the power button in your iPhone 5c
hasn't been working for a while and
you're ready to fix it
well you've come to the right place
because today I'm gonna walk you through
replacing the upper component cable in
your iPhone 5c hi I'm Gwendolyn with
iFixit and for this repair you're going
to need an ice Clack a pentalobe
screwdriver a phillips triple zero
screwdriver a flathead screwdriver
plastic opening tools a spudger and
tweezers i already have the majority of
the tools i need in my pro tech tool kit
so I'm ready to get started when you do
your repair make sure you follow the
step by step guide on ifixit.com not
only does it walk you through the
complete repair but you can also see
comments and notes from other users who
have followed it which is extremely
helpful first things first I'm going to
make sure that my phone is completely
powered off and once I've confirmed that
I'm gonna get started opening my phone
by removing the two screws down by the
Lightning connector with those screws
out I'm ready to open up my phone to do
that I'm gonna use this tool called the
ice clack if you don't have a nice clack
you can use a combination of a small
suction cup and a spudger or an opening
tool to pry the phone open using the ice
Glac is super simple just position the
suction cups right over the home button
and open the handles once the suction
cup is fully engaged just press the
handles together and you'll have an open
phone now that we have the phone open we
can move on but keep in mind that the
display assembly is still connected to
the logic board to get it completely off
we're going to need to disconnect all
the cables but before we get to those we
have to remove the cable bracket which
is held in place by four Phillips screws
make sure you use an organizational tool
for keeping track of your screws they
are incredibly small and can vanish
easily I'm using one of our magnetic
mats which holds the screws in place and
I can also make notes and keep track of
where the screws come from and there are
all those cables to disconnect them I'm
going to use the flat end of my spudger
with the display assembly free we can
move on to the next step which is
disconnecting the battery even though
our phone is powered down it's a good
idea to completely disconnect any power
sources before continuing any repair the
battery connector is located right below
the battery connector bracket which is
held in place by two Phillips screws to
disconnect the battery we're going to
use the flat end of our spudger to lift
the cable out of its socket make sure
you're prying the cable connector itself
and not the actual socket next up we'll
get to work on removing the SIM card
removing the SIM card is as simple as
inserting a sim eject tool into the SIM
card tray
the first step to removing the battery
is removing the adhesive strips that
hold it in place the adhesive strip has
a tab that can be lifted up by using the
pointy end of your sponger once you've
got it fully out cut the black tab right
between the white adhesive strips and
carefully pull the innermost tab
straight up making sure to keep it flat
and not twist it
now that the adhesive strips have been
removed you can lift the battery right
out of the phone with the battery out we
can get to work on all the cables
connected to the logic board a small
piece of tape may obscure the logic
board grounding clip so use a pair of
tweezers to remove the tape there are a
total of seven screws holding the logic
board in place and to remove those
you'll need both your phillips Pitt and
a small flat-head
now that all the screws are removed we
can finally get to work on the logic
board using the plastic opening tool
gently pry the logic board up and out of
the phone but there is an antenna cable
that is still attached to the logic
board on the underside so before you try
to pull the board all the way out roll
the board over and use your spudger to
disconnect it now we can remove the rear
camera to do that we're going to start
with the bracket that is held in place
with two phillips screws once the
bracket is off you can use your spudger
to disconnect the rear camera and just
lift it out of the phone on the other
side of the phone you'll see the
vibrator which is held in place by two
screws once the screws are removed you
can simply lift the vibrator out of the
phone
back on the upper right side of the
phone we need to remove the upper
assembly contact bracket from the rear
case and to do that you're going to need
both your Phillips and flathead bit and
once the bracket is out of the phone you
can also remove the foam tape that is
obscuring the screw near the camera
cavity now we can get to work on the
upper component cable first up we're
going to remove the screws holding the
power button in place and remove the
power button from there we're going to
remove the volume button and the ringer
switch brackets on the side of the rear
case
with the tip of your spudger you can
gently pry the brackets away from the
rear case removing the ringer and volume
buttons as you gain access to them
alright now that the buttons are removed
we can start by removing the cable
itself using the flat end of our spudger
we're going to slowly separate the cable
from the rear case and then carefully
remove the cable for reassembly we
recommend you follow the step by step
guide on ifixit.com in Reverse and if
you're in the mood to see a reassembly
on video check out the iPhone 5c
reassembly video on our channel you can
find all the parts and tools you need
for this and many other repairs at
ifixit.com and let us know how it goes
you can find me on twitter at Gwendolyn
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