is vague and hard to understand. Seems to be a lot missing. Proceed with extreme caution!

    Joe Wasser - Reply

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    • Use the flat end of a spudger to gently pry the Lightning connector and speaker enclosure assembly cables up from the rear case.

    • Make sure you get the spudger under the large ribbon cable connected to the assembly. Prying the rest of the assembly away from the cable may result in a tear.

    this is NOT the right way to remove the speaker, anyone following this guide will do unnecessary damage to the phone.

    Speaker is one of the "official" serviceable part of iPhone 5. Which means you don't have to remove the logic board and the battery. Skip straight to step 27, peel up the home button contact flex, remove the red, blue, yellow and the green screw, peel loose the grounding flex stuck around the headphone jack, then remove the flex and the speaker as one part. NEVER remove the lightning connector flex unless you really need to.

    Tom Chai - Reply

    I agree, there is no need to remove the battery or the main board, simply remove the two screws on the right hand side of the buzzer (the larger one on the right and smaller one by dock) and remove the screw next to the home button contact, the buzzer simply slides out, 5 minute job.

    g4tch - Reply

    Heyi successfully took out this speaker and jack but i found 4 small rings and i dont know where they were placed

    Shaiz Qadri - Reply

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    • Remove the Lightning connector and speaker enclosure assembly from the rear case.

    • Take care not to lose the small metal washer on the speaker enclosure, or the four small metal washers beneath the Lightning connector screws.

    At this point I ended up with four (4) washers. I put back 3 under the two 1.5mm and the one 2.9mm screw but have no idea where the 4th should go.

    Dirk - Reply

    What are the metal washers for?

    Whatever - Reply

    Make sure to clean any bits of golden glue left on the phone case

    andrewcilia - Reply

    i noticed that i broke tip of the loudspeaker cover flex under washer, and now my iphone won't turn on :(

    mate - Reply

    Do you know where I can get these washers? I lost one in the disassembly process.

    Scott - Reply

    The metal washers appear to have come from the bottom side of the lightning connector. Underneath the four screws. Two of mine were stuck on the old part that I had removed. I noticed this after installing the parts.

    Rene Jeddore - Reply

    Any idea what is the strip which is stuck on the speaker, which helps connect the two screws? does it have any specific functionality or is it just to keep the speaker in place?

    I see that it just connects two end points to the iphone body.

    madhucherla - Reply

    That part is the cellular antenna. iPhone 5 Cellular Antenna

    slessard -

    After Removing Speaker and Lightning Assembly , please take care to remove plastic washers glued to case. Those are important because gives protection and some isolation from outside around the connectors and between bare speaker and case

    luis - Reply

    I am trying to find these washers that go under the lightning connector as to where I can find an extra one of these for a repair and also need some help figuring out after replacing power cable, LCD and screen, lightning connector and both flex cables on the motherboard, the back case and the battery why the iPhone 5 is not charging or powering on... If you can help me figure out this issue I would greatly appreciate it.

    Could one missing washer cause this to be the issue.

    jweika - Reply

    Hi, I proceeded to the replacement of the microphone iphone 5 but now the voice is distant and muffled and the metal whaser I did not understand where I have to relocate. Can you help me?

    Thank you

    Fabio - Reply

    Upon reassembly, I had inadvertently routed the cellular antenna cable under the speaker (next to the back of the case). I had to do a bit of backtracking to free it up, and correctly route the cable *above* the speaker so it could reach the connector on the logic board.

    Fanboy - Reply

Conclusion

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

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