How to Tear Down an Apple iPad 3: Step-by-Step Disassembly Guide

It happens to many people that they break the iPad 3 and turn to repair shop, which can cost more than fixing it by yourself. So why not take a time to learn how to repair it? Below is an iPad 3  step-by-step disassembly guide. You can increase your skills and have fun during the process. Just have a try.

 

Tools Needed:

 

Step 1. Press the Sucking disc on the up right corner of the screen

 

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Step 2. Use the Hair drier to heat up the edge of the screen

 

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Step 3. Insert the Case open tool into the gap between the digitizer and frame

 

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Step 4. Separate the digitizer, watch out for the flex cable behind the down left corner

 

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Step 5. Undo 4 screws at four corners of the frame

 

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Step 6. Turn over the LCD screen

 

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Step 7. Disconnect the LCD screen connector to remove the LCD screen

 

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Step 8. Peel off the anti-static tape on the connectors and disconnect them to release the digitizer

 

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Step 9. Peel off the tape

 

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Step 10. Disconnect 2 connectors then use tweezers to remove front camera and microphone

 

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Step 11. Disconnect the connector and undo a screw behind it

 

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Step 12. Undo other 8 screws

 

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Step 13. Remove audio PCB board

 

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Step 14. Disconnect the rear-facing camera from the PCB board

 

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Step 15. Peel off the tape

 

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Step 16. Undo 2 screws

 

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Step 17. Disconnect the Charging port connector

 

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Step 18 Take out a plastic stick then remove the charging port

 

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Step 19. Disconnect the antenna and battery connector

 

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Step 20. Undo 4 screws to take out the motherboard

 

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You can also click here to view the iPad 3 disassembly video.

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