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If you've tried cleaning the lightning port to no avail, use this guide to replace the Lightning connector assembly in your iPhone 8 Plus, which can resolve many charging and connectivity issues.
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iPhone 8 Plus Lightning Connector Assembly Replacement
If you've tried cleaning the lightning port to...
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Moderate
40 minutes - 2 hours
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Repair step
- Power off your iPhone before beginning disassembly.
- Remove the two 3.5 mm pentalobe screws from the bottom edge of the iPhone.
Mark your opening picks
Tape over any cracks
- Lay overlapping strips of clear packing tape over the iPhone's screen until the whole face is covered.
- If you can't get the suction cup to stick in the next few steps, fold a strong piece of tape (such as duct tape) into a handle and lift the screen with that instead.
Anti-Clamp instructions
- 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.
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- Pull the blue handle forwards to lock the arms.
- Turn the handle clockwise 360 degrees or until the cups start to stretch.
- Make sure the suction cups remain aligned with each other. If they begin to slip out of alignment, loosen the suction cups slightly and realign the arms.
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- Heat an iOpener and thread it through the arms of the Anti-Clamp.
- Fold the iOpener so it lays on the bottom edge of the iPhone.
- Wait one minute to give the adhesive a chance to release and present an opening gap.
- Insert an opening pick under the screen when the Anti-Clamp creates a large enough gap.
- Skip the next three steps.
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- Use a hairdryer or prepare an iOpener and apply it to the lower edge of the iPhone for about 90 seconds in order to soften up the adhesive underneath.
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- Pull up on the suction cup with firm, constant pressure to create a slight gap between the front panel and rear case.
- Insert an opening pick or other thin pry tool a few millimeters into the gap.
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- Slide your pick around the corner and up the left edge of the phone, moving towards the volume control buttons and silent switch, breaking up the adhesive holding the display in place.
- Stop near the top left corner of the display.
Screen information
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- Slide the display assembly slightly down (away from the top edge of the phone) to disengage the clips holding it to the rear case.
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- Open the iPhone by swinging the display up from the left side, like the back cover of a book.
- Lean the display against something to keep it propped up while you're working on the phone.
Battery Disconnection
- Remove four Phillips (JIS) screws securing the lower display cable bracket to the logic board, of the following lengths:
- Two 1.3 mm screws
- One 1.4 mm screw
- One 2.7 mm screw
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- Use the point of a spudger to pry the battery connector up from its socket on the logic board.
- Bend the connector cable up slightly to prevent it from accidentally making contact with the socket and providing power to the phone during your repair.
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- Remove the two tri-point Y000 screws securing the bracket over the front panel sensor assembly connector:
- One 1.0 mm screw
- One 1.2 mm screw
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- Remove the two Y000 screws securing the rear camera connector cover bracket:
- One 1.4 mm screw
- One 1.4 mm (nonferrous) screw
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- Remove the bracket.
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- Remove the two screws securing the rear camera module cover plate:
- One 1.8 mm Phillips screw
- One 2.7 mm (nonferrous) standoff screw
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- Remove the rear-facing camera assembly.
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- Remove the top left antenna component.
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- Remove the three screws securing the L-shaped bracket next to the Taptic Engine:
- One 1.3 mm Y000 screw
- One 2.6 mm Phillips screw
- One 3.5 mm Phillips screw
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- Remove the bracket.
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- Remove the Wi-Fi diversity antenna.
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- Remove the Taptic Engine.
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- Remove the SIM card tray from the iPhone.
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- Remove two Phillips screws securing the bracket over the upper cable connector:
- One 3.1 mm screw
- One 1.3 mm screw
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- Remove the grounding clip.
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- Tilt the antenna flex cable up toward the top of the iPhone.
- Slide the screw boss down and out of its recess.
- Remove the antenna flex cable.
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- Remove the lower speaker.
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- Remove the five screws securing the logic board:
- Two 1.8 mm Phillips screws
- One 2.3 mm standoff screw
- One 2.4 mm standoff screw
- One 2.7 mm standoff screw
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- Remove the two Phillips screws securing the barometric vent at the bottom left corner of the iPhone:
- One 3.2 mm screw
- One 1.8 mm screw
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- Remove the vent.
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- Remove the five Phillips screws securing the Lightning connector assembly to the rear case:
- Two 1.2 mm screws
- Two 2.4 mm screws
- One 2.5 mm screw
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- Apply an iOpener or use a hair dryer to heat the rear case behind the Lightning connector flex cable. This will soften the adhesive securing the flex cable, making it easier to separate.
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- Slide an opening pick or thin pry tool underneath the top portion of the Lightning connector assembly flex cable.
- Gently slide the pick toward the outside edge of the iPhone (away from the battery).
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- Carefully slide your pick from the corner of the battery to the corner of the iPhone to separate the portion of the flex cable adhered to the outer frame.
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- Remove the Lightning connector assembly.
- Use a plastic tool to scour any bits of adhesive residue from the rear case.
- Thoroughly clean any remaining residue from the surface with isopropyl alcohol (90% concentration or greater) and a lint-free cloth. Wipe in one direction only, not back and forth.
