iPhone 14 Top Speaker

Before You Begin

Warning

Read Battery Safety and follow workspace and battery handling guidelines before you begin.

Remove the following parts before you begin:

Tools

  • 6.1-inch repair tray

  • ESD-safe tweezers

  • JCIS bit

  • Nylon probe (black stick)

  • Torque driver (gray, 0.55 kgf cm)

Removal

  1. Place the enclosure in the repair tray with the Lightning connector facing the cutout.

    • Important

      • If the iPhone doesn’t have an mmWave antenna, skip to step 4.

      • iPhone models that don’t have an mmWave antenna will have a piece of foam covering one of the five crosshead screws in the top speaker. Remove the foam to access the screw. Save the foam for reassembly. If the foam is lost or damaged, a replacement foam is required.

  2. Lift the end of the back glass antenna flex cable from the connector.

  3. Use the pointed end of a black stick to lift the upper end of the back glass antenna off the top speaker. Remove the antenna to access a top speaker screw. Save the antenna for reassembly.

    • Note: The back glass antenna flex cables are connected to the antenna.

  4. Use a torque driver and the JCIS bit to remove one crosshead screw from the sidewall of the enclosure. Keep the torque driver as perpendicular as possible to avoid stripping the screw. Set aside the screw.

  5. Use a torque driver and the JCIS bit to remove the five crosshead screws from the top speaker. Set aside the screws.

  6. Lift the end of the top speaker flex cable from the connector.

  7. Remove the top speaker from the enclosure.

Reassembly

  1. Position the top speaker in the enclosure.

  2. Press the end of the top speaker flex cable to the connector.

  3. Use the gray torque driver and the JCIS bit to install five new crosshead screws (923-08386) in the order shown.

  4. Use the gray torque driver and the JCIS bit to install one new crosshead screw (923-08504) into the sidewall of the enclosure. Keep the driver as perpendicular as possible to avoid stripping the screw.

  5. Press the end of the back glass antenna flex cable to the connector.

    • Caution: If the back glass antenna is lost or damaged, repeat top speaker removal steps 2 and 3. Then complete back glass reassembly step 4 with a new back glass antenna.

  6. If the iPhone doesn’t have an mmWave antenna, reinstall the piece of foam.

    • Important: If the foam is lost or damaged, replace it.

Reinstall the following parts to complete reassembly:

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