iPhone 5 Volume Controls Replacement

Written By: Andrew Optimus Goldheart

Comments: 10

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

No estimate

Introduction

Tools

Phillips #00 Screwdriver

Step 1

Remove three screws securing the vibrator and vibrator bracket to the rear case:
One 2.3 mm Phillips screw
One 1.7 mm Phillips screw
One 1.6 mm Phillips screw securing the vibrator to the top inside of the rear case.

How do I remove the 1.6mm screw?

Alexei - 05/12/19

Step 2

Remove the vibrator and vibrator bracket from the rear case.

Make sure you have removed all 3 screws connected to the vibrator since the bracket is welded on the motor house.

Johnny -

Step 3

Remove the following screws securing the volume button and ringer switch brackets to the side of the rear case:
One 1.5 mm Phillips screw
Two 1.8 mm Phillips screws

The middle one 1,8 = 1,2 mm

Daniel Mone - 02/05/14

yes, it is like you say

[Ados Production] - 18/09/17

I can't remove the top screw for some reason, should it be any different from the rest?

arnaudjb - 04/06/15

When reassembled I noticed that when I firmly tightened these two screws tagged with orange circle , my ringer switch was stuck and didn't move. So I left these two screws little loose and ringer switch worked fine. Now I have used my phone couple weeks and there has been no problem with these loose screws.

Asko Pesola - 18/03/16

on my device the red circled screw is completely different. Under my magnifying glass the head is round. Don’t know how to unscrew. There is no fitting bit in my ifixit Pro Tech Toolkit. :(

Michael Kühnen - 04/01/18

When re-assembling these parts, make sure that the volume bracket is inserted UNDERNEATH the ringer switch bracket, or the + volume button will not make positive contact with the switch on the cable.

tinkertoy -

Step 4

Use the tip of a spudger to pry the ringer switch bracket from the side of the rear case.
Remove the ringer switch.

I didn't see mention of it, but I found the ringer switch button would slide down to OFF during reassembly, so I made sure the new ringer switch was also set to OFF before screwing all back together.

Dean M - 08/08/14

I found removing the hinge that secures the power button to require more force than I thought necessary. Seemed to be the most difficult part of the repair. When installing the new AC/PB cable, i started with this assembly and worked backwards. Would have been helpful to include a good set of tweezers in the repair kits for those with fat fingers like mine or who don't have a pair at home.

aroclobama - 10/01/16