iPhone Duo USB-C Connector
Before You Begin
Warning
Read Battery Safety and follow workspace and battery handling guidelines before you begin.
Tools
Adhesive cutter
Crosshead 44 mm half-moon bit
ESD-safe tweezers
Ethanol wipes or isopropyl alcohol (IPA) wipes
Nitrile or lint-free gloves
Nylon probe (black stick)
Super screw 44 mm half-moon bit
Torque driver (blue, 0.65 kgf cm)
Torx Plus 3IP 44 mm half-moon bit
Trilobe 44 mm half-moon bit
USB-C charge cable
Refer to a full list of tools required for all repairs.
Important
Complete outer display removal steps 1 through 4. Then continue to step 1.
Use a torque driver and the trilobe bit to remove eight trilobe screws, six from the battery connector cowling and two from the input/output (I/O) board. Remove the cowling and save it for reassembly.
Lift the ends of the battery flex cable (1) and outer display flex cable (2) off the connectors.
Caution: You must disconnect the battery flex cable first to ensure that the iPhone stays turned off.
Use a torque driver and the crosshead bit to remove three crosshead screws, one from the outer display sensor cowling and two from the USB-C connector. Then complete the entire step before continuing to the next step.
Remove the cowling and save it for reassembly.
Lift the end of the ambient light sensor flex cable off the connector.
Hold the outer display by the edges. Pull the tab on the suction cup to release it from the display. Then set the outer display facedown on a clean, flat surface.
Place the outer front camera cap on the outer front camera.
Use a torque driver and the super screw bit to remove five super screws from the I/O board. Then complete the entire step before continuing to the next step.
Lift the ends of the four remaining flex cables off the connectors on the I/O board as shown.
Tilt up the I/O board to remove it from the enclosure. Use the black stick if necessary.
Place the battery protective cover on the battery.
Use a torque driver and the 3IP bit to remove two 3IP screws from the USB-C connector.
- Caution: Keep the torque driver at a low angle and avoid touching the battery.
Use the adhesive cutter to release the adhesive on the USB-C connector as shown.
Remove the USB-C connector from the enclosure.
Note: If the adhesive doesn't release, use the black stick or adhesive cutter to loosen the adhesive.
Reassembly
Screw location diagram
Use ESD-safe tweezers to remove all residual adhesive from the enclosure and the USB-C connector port. Use an ethanol wipe or IPA wipe to clean these areas.
Remove all the adhesive liners from the replacement USB-C connector. Note the areas where adhesive is present.
Position the USB-C connector in the enclosure. Then insert a USB-C charge cable into the port to ensure proper alignment of the USB-C connector.
Firmly press the USB-C connector for 15 seconds to adhere it to the enclosure.
- Warning: Ensure that the USB-C charge cable isn’t plugged into a power source.
Use the blue torque driver and 3IP bit to install two new 3IP screws (923-16055) (F5, F6) into the USB-C connector.
Remove the USB-C charge cable.
Reinstall the following parts to complete reassembly: