iPhone 6 Volume Control Buttons Replacement

Step 1 Pentalobe Screws

• Before disassembling your iPhone, discharge the battery below 25%. A charged lithium-ion battery can catch fire and/or explode if accidentally punctured.
• Power off your iPhone before beginning disassembly.
• Remove the two 3.6 mm-long P2 Pentalobe screws next to the Lightning connector.
Step 2 Anti-Clamp instructions


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• The next two steps demonstrate the Anti-Clamp, a tool we designed to make the opening procedure easier. If you aren't using the Anti-Clamp, skip down three steps for an alternate method.
• For complete instructions on how to use the Anti-Clamp, check out this guide.
• Pull the blue handle backwards to unlock the Anti-Clamp's arms.
• Slide the arms over either the left or right edge of your iPhone.
• Position the suction cups near the bottom edge of the iPhone just above the home button—one on the front, and one on the back.
• Squeeze the cups together to apply suction to the desired area.
• If you find that the surface of your iPhone is too slippery for the Anti-Clamp to hold onto, you can use tape to create a grippier surface.
Step 3
• Pull the blue handle forwards to lock the arms.
• Turn the handle clockwise 360 degrees or until the cups start to stretch.
• Make sure the suction cups remain aligned with each other. If they begin to slip out of alignment, loosen the suction cups slightly and realign the arms.
• Insert an opening pick under the screen when the Anti-Clamp creates a large enough gap.
• If the Anti-Clamp doesn't create a sufficient gap, rotate the handle a quarter turn.
• Don't crank more than a quarter turn at a time, and wait a few seconds between turns. Let the Anti-Clamp and time do the work for you.
• Skip the next three steps.
Step 4 Battery

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• Peel back the first battery adhesive tab from the bottom right edge of the battery.
• Use your fingers or blunt tweezers, and be extra careful when working near the battery—puncturing a lithium-ion battery can release dangerous chemicals and cause a fire.
• Optionally, before proceeding further, you may remove the two Phillips screws securing the vibrator and lift the vibrator out to allow more clearance for extracting the battery strips successfully.
Step 5
• Try to keep the strips flat and unwrinkled during this procedure; wrinkled strips will stick together and break instead of pulling out cleanly.
• Slowly pull the adhesive tab away from the battery, toward the bottom of the iPhone.
• To avoid tearing the adhesive strip, be careful not to snag it against the vibrator or other components near the battery.
• Pull steadily, maintaining constant tension on the strip until it slips out from between the battery and the rear case. For best results, pull the strip at a 60º angle or less.
• The strip will stretch to many times its original length. Continue pulling and re-grab the strip near the battery if necessary.
• If the strip breaks, carefully try to retrieve it with your tweezers (without damaging the battery) and continue pulling. If the strip breaks off underneath the battery and can't be retrieved, continue with the steps below.
Step 6
• Repeat for the second strip.
• Hold down the battery as you remove the second strip, or the strip may fling the battery when it separates from the case.
• If the adhesive breaks off underneath the battery and can't be retrieved, apply a few drops of high concentration (over 90%) isopropyl alcohol under the edge of the battery in the area of the broken adhesive strip(s).
• Wait about one minute for the alcohol solution to weaken the adhesive. Use the flat end of a spudger to gently lift the battery.
• Don't try to forcefully lever the battery out. If needed, apply a few more drops of alcohol to further weaken the adhesive. Never deform or puncture the battery with your pry tool.
• Do not pry against the logic board or you may damage the phone.
• Do not insert the spudger in the area between the volume down (-) button and the top edge of the battery, or you may damage the volume control cable lying underneath.
• For more alternative methods when either of the adhesive strips broke off underneath the battery and could not be retrieved, continue with the next step below.
Step 7 Unstick the battery from the case
• If the battery remains stuck to the rear case, prepare an iOpener or use a hair dryer to heat the rear case directly behind the battery. It should be slightly too hot to touch comfortably.
• Then, use a plastic opening tool to gently lift the battery.
• Overheating the iPhone may ignite the battery.
• Alternatively, if the battery remains stuck to the rear case, flip the iPhone back over and thread a piece of dental floss or strong string behind the battery. Then, slowly pull back and forth in a sawing motion to separate the adhesive.
• A stronger alternative to floss is an unwound guitar string, such as a 0.009 E string from a 12-string set.
Step 8 Removing the battery
• Remove the battery from the iPhone.
• If your replacement battery came in a plastic sleeve, remove the sleeve before installation by pulling it away from the the ribbon cable.
• If there's any alcohol solution remaining in the phone, carefully wipe it off or allow it to air dry before installing your new battery.
• Before you adhere the replacement battery, temporarily reconnect the battery connector to the logic board socket. This ensures that the battery is properly aligned in its recess.
• Adhere the battery, disconnect it, and continue reassembling your device.
• If your new battery doesn’t have adhesive preinstalled, refer to this guide to replace the adhesive strips.
• Perform a hard reset after reassembly. This can prevent several issues and simplify troubleshooting.
Step 9 Volume Control Cable
• Remove the following Phillips #00 screws from the upper cable bracket:
• One 2.9 mm screw
• One 2.2 mm screw
Step 10
• Remove the upper cable bracket from the iPhone.
Step 11
• Remove the following four Phillips #00 screws from the contact bracket:
• One 1.5 mm screw
• One 1.4 mm screw
• Two 2.1 mm screws
Step 12
• Remove the contact bracket from the iPhone.
Step 13
• Use the flat end of a spudger to lift the volume control cable connector up off of its socket.
• Only pry up on the connector, not the socket on the logic board or you risk permanent damage.
Step 14
• Remove the following Phillips #00 screws from the volume control cable brackets:
• Two 2.3 mm screws
• One 1.8 mm scew
Step 15
• Pull the hold switch and volume control button brackets away from the rear case to allow access to the button covers.
Step 16
• Begin to peel the volume control button cable up from the rear case starting from the connector end.
• Be gentle when peeling the thin portions of the cable up from the case.
• Remove the volume control button cable from the rear case.
Step 17 Volume Control Buttons
• Pull the volume control buttons by the metal bar to remove them from the rear case.
• The buttons are held to the case with an adhesive gasket, pull carefully to prevent ripping the membrane.

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