iPhone 5s Speaker Replacement

Written By: Sam Goldheart

Comments: 2

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

No estimate

Introduction

Prerequisite to remove the speaker after the logic board.

Tools

Step 1

Remove the following screws:
One 2.9 mm Phillips #000 screw
One 1.5 mm Phillips #000 screw
One 3.6 mm Phillips #000 screw

Step 2

Use the flat end of a spudger to gently lift the speaker from the rear case.
Do not attempt to pry the speaker entirely out of the case.

Step 3

The speaker has a small peg that slides into a slot beneath the home button cable socket.
Lift the speaker and pull it toward the side of the phone to free this peg from the Lightning connector assembly.
Remove the speaker.

When reassembling, I found it easier and cleaner to reinstall the speaker after the lightning connector but before the piece that sits under the home button connector. That way you don't have to slide that peg under it. Just install it and the two screws that hold it in place after the speaker.

Curtis Schleich - 10/02/15

There's the tab to the left of the speaker, as well as a small plastic bit at the top that needs to fit under the logic board. If you skip steps 25-34, you can still remove the speaker & proceed, but be careful of those 2 parts when taking it apart as well as putting it back together.

seijihuzz01 - 11/11/16