iPhone 6 Lightning Connector Assembly Replacement

Power off your iPhone before beginning disassembly.

Remove the two 3.6 mm-long P2 Pentalobe screws next to the Lightning connector.

Pull the blue handle backwards to unlock the Anti-Clamp's arms.

Slide the arms over either the left or right edge of your iPhone.

Position the suction cups near the bottom edge of the iPhone just above the home button—one on the front, and one on the back.

Squeeze the cups together to apply suction to the desired area.

Pull the blue handle forwards to lock the arms.

Turn the handle clockwise 360 degrees or until the cups start to stretch.

Insert an opening pick under the screen when the Anti-Clamp creates a large enough gap.

Skip the next three steps.

If you don't have an Anti-Clamp, use a single suction cup to lift the front panel:

Press a suction cup onto the screen, just above the home button.

While holding the iPhone down with one hand, pull up on the suction cup to slightly separate the front panel assembly from the rear case.

Using a plastic opening tool, begin to gently pry the rear case down, away from the display assembly, while continuing to pull up with the suction cup.

Pull the plastic nub to release the vacuum seal on the suction cup.

Remove the suction cup from the display assembly.

Open the iPhone by swinging the home button end of the front panel assembly away from the rear case, using the top of the phone as a hinge.

Open the display to about a 90º angle, and lean it against something to keep it propped up while you're working on the phone.

Add a rubber band to keep the display securely in place while you work. This prevents undue strain on the display cables.

Remove the following Phillips screws from the battery connector bracket:

One 2.2 mm screw

One 3.2 mm screw

Remove the metal battery connector bracket from the iPhone.

Use a plastic opening tool to gently pry the battery connector up from its socket on the logic board.

Remove the following five Phillips screws securing the front panel assembly cable bracket:

Three 1.2 mm screws

One 1.7 mm screw

One 3.1 mm screw

Remove the front panel assembly cable bracket from the logic board.

Use a spudger or a fingernail to disconnect the front-facing camera and sensor cable connector.

Use a spudger or a fingernail to disconnect the home button cable connector.

Use a spudger or a fingernail to disconnect the display data cable connector.

Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the digitizer cable connector.

Remove the front panel assembly from the rear case.

Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the Lightning connector assembly cable and fold it out of the way of the speaker.

Use the point of a spudger to lift the antenna cable connector up off of its socket on the logic board.

Remove the following four Phillips screws securing the speaker:

Two 2.9 mm screws

Two 2.3 mm screws

Use the point of a spudger to push the antenna interconnect cable clip off of the speaker housing.

Use the tip of a spudger to pry the speaker up and out of the rear case.

Remove the speaker from the iPhone.

Remove the two 1.6 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the vibrator to the rear case.

Remove the vibrator from the iPhone.

Remove the two 3.1 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the Lightning port retaining bracket.

Remove the Lightning port retaining bracket.

Remove the single 3.6 mm Phillips #00 shoulder screw from the microphone brace.

Remove the microphone brace from the iPhone.

Remove the six remaining Phillips #00 screws from the Lightning connector assembly:

Two 3.1 mm shoulder screws

Two 1.7 mm screws

Two 1.5 mm screws

Use the flat end of a spudger to begin peeling the Lightning connector assembly up from the rear case.

Carefully pull the Lightning connector assembly up slightly to free it from the vibrator and speaker screw posts.

Use the flat end of a spudger to lift under the Lightning connector portion of the assembly to free more adhesive.

Use the point of a spudger to push the microphone portion of the Lightning connector assembly out of its recess in the rear case.

Gently run the point of a spudger under the assembly between the Lightning connector and the headphone jack to free it from the last of the adhesive.

Use the tip of a spudger to help guide the headphone jack out of its recess in the rear case.

Remove the Lightning connector assembly from the iPhone.

Use a plastic tool to scour any bits of adhesive residue from the rear case behind the cable.

Carefully compare your replacement part to your original cable and make sure they match. Your replacement Lightning connector assembly may be missing certain components that need to be transferred from the original.

Components that commonly need to be transferred include the headphone jack gasket, microphone bracket, and antenna interconnect clip.