iPad Mini CDMA Headphone Jack Cable Assembly Replacement

Use tweezers to gently peel back and remove the black tape covering the gold patch on the headphone jack cable.

Use tweezers to peel and remove the long thin black tape covering the top of the headphone jack cable.

Use the tip of a spudger to gently lift the tab on the top left antenna ribbon cable's ZIF connector.

Use tweezers to pull the top left antenna ribbon cable straight out from its ZIF socket.

Gently bend the cable up and out of the way of the headphone jack cable.

Use the tip of a spudger to lift the tab on the microphone data cable ZIF connector.

Slowly work the flat end of a metal spudger underneath the microphone cable, separating the adhesive securing it to the headphone cable.

Use tweezers to pull the microphone cable straight out from its ZIF socket.

Gently bend the cable up and out of the way of the headphone jack cable.

Peel up and remove the small piece of tape covering the headphone jack cable connector.

Use a plastic opening tool to gently pry the lower metal plate up from the headphone cable connector.

Being careful not to break the plate or the tape attached to it, pry it up and fold it away from the headphone cable connector.

Use a plastic opening tool to gently pry the second (upper) metal plate up from the headphone cable connector.

Again, carefully pry the plate up and away from the headphone cable connector.

Use a plastic opening tool to pry the headphone cable's connector up from the logic board.

Remove two 1.8 mm #00 Phillips screws from the screw tab on the top left antenna.

Slide the flat end of a spudger beneath the length of the headphone jack cable, separating the adhesive securing the cable to the rear case.

Lift the headphone jack cable up and fold it out of the way.