iPhone 6 Speaker Replacement

Power off your iPhone before beginning disassembly.

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

If the plastic depth gauge is attached at the center of the iSclack, remove it now—it's not needed for larger phones like the iPhone 6.

Close the handle on the iSclack, opening the suction-cup jaws.

Place the bottom of your iPhone in between the suction cups.

Position the iSclack's upper suction cup against the display, just above (but not covering) the home button.

Open the handles to close the jaws of the iSclack. Center the suction cups and press them firmly onto the top and bottom of the iPhone.

Hold onto your iPhone securely and close the handle of the iSclack to separate the suction cups, pulling the front panel up from the rear case.

The iSclack is designed to safely open your iPhone just enough to separate the pieces, but not enough to damage the display cables.

Peel the two suction cups off your iPhone.

Skip the next three steps and continue on to Step 8.

If you don't have an iSclack, 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.