iPhone 7 Logic Board Disconnection

Step 1

Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the rear-facing camera connector.

Step 2

Remove the following Phillips screws securing the rear camera bracket to the rear case:
One 1.3 mm screw
One 2.5 mm screw

I couldn’t get my 1.3mm screw out. It’s not required thankfully as you can just bend the cover up and out of the way to complete the rest of the steps.

Ray Bieze - 18/11/19

i removed them with PH000

Flavien - 30/01/21

Step 4

Use the pointed end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the antenna bus connector, just left of the rear camera module.

There is one Step missing before removing the flash light cable: Remove Camera cable, right?

Achim Breidenbach - 13/02/20

I broke this and can’t find it on amazon. Is it part of the volume control flash connector? If not, can you send me a link on where to find this connector,…and possible instructions on how to replace?

Daniel Buhler - 20/09/20

Step 5

Remove the two 1.2 mm tri-point screws securing the upper cable bracket.

these are too tight cant get rid off them from y000

Narendra Mane - 01/07/20

ok with Y000 from pro tool kit

Flavien - 30/01/21

Had to push down to get the Y000 in place

Cynthia Lamb - 01/03/21

Step 6

Remove the upper cable bracket.

Step 7

Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the upper cable connector.

Este cable q funciona tiene porfavor lo desconecte y funciona normal

Johnny Bolaños - 02/05/20

Step 8

Remove the four Phillips screws securing the Wi-Fi antenna:
Three 1.2 mm screws
One 1.7 mm screw

I lost one of these 1.2 mm screws. Will that affect the signal reception?

Bethany Knaebel - 12/08/19

There is another screw connecting the antenna to the case.

tbaiello - 21/11/19

How do you open the 1.7mm screw? LOL

Kyle Victor - 29/12/19

The screws are not threading in for some reason. I measured the screws to be exactly 1.2mm with a caliper.

Loopy75 - 06/01/20

Yes there are 4 x screw 3 x 1.2mm and 1x 1.7mm securing the antenna to the case

ANDREW - 29/01/20

Yes : 4 screws and not 3 !!

sirthomasnardin - 22/01/21

Step 9

Remove the top left antenna.

** also remove the small Phillips screw fastening the WiFi antenna to the top rear casing of the phone

iBroke - 05/12/18

Step 10

Remove the following Phillips screws:
One 1.3 mm screw
One 2.2 mm screw

Möglicherweise muss man den Kleber zuerst entfernen!

Evan Winter -

Step 11

Remove the bracket.

What's this bracket called

Cris Velasquez - 10/09/18

%#*@, lost that part during the job, thought it’d be alright without it. Couple days later figured out NFC doesn’t work anymore. Any ideas on where to get this part from, colleagues?

azowux - 14/11/18

Step 12

Remove the 2.2 mm standoff screw from the grounding bracket.
Standoff screws are best removed using a standoff screwdriver or bit.
In a pinch, a small flathead screwdriver will do the job—but use extra caution to ensure it doesn't slip and damage surrounding components.

What bit is this? The link doesn’t use the same name.

Mike Moran - 23/10/18

I didn’t even have an eyeglass repair kit flathead, so I hit the end of a paperclip with a hammer to make a flathead, and it works!

Ark - 27/12/18

I hate getting the deep into a repair to find there’s a tool missing. This bit should be part of the toolkit!

Ark - 27/12/18

Its in the toolkit now. Looks like a Philips head but up close the end is squared off with a point in the middle.

Jesse de Vries - 22/05/20

I received two boxes - one box contained the repair part, the other was the tool kit. I only opened the tool kit before disassembling the phone. The standoff screwdriver bit was not in there. Neither was the guitar pick. I used a real guitar pick and a small standard screwdriver from my toolbox. When I was ready to reassemble, I opened the repair part box and guess what was in there - the standoff screwdriver bit and guitar pick. So, I guess if you just order the part it will come with (at least) those two tools. The tool kit contains tweezers, suction cup, three screwdriver bits (tri-point, pentalobe, and phillips) and screwdriver handle, a long black spudger with a flat end and a pointy end, and a smaller, thicker spudger with a wide, flat ends.

bronyaur - 19/05/19

The flat end of the spudger works a treat too.

Robert Trammel - 02/09/19

Thank you, bronyar. Since there is a box labeled “Repair Tools”, I never would have looked in the parts box for tools. I was able to use the standoff tool to takie the phone apart, not just to put it back together.

Mike Ruzicka - 21/06/20

I used standoff bit for iPhone from my pro tool kit

Flavien - 30/01/21

Step 13

Use tweezers to gently bend the logic board grounding bracket out of the way.

I accidentally broke the grounding bracket, is it very important to get a new one to replace? as I can't seem to find them for sale anywhere

Mustifa shah - 22/01/20

I also broke it. Did your phone work after?

Did you find a replacement?

Ben Schorr - 21/02/20

Did your phone work ?

Emin - 21/05/21

also broken does it work without?

Emin - 21/05/21

I broke mine while doing this step. A bit confusing. You’re just supposed to bend it out the way, not pull on it entirely. Will the phone still work without this?

Chandler Forrest -

$@$*, i broke the grounding bracket

Z1xus -

I just didnt bend this one.. Ill tell you how it went

Lauren Campbell -

iPhone 7 Logic Board Disconnection

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Evan Noronha

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