HomePod Disassembly

Using a hairdryer on hot, heat up the top touch surface and remove.

Remove four T6 screws.

Using a hair dryer on hot, soften the adhesive holding the touch pad assembly to the top frame.

Using a guitar pick, carefully pry up the touch pad.

Maneuver the touch assembly board up from the top frame.

Flip the retaining lever upwards with a spudger to release the ribbon cable.

Remove the ribbon cable from the connector.

Using tweezers (or fingers) unwind the drawstrings from the moorings.

The drawstrings are wrapped/looped around each T6 screw post. Remove or loosen each and unwrap the drawstring.

Remove the four T6 screws securing the touch surface support disc to the lid and slide the 3D mesh fabric sleeve downwards.

Remove the touch surface support frame disk from the HomePod.

Flip the logic board up and using a spudger, carefully pry the retaining lever upwards.

Pop the ribbon cable straight upwards and out. This cable has "ears" on each side and doesn't not slide into the connector.

Using a spudger, remove the nine rubber screw caps.

Using a Torx T6 screwdriver, remove the nine T6 screws securing the top to the main housing.

Using a hairdryer on high heat, aim the hairdryer as shown and heat the perimeter just below the seam where the top meets the main housing.

This step is critical. If you have trouble with the next step, repeat the heating process in the trouble area.

This step requires significant force even with plenty of heat applied in the previous step.

Insert a wide flat blade screwdriver wrapped in 1-2 layers of electrical tape.

You will need to apply a fair amount of pressure to wedge the screwdriver head in the small gap.

Pull the top cover straight up. This will need to be done in four sections.

Careful peel the ribbon cable from the top.

Remove the six Torx T6 screws securing the woofer.

Carefully lift the woofer out by it's edges and slip the logic board ribbon cable through.

Support the woofer on the top edge of the HomePod with your hand.

With your other hand, reach inside and squeeze the tab on the connector and pull strait up to disconnect the woofer from the amplifier board.

Remove the woofer from the HomePod.

Remove the woofer's gasket.

Remove the six Torx T6 screws.

Using a spudger, push the silicone grommet through the upper ring.

Remove the upper ring from the HomePod.

With the upper ring removed, remove the grommet from the ribbon cable.

Rotate the middle ring counter clockwise to unscrew it from the HomePod.

Push down on the locking tab and pull in the direction of the arrow.

Remove the four Torx T6 screws securing the power supply to the amplifier board.

Disconnect the ribbon cable connecting the amplifier board to the logic board.

Remove the 14 Torx T6 screws securing the amplifier board to the 7 tweeters.

Carefully lift out and remove the amplifier board from the HomePod.

Disconnect the 3 ribbon cables from the Microphone board.

Using a hair dryer, heat the microphone board from the back side.

Using a plastic spudger, remove the PCB from the housing.

This is difficult to do, but with two spudgers and a finger nail, it's possible.

Using one hand to depress the 2 spiders and a finger nail to depress the 3rd clip, use your free hand to unscrew (counter clockwise) the tweeter retaining ring.

Remove the three screws that secure the tweeter in place.

Remove the two T6 screws securing the diagnostic port to the bottom housing