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Remove the SIM Card Tray and SIM Card. Place in COMPARTMENT A
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Remove two Phillips #00 screws and place in SLOT 1.
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Picture 1: If you're replacing a cracked display, put a strip of packing tape across the screen.
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Picture 2: Seal the tape over the home button to ensure it comes up with the screen.
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Picture 3: Pry up just enough to grab the screen with your fingers. Remove the suction cup.
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If the screen still won't open, there's still another option for opening it in the next step.
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If you're still unable to open the iPhone, use an iSesamo tool as a last resort:
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Picture 1: Wedge the iSesamo along the bottom edge of the iPhone near the corner.
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Picture 2: Pry up just enough to insert the blue pry tool.
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Picture 3: Use the blue pry tool to continue prying up the screen.
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Picture 1: Use blue pry tool to lift cable 2 from its socket. You can now open the phone to a 90* angle.
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Pictures 2 & 3: Use the blue pry tool to flip the ZIF connector into the upright 'open' position to release the ribbon cable marked '3'.
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Use your thumb to gently guide the ribbon cable out of the ZIF connector.
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Cable '3' should come out with very little pressure. Double-check the ZIF connector latch if you feel tension.
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Picture 1: Use the blue pry tool to pull up foam piece covering cable 4 connector.
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Picture 2: Pry up cable 4 connector with the blue pry tool.
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Picture 3: Squeeze foam back onto cable connector.
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Remove two 1.9 mm Phillips screws holding down vibrator (located just above the battery connector). Place screws in COMPARTMENT B.
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Remove the vibrator with your fingers. Place it with screws in COMPARTMENT B.
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Picture 1: Adhesive around the perimeter of the battery holds it to the rear case. Apply low-level heat (100° Celsius) to the underside of the rear case for 30 seconds to loosen the adhesive.
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Picture 2: Use the spudger to push through the adhesive under the battery.
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Picture 3: Work your way around the upper-right corner.
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Remove 2.4 mm Phillips screw. Place in SLOT 7.
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Remove two 1.5 mm Phillips screws. Place in SLOT 8.
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Picture 1: Remove two 1.9 mm Phillips screws. Place in COMPARTMENT C.
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Picture 2: Peel power button cable away just enough to access the power button.
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Picture 3: Remove power button with curved tip tweezers. Place with screws in COMPARTMENT C.
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Picture 1: Remove 1.9 mm Phillips screw. Place in SLOT 9.
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Picture 2: Remove 3.8 mm Phillips screw. Place in SLOT 10.
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Picture 3: Remove 1.8 mm Phillips screw. Place in SLOT 11.
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Picture 1: Peel up volume / mute / headset / power cable assembly. Place in COMPARTMENT E.
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Remove SIM tray hinge and the 2.5 mm Phillips screw holding it down. Place both in COMPARTMENT F.
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Peel up the silver bezel from the bottom of the phone. Place in ZONE V.
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Remove volume buttons rocker and place in ZONE V.
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Pictures 1 & 2: Retrieve volume button rocker from ZONE V. Note the orientation of the half-circle in the center when seating it.
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Picture 3: Attach the silver bezel from ZONE V.
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From COMPARTMENT F, seat the antenna labelled '6':
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Line up the tabs in red.
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Seat the contact (red square in Picture 1) on the notch on the rear case first (red square in Picture 2). Then line up and adhere the cable on either side of the notch.
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Don't connect any components yet.
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From COMPARTMENT D, use tweezers to replace the mute switch. The pictures show the correct orientation.
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From COMPARTMENT C, use curved-tip tweezers to place the power button.
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Push the power button into place. The pictures show the correct orientation.
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Seat the power button cable and bracket.
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FROM COMPARTMENT C, replace two 1.9 mm Phillips screws.
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The power button should have some play without feeling loose or tight: After tightening the screws, press the power button a few times. Loosen or tighten the screws a quarter turn as needed.
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From ZONE IV, Seat the charging port:
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Pictures 1 - 3: Seat microphone spacer first.
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Place the battery in the rear case: seat the contact pad first, then continue seating the battery.
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From COMPARTMENT B, seat vibrator with your fingers.
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Also from COMPARTMENT B, replace two 1.9 mm Phillips screws to secure vibrator.
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Pictures 1 & 2: From ZONE III, seat top of logic board first. Make sure the logic board is situated below the ledge shown in the red square.
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Picture 3: Hold the charging port cable out of the way while seating the bottom of the logic board.
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Picture 1: Reattach front panel to rear case:
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Picture 2: Guide cable '3' into the ZIF connector.
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Picture 3: Use the blue pry tool to sweep down black swing bar to close ZIF connector.
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Almost done!
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