iPhone 16e Bottom 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

  • ESD-safe tweezers

  • JCIS bit for fixed driver

  • Micro stix bit

  • Nylon probe (black stick)

  • Torque driver (green, 0.45 kgf cm)

  • Torque driver (orange, 0.85 kgf cm)

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

Caution

Avoid touching the grounding springs on or near the bottom speaker.

Removal

  1. Use a torque driver and the Micro stix bit to remove the trilobe screw from the bottom speaker. Set aside the screw.

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

  3. Remove the bottom speaker from the enclosure.

    • Caution: Don’t damage the grounding spring on the bottom speaker.

Reassembly

  1. Ensure that the rubber gasket is positioned as shown. If the gasket is out of position, use ESD-safe tweezers to reposition it.

  2. Position the bottom speaker in the enclosure. Use the orange torque driver and JCIS bit to install two new crosshead screws (923-12368) (1) into the bottom speaker.

  3. Use the orange torque driver and JCIS bit to install two new crosshead screws (923-08379) (2) into the bottom speaker.

  4. Use the green torque driver and Micro stix bit to install one new trilobe screw (923-08382) into the bottom speaker.

    • Caution: Don’t damage the grounding springs on the bottom speaker.

Reinstall the following part to complete reassembly:

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