iPhone 16 Pro Max Top Speaker

Before You Begin

Warning

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

Remove the following part before you begin:

Tools

  1. Torque driver (orange, 0.85 kgf cm) (923-08131)

  2. Torque driver (green, 0.45 kgf cm) (923-00105)

  3. JCIS bit for fixed driver (923-0246)

  4. Super screw bit (923-02066)

  5. ESD-safe tweezers

  6. Nylon probe (black stick) (922-5065)

Refer to a full list of tools required for all repairs.

Removal

  1. Lift the ends of the back glass 1 antenna flex cable (left) and the top speaker flex cable (right) off the connectors. Note: If the iPhone doesn't have an mmWave antenna, there will only be a top speaker flex cable.

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

  3. Use a torque driver and the super screw bit to remove the super screw from the top speaker. Set aside the screw.

  4. Remove the top speaker from the enclosure.

Reassembly

  1. Use ESD-safe tweezers to grasp the adhesive tab on the back glass 1 antenna (for mmWave antenna models) and gently peel the tab from the antenna. Twist the adhesive around the tweezers and continue to pull and twist until the antenna is free. Use the black stick to separate the back glass 1 antenna from the existing top speaker.

  2. Clean the adhesive off the back glass 1 antenna.

  3. Peel the liner from the adhesive on the replacement top speaker. Install the back glass 1 antenna to the top speaker by aligning it to the left and top of the top speaker.

  4. Press the back glass 1 antenna to the top speaker for 15 seconds.

  5. Position the top speaker in the enclosure.

  6. Press the ends of the top speaker flex cable and the back glass 1 antenna flex cable (for mmWave antenna models) to the connectors.

  7. Use the orange torque driver and the super screw bit to install one new super screw (923-11729) into the top speaker.

  8. Use the orange torque driver and the JCIS bit to install two new crosshead screws into the top speaker:

    1. One crosshead screw (923-11734) (1)

    2. One crosshead screw (923-11720) (2)

  9. Use the green torque driver and the JCIS bit to install three new crosshead screws (923-11129) (3) into the top speaker.

Reinstall the following part to complete reassembly:

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