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Apple iPad 5 Apple Pencil Port Repair
Apple Pencil Port Repair guide for the Apple iPad 5
Before you begin
Tools
- Heat gun or hair dryer
- Suction cups
- Guitar picks for prying
- Plastic prying tools
- Precision screwdriver set
- Anti-static wrist strap
- Tweezers
Parts / materials
- iPad 5 replacement charging port assembly
- Pre-cut display adhesive strips
- 99% Isopropyl alcohol
Safety
- Wear safety glasses to protect against potential glass fragments.
- Disconnect the battery contact before touching sensitive logic board connectors.
- Avoid puncturing or bending the lithium-ion battery with sharp metal tools.
Overview
Step-by-step
- 1
Heat the front glass edges
3 minApply a heat gun around the outer edges of the iPad glass for two minutes to soften the adhesive.
- 2
Attach a suction cup
2 minPlace a suction cup near the bottom edge of the screen, pressing firmly to create a seal.
- 3
Insert an opening pick
2 minPull up on the suction cup and slip a plastic opening pick under the glass margin.
- 4
Slice through perimeter adhesive
5 minSlide guitar picks around all four edges to sever the adhesive holding the digitizer.
- 5
Open the digitizer assembly
2 minGently hinge the glass display open from the right side like a book cover.
- 6
Remove LCD corner screws
3 minUse a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the four corner screws securing the LCD.
- 7
Lift the LCD panel
2 minCarefully pry up the top edge of the LCD and swing it up toward the top of the iPad.
- 8
Remove the EMI shield screws
3 minUnscrew the three Phillips screws securing the display cable shield to the logic board.
- 9
Disconnect the battery control screw
2 minRemove the single screw holding down the battery contact to isolate power from the board.
- 10
Disconnect display and digitizer cables
3 minUse a plastic spudger to gently pop the digitizer and LCD ribbon connectors straight off the board.
- 11
Remove dock connector bracket screws
3 minUnscrew the bracket holding the Lightning/Pencil charging port assembly in place.
- 12
Free the port ribbon cable
5 minApply light heat to the lower enclosure and carefully pry the port cable off the frame.
- 13
Position the replacement port cable
4 minAlign the new charging port ribbon cable into the lower housing socket correctly.
- 14
Secure the port bracket
3 minReinstall the metal bracket and tighten the screws to hold the replacement port firm.
- 15
Reconnect display ribbon cables
4 minPress the digitizer and LCD connectors firmly back onto their logic board sockets.
- 16
Reinstall screen and seal frame
6 minReplace the LCD screws, apply fresh perimeter adhesive strips, and press the glass closed.
After your Apple iPad 5 apple pencil port repair
Power the iPad 5 back on and test the apple pencil port repair function before you put every screw away. Check touch/display response, charging, cameras, buttons, and wireless as relevant to this repair. If something fails after closing the device, reopen carefully and reseat the connectors for this Apple iPad 5 job before assuming the part is defective. Keep leftover adhesive and screws labeled in case you need a second pass.
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