iPad Pro 13-inch (M5) USB-C Connector

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

  • 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)

  • Torque driver (black, 0.35 kgf cm)

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

Removal

Note: If you’ve already completed the removal steps, skip to reassembly.

  1. Use a torque driver and the crosshead bit to remove three crosshead screws from the USB-C connector.

  2. Lift the end of the USB-C connector flex cable off the connector.

  3. Gently lift the speaker cable. Then peel the USB-C connector flex cable off the enclosure.

    • Wi-Fi models only: Gently lift the two antenna coaxial cables. Peel the USB-C connector flex cable off the enclosure. Then slide the USB-C connector out from under the other cables.

Reassembly

  1. Use ethanol wipes or IPA wipes to clean all residual adhesive from the enclosure.

    • Important: Don't clean the two antenna coaxial cables.

  2. Install the USB-C connector port gasket into the channel in the enclosure. Peel the liner off the gasket.

  3. Wi-Fi models only: Route the USB-C connector flex cable under the two antenna coaxial cables.

  4. Use the black torque driver and crosshead bit to install two new crosshead screws into the USB-C  connector and one new crosshead screw into the USB-C connector flex cable.

    • Two screws (452-11652) (USB-C connector) (right, left)

    • One screw (452-11642) (USB-C connector flex cable) (far left)

  5. Press the end of the USB-C connector flex cable to the connector.

  6. Peel the liner off the USB-C connector flex cable and adhere the flex cable to the enclosure.

Reinstall the following part to complete reassembly:

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