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Prerequisite-only instructions for removing the Taptic Engine in preparation for battery replacement.
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iPhone 11 Taptic Engine Replacement
Prerequisite-only instructions for removing the...
Apple iPhone 11
Moderate
1 - 2 hours
Guide 129082
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Remove the pentalobe screws
- Power off your iPhone before beginning disassembly.
- Remove the two 6.7 mm-long pentalobe P2 screws at the bottom edge of the iPhone.
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.
Screen damage warning
- To avoid damaging your screen in the next step, note the following:
- There's a plastic bezel on the underside of the screen. Your opening pick will go underneath this bezel.
- There's a seam between the plastic bezel and the display panel. Don't insert your pick here or you'll damage the screen.
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—one on the top, and one on the bottom.
- Squeeze the cups together to apply suction to the desired area.
Repair step
- Pull the blue handle forward 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.
Repair step
- 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 into the gap under the screen and the plastic bezel, not the screen itself.
- Skip the next three steps.
Heat the lower edge of the phone
Repair step
Lift the display slightly
- 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 into the gap under the screen and the plastic bezel, not the screen itself.
Separate the screen adhesive
- Slide the opening pick around the lower left corner and up the left edge of the iPhone, slicing through the adhesive holding the display in place.
Screen information
Repair step
Repair step
Repair step
- Continue pulling the display down (toward the Lightning port) as needed in order to make a gap large enough for the pick.
- Slide the pick to the top left corner and cut any remaining adhesive securing the display.
Remove the suction cup
Open the iPhone
Repair step
Unscrew the battery connector cover
Remove the battery connector cover
Disconnect the battery
- Use a spudger or a clean fingernail to pry the battery connector up from its socket on the logic board.
- Bend the connector slightly away from the logic board to prevent it from accidentally contacting the socket.
Unscrew the logic board cover screws
Remove the logic board cover bracket
Disconnect the display
Disconnect the front sensors
Remove the display assembly
Remove the lower bracket screws
- Using a Phillips driver, remove the five screws securing the bracket below the Taptic engine and speaker:
- Four 1.6 mm screws
- One 1.3 mm screw
Remove the lower bracket
- Remove the lower bracket.
Remove the Taptic Engine connector tape
Unscrew the lower speaker
- Remove the five screws securing the speaker and brackets:
- One 1.9 mm Phillips screw
- One 2.3 mm Phillips screw
- One 3.1 mm standoff screw
- Two 1.6 mm Phillips screws
Remove the grounding clip
- Remove the small grounding clip on the top right corner of the speaker.
Remove the Taptic Engine connector cover
Remove the speaker standoff screw
- Lift and push aside the small board covering the remaining speaker screw in the bottom right corner of the iPhone.
- Remove the 2.4 mm standoff screw underneath.
Loosen the speaker
- Insert a spudger under the top edge of the speaker, near the edge of the iPhone's case.
- Gently pry up and lift the top edge of the speaker.
Repair step
- Hold the speaker by its side edges and rock it side-to-side, separating the adhesive securing it to the bottom edge of the iPhone.
- Pull the speaker away from the bottom edge of the iPhone until the adhesive gasket separates.
Remove the speaker
- Remove the speaker.
- Peel away any remaining adhesive with tweezers.
- Prep the area underneath by cleaning it with a bit of isopropyl alcohol and a lint-free cloth or coffee filter so that the gasket adheres properly.
- Install a new gasket onto the speaker, and then install the speaker.
Unscrew the Taptic Engine
Disconnect the Taptic Engine
Remove the Taptic Engine
- Remove the Taptic Engine.