iPhone 15 Plus Bottom 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

  • 6.7-inch repair tray

  • ESD-safe tweezers

  • JCIS bit

  • Micro stix bit

  • Nylon probe (black stick)

  • Torque driver (blue, 0.65 kgf cm)

  • Torque driver (green, 0.45 kgf cm)

Caution

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

Removal

  1. Place the enclosure in the repair tray with the USB-C connector facing the cutout.

  2. Use a torque driver and the JCIS bit to remove the four crosshead screws (1). Set aside the screws.

  3. Use a torque driver and the Micro stix bit to remove the trilobe screw (2). Set aside the screw.

  4. Remove the bottom speaker from the enclosure.

    • Caution: Don’t damage the grounding springs 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. Tilt the bottom speaker at a 45-degree angle and position it in the enclosure.

  3. Use the blue torque driver and the JCIS bit to install four new crosshead screws into the bottom speaker:

    • Two crosshead screws (923-09856) (1)

    • Two crosshead screws (923-09857) (2)

  4. Use the green torque driver and the Micro stix bit to install one new trilobe screw (923-09819) into the bottom speaker (3). Lightly press on the bottom speaker to ensure that the screws are aligned in the screw holes.

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

Reinstall the following parts to complete reassembly:

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