iPhone 5 - Replacing the Lightning connector

1. You need a pentalobe screwdriver to open the iPhone 5.
2. Remove the two pentalobe screws at the bottom of the enclosure. They are located to the right and left of the Lightning connector. LPut the screws in the same compartment of your organizer tray.
   2 x 3.6 mm pentalobe screws

1. Put your iPhone 5 on a soft, clean surface to avoid scratching the back.
2. To lift the front panel, you need a suction cup and the hard plastic pick. If the screen is severely cracked, cover all of it with packing tape.
3. Place the suction cup over the Home button (if possible) or next to it (see figure 1). While lifting the screen with the suction cup, insert the hard plastic pick between the aluminum frame and the display frame and press down the aluminum frame. Also use the hard plastic pick to raise the screen (see figures 2 and 3). This usually takes several attempts.
4. As soon as you can lift the screen a little bit (see figure 4), you have to carefully work your way around the outside until it’s loosened on both sides (see figure 5).
5. Once the display is fully detached, you can flip it up at the Home button. Note that the display cables are still connected to the logic board (see next step).

1. First remove the three Phillips screws from the silver cover (see figure 1). Put the screws in the same compartment of your organizer tray.
   2 x 1.2 mm Phillips screws
   1 x 1.7 mm Phillips screw (not magnetic)
2. Now you can disconnect the following three connectors (see figure 2). Be very careful.
3. Place the pointed tip of the spudger very slightly below the contact and lift it up. Make sure you don’t break off the resistors that are soldered onto the logic board. In later batches of phones, the resistors are protected by a black plastic film.
   LCD
   Touchscreen
   Front camera/sensor/earpiece

1. Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the Phillips screws on the battery connector (see figure 1). Then lift the cover using the spudger (see figure 2). Put all the parts in the same compartment of the organizer tray.
   1 x 1.8 mm Phillips screw (funnel head)
   1 x 1.7 mm Phillips screw
2. Now carefully lift off the battery connector by inserting the pointed tip of the ESD spudger slightly below the connector (see figure 3). If you don’t have a spudger, you can also try using your fingernail.

1. Now remove the battery. It’s sometimes glued firmly in place. Insert the flat end of the spudger into the space between the battery and the logic board, and carefully lift the battery.
   The logic board is very sensitive. You can also lift the battery from the other side.If the battery’s really stuck on, use other leverage points to the right and left of the original spot to pry it off. If you still can’t detach the battery, you can use a heat gun to slightly warm the glue from the outside and soften it.

1. First carefully lift off the antenna connector using the laboratory spatula (see figure 1).
2. Then use the laboratory spatula to detach the Home button contact cable, which is lightly glued in place (see figure 2).

1. Now remove the following five Phillips screws. Put the screws in different compartments of your organizer tray so you can easily identify them later.
   2 x 1.4 mm Phillips screw
   2 x 3.1 mm Phillips screws
   1 x 2.7 mm Phillips screw
   1 x 2.7 mm Phillips screw
   1 x 2,4 mm Phillips-Schraube

1. Remove the silver cover attached to the cable (see figure 1).
2. Now lift the speaker (see figure 2) and remove it by hand (see figure 3). A little bit of it is under the logic board. Turn the speaker to one side to remove it. Be very careful and make sure you don’t put too much strain on the logic board.

1. Remove the Phillips screw and the silver cover below it (see figure 1). Put the parts in the same compartment of your organizer tray.
   1 x 1.2 mm Phillips screw
2. Disconnect the connector of the Lightning connector’s ribbon cable (see figure 2) by placing the pointed tip of the spudger very slightly below the contact and lifting it up. Then carefully fold the cable over.

1. Temporarily connect the new Lightning connector.
2. Then temporarily connect the battery and the display.
3. Start your iPhone and check whether the headphone jack (including remote control of the headphones) and the microphone work. Check whether your PC recognizes your iPhone.

1. Insert the laboratory spatula below the ribbon cable and carefully detach it from the base. The cable is only glued in place at the point where the speaker was.
2. Now carefully remove the ribbon cable using your fingers (see figure 2). In this process, use the spatula or spudger to detach the Lightning connector, headphone jack and microphone (see figure 3).
3. Make sure you don’t lose the little washers (see figure 4).

1. You need to take the following parts from the old connector:
   
   • Antenna cable
   • Microphone’s rubber seal
   • Soft stickers on the antenna connector and ribbon cable connector

1. Now put in the Lightning connector (see figure 1). Make sure the washers are on the thread.
2. Push the nipple of the microphone’s rubber seal into the little black groove and make sure that the Lightning connector and audio jack are fitted properly against the frame.
3. Now connect the ribbon cable, put the cover over it and screw it in. (See figure 2).
   1 x 1.2 mm Phillips screw

1. Turn the speaker to one side to put it in the original position (see figure 1).
2. Put on the silver cover, which is attached to the cable (see figure 2).
3. Now you can fasten the Philipps screws again (see figure 3).
   1 x 2.8 mm Phillips screw
   2 x 3.3 mm Phillips screws
   1 x 1.4 mm Phillips screw
   1 x 2.9 mm Phillips screw

1. Carefully connect the antenna connector.
2. Then stick the Home button contact cable back on.

1. Now put the battery back in the iPhone and position it as close to the logic board as possible.
2. Click the battery connector back into place.
   
3. Then put the cover on and screw it in.
   1 x 1.8 mm Phillips screw (funnel head)
   1 x 1.7 mm Phillips screw

1. Now reconnect the connectors (see figure 1). The LCD connector sometimes comes undone when you connect the touchscreen connector.
   LCD
   Touchscreen
   Front camera/sensor/earpiece
2. Reattach the battery connector and fix the coverplate again.
3. Start your iPhone as soon as the connectors are securely attached. Check the function of the LCD, touchscreen, proximity sensor, front camera and earpiece.
4. Now attach the cover and screw it in place (see figure 2).
   2 x 1.2 mm Phillips screws
   1 x 1.7 mm Phillips screw (not magnetic)
5. Then carefully fold down the screen. Make sure that the edge of the screen where the cables are clicks into place properly. Now carefully press the screen on toward the Home button until it’s properly installed in the frame. (See figure 3).

1. Now screw in the two pentalobe screws at the bottom of the enclosure.
   2 x 3.6 mm pentalobe screws

When the battery is removed from the device, the iPhone loses the time and sets itself to 1:00 a.m. on 1/1/1970. You could have trouble connecting to the cellular network if the time isn’t set.

After a repair, complete the following steps:

1. Synchronize your iPhone with iTunes or connect to a WLAN network and wait until the time is set.
2. Remove the SIM tray with the SIM card and reinsert it.
3. Activate airplane mode on the device and then deactivate airplane mode.