iPad 3 Wi-Fi Headphone Jack Assembly Replacement

Written By: Walter Galan
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iPad 3 Wi-Fi Headphone Jack Assembly Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

8

Time Required

No estimate

Introduction

Internal Prerequisite guide.

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    • Peel back and remove the adhesive tape covering the headphone jack assembly.

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    • Using the flat end of a spudger, pry the front-facing camera connector off of its socket on the headphone jack assembly.

    • Slide the spudger to the right, releasing the adhesive holding down the camera cable.

    If you remove the front-facing camera at this point (and replace it with a new one when you re-assemble), you will also almost certainly have removed the ambient light sensor (which allows automatic adjustment of the screen’s brightness according to ambient light. The sensor is the module attached above the camera, and has its own tiny hole in the iPad’s glass, just above the one for the camera’s lens.

    The module appears to be removable from the camera, but this author’s attempts were unsuccessful. It is held on securely by adhesive, and given the small cost of replacing the camera itself (which is virtually always sold with this module attached) it seems more expedient to just remove and replace the whole camera/module assembly. I have confirmed that doing so restores ambient light sensor function to an iPad 4 (WiFi) that lacked it. I haven’t tested this on an iPad 3, but since the module appears identical, I surmise that its function is the same.

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    • Using the tip of a spudger, flip up the retaining flap on the microphone cable ZIF connector.

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    • Insert the tip of the spudger underneath the microphone ribbon cable, removing it from its ZIF connector.

    • Slide the spudger to the left, releasing the adhesive holding the microphone ribbon cable to the headphone jack assembly.

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    • Flip up the retaining flap securing the volume/power button ribbon cable connector to the headphone jack assembly board.

    • Remove the volume button ribbon cable from its ZIF connector.

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    • Remove the following screws from the headphone jack assembly:

    • Five 2.6 mm Phillips #0

    • Two 2.0 mm Wide Head Phillips #00

    • Two 2.6 mm Phillips #00

    • These screws are angled into the aluminum frame. Be sure to hold the screwdriver so that the screwdriver is in line with the screw, to avoid stripping the screw.

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    • Gently peel the headphone jack assembly ribbon cable up from the foam pad in the top left of the rear case.

    • If necessary, use the flat end of a spudger to loosen the adhesive securing the ribbon cable to the foam.

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    • Grasping the headphone jack assembly with both hands, pull the assembly from the iPad, minding any cables that may get caught.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Walter Galan

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