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Difficult

Steps

11

Time Required

                          1 - 2 hours

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Step 1

              Screen
  • Cracked near home button its important to not break home button flex cable
  • Apply heat to the screen! Do NOT SKIP THIS STEP
  • Make sure to turn it off if you can to prevent breaking the backlight filter

Cracked near home button its important to not break home button flex cable

Apply heat to the screen! Do NOT SKIP THIS STEP

Make sure to turn it off if you can to prevent breaking the backlight filter

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Step 2

  • Pry with splicer around the edges
  • Display cables are on the bottom of screen opening up like an upside-down note pad

Pry with splicer around the edges

Display cables are on the bottom of screen opening up like an upside-down note pad

Step 3

  • Lift from the top like so
  • Display Cables

Lift from the top like so

Display Cables

Step 4

  • Set screen up a little bit to get to power connection
  • Power connection has PH000 screw holding it together
  • Slide a card under connection
  • Its very important to disconnect battery try turning it on make sure it is off to avoid further damage to ipad

Set screen up a little bit to get to power connection

Power connection has PH000 screw holding it together

Slide a card under connection

Its very important to disconnect battery try turning it on make sure it is off to avoid further damage to ipad

Step 5

  • Lift display back up to get to the display cables
  • Unscrew 2 PH000 Screws from display cable bracket
  • Use the flat end of plastic spudger to lift off connections
  • There is 4 flex cables that need disconnecting

Lift display back up to get to the display cables

Unscrew 2 PH000 Screws from display cable bracket

Use the flat end of plastic spudger to lift off connections

There is 4 flex cables that need disconnecting

Step 6

  • Whoohoo we got it off now clean the edges for any broken glass
  • Keep track of rubbers covering proximity light sensor on the top
  • Light covers place on top of proxmity sensors

Whoohoo we got it off now clean the edges for any broken glass

Keep track of rubbers covering proximity light sensor on the top

Light covers place on top of proxmity sensors

Step 7

  • APPLY HEAT TO HOME BUTTON 15-20 Seconds should do the trick
  • If heat is not applied you might break the home button along with the touch ID. If you replace the home button touch ID will not work anymore
  • Take of home button flex cover
  • Use flat end of spudger to pry up home button flex connector

APPLY HEAT TO HOME BUTTON 15-20 Seconds should do the trick

If heat is not applied you might break the home button along with the touch ID. If you replace the home button touch ID will not work anymore

Take of home button flex cover

Use flat end of spudger to pry up home button flex connector

Step 8

  • Reapply heat if you spent to much time getting flex unhooked
  • Pry with splicer under the home button bracket car
  • Clean glass around gasket

Reapply heat if you spent to much time getting flex unhooked

Pry with splicer under the home button bracket car

Clean glass around gasket

Step 9

  • Install home button on new screen I recommend using liquid adhesive for this!
  • Push the home button a couple of times to make sure it stills on and make sure it is clicking!

Install home button on new screen I recommend using liquid adhesive for this!

Push the home button a couple of times to make sure it stills on and make sure it is clicking!

Step 10

  • Connect all 4 Flex cables to the logic board!
  • Now at the bottom of the new screen screw in the battery connection to test the new screen!

Connect all 4 Flex cables to the logic board!

Now at the bottom of the new screen screw in the battery connection to test the new screen!

Step 11

  • Test screen drawing on the notes make sure it works!
  • Adhere new screen with preinstalled adhesive and clap it!

Test screen drawing on the notes make sure it works!

Adhere new screen with preinstalled adhesive and clap it!

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