Apple iPad Wi-Fi – Disassembling procedure - How to replace the battery
BATTERY REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE
If
your display glass is cracked, keep further breakage contained and prevent
bodily harm during your repair by taping the glass.
Lay overlapping strips of clear packing tape over the iPad's display until the whole face is covered.
This will keep glass shards contained and provide structural integrity when prying and lifting the display.
Do your best to follow the rest of the guide as described. However, once the glass is broken, it will likely continue to crack as you work, and you may need to use a metal prying tool to scoop the glass out.
Wear safety glasses to protect your eyes, and be careful not to damage the LCD screen.
Lay overlapping strips of clear packing tape over the iPad's display until the whole face is covered.
This will keep glass shards contained and provide structural integrity when prying and lifting the display.
Do your best to follow the rest of the guide as described. However, once the glass is broken, it will likely continue to crack as you work, and you may need to use a metal prying tool to scoop the glass out.
Wear safety glasses to protect your eyes, and be careful not to damage the LCD screen.
Insert
a metal spudger between the top edge of the display assembly and the rear panel
assembly.
Rotate
the spudger away from you to release the tabs along the top edge of the
display.
Insert a second metal spudger between the top edge of the display assembly and the rear panel assembly to keep the tabs from snapping back into place.
Insert a second metal spudger between the top edge of the display assembly and the rear panel assembly to keep the tabs from snapping back into place.
With
one spudger, work your way along the right edge of the iPad.
The
front panel is held to the aluminum back by metal clips on the top, bottom, and
left sides. The right side has plastic tabs which slide into recesses in the
backplate.
Once the clips are released, lift the left side of the front panel up and slide it to the left to clear the tabs from the aluminum backplate.
Once the clips are released, lift the left side of the front panel up and slide it to the left to clear the tabs from the aluminum backplate.
Lift
the display assembly away from the rear panel assembly by its bottom edge.
Do
not attempt to remove the display at this time, as it is attached to the rear
panel assembly.
In
the following steps, you will disconnect the three cables attaching the display
assembly to the logic board. The cables are for the following components:
Digitizer
Ambient Light Sensor
Display Data Cable
Ambient Light Sensor
Display Data Cable
Use
the edge of a plastic opening tool to flip up the retaining flaps holding the
digitizer ribbon cables in their sockets on the logic board.
Be
sure you are flipping up the retaining flap, not the socket itself.
Pull the digitizer ribbon cables straight out of their sockets.
Pull the digitizer ribbon cables straight out of their sockets.
Use
a plastic opening tool to remove the ambient light sensor connector from its
socket by gently prying upward.
Disconnect
the display data cable from the main board by flipping up the metal retainer by
its black plastic pull tab.
Pull
the cable connector away from its socket.
Pull the connector parallel to the face of the logic board.
Pull the connector parallel to the face of the logic board.
Remove
the display assembly from the rear panel assembly.
Use
the edge of a plastic opening tool to:
Pry
the side button connector up off the logic board from underneath the wires.
Pry the speaker connector up off its socket on the logic board from beneath the speaker wires.
Carefully flip up the ZIF ribbon cable retaining flap on the socket near the headphone jack.
Be sure you are prying up on the retaining flap, not the socket itself.
Pull the headphone jack ribbon cable toward the left side of the iPad to disconnect it from its socket.
Pry the speaker connector up off its socket on the logic board from beneath the speaker wires.
Carefully flip up the ZIF ribbon cable retaining flap on the socket near the headphone jack.
Be sure you are prying up on the retaining flap, not the socket itself.
Pull the headphone jack ribbon cable toward the left side of the iPad to disconnect it from its socket.
Remove
the following screws
securing
the logic board to the rear panel assembly.
Two 4.56 mm T5 Torx screws.
Two 3.76 mm T5 Torx screws.
Two 4.56 mm T5 Torx screws.
Two 3.76 mm T5 Torx screws.
Use
the edge of a plastic opening tool to carefully pry the dock cable connector
straight up off the logic board.
Lift
the logic board out of the rear panel assembly.
Remove
the two 2.84 mm T5 Torx screws securing the speaker assembly to the rear panel
assembly.
Remove
the single T5 Torx screw securing the middle of the dock cable to the rear
panel assembly.
Remove
the two 2.84 mm T5 Torx screws securing the dock connector cable to the rear
case.
Using
a plastic opening tool, carefully remove the plastic cover shielding the
WiFi/Bluetooth board and dock connector cable. Carefully pry the Wi-Fi and
Bluetooth antennas up from their respective sockets on the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth board.
Lift
the dock connector cable out of the rear panel assembly.
De-route
the speaker cable from the left side of the battery case.
De-route
the Wi-Fi antenna through its channel in the speaker assembly.
Lift
the speaker assembly and push it forward until the ports clear the bottom side
of the lower case.
Remove
the speaker assembly from the rear panel assembly.
The
battery is held to the rear panel by an excessive amount of adhesive. Proceed
with patience and caution.
Use
the flat end of a spudger to gently pry the battery up from the the lower case.
Gently continue to enlarge the gap by wiggling the spudger and running it along the right side of the battery.
Continue to pry until the right side of the battery is free from the rear panel.
Gently continue to enlarge the gap by wiggling the spudger and running it along the right side of the battery.
Continue to pry until the right side of the battery is free from the rear panel.
Insert
the flat end of a spudger under the top edge of the battery and continue to
separate the adhesive.
Continue
doing so until the top of the battery is free from the rear panel.
When
there is enough clearance, use your hands to peel the battery off any adhesive
still securing it to the rear panel.
Remove
the battery from the rear panel.
