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Repair guide : SIM Card Tray Lever iPhone 6

Level : Medium Time : 35 min Author : Alexandre

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This guide is for replacing the SIM card tray lever on the iPhone 6.
Symptoms : SIM card tray that does not close or not completely

Some advice before you start

Repair - Repair guide: SIM Card Tray Lever iPhone 6

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Step 1

Before disassembling the SIM car tray lever of your iPhone 6, you have to securely turn it off.

Maintain the power button on the top for a few seconds.

Then slide to the right to "power off" button in red.

Step 2

The SIM card tray of the iPhone 6 can be found on the right side of the phone, near the power button (on/off/sleep).

Insert the SIM card eject tool in the small hole and push to eject the SIM tray.

Then grab it and remove it.

The iPhone 6 SIM card tray is now removed.

Step 3

With a pentalobe screw driver, remove the two screws circled in red on the picture.

Those screws are on both side of the lightning connector of the phone.

Those two screws maintain the bottom part of the screen on the iPhone's frame.

Step 4

Then put the iSclack on the iPhone 6.

The suction cups have to be as close as possible to the home button of the iPhone as shown on the picture for a better grip.

Make sure the suction cups are well fixed to the iPhone, then open the tweezers in order to separate the screen from the frame of the phone.

Step 5

With a cruciform screw, remove the five screws circled in red.

Those screws hold the front panel cable bracket that you can remove with a pair of tweezers.

Step 6

With a nylon spudger, gently pry up to disconnect the cable for :

- the front camera,

- the earpiece speaker,

- the proximity and light sensor,

- and the home button cable.

Step 7

Still with a nylon spudger, pry again to disconnect gently the last two cables holding the display assembly of your iPhone 6 :

- the LCD screen cable,

- the touch screen cable.

Step 8

Then lift the complete display assembly and remove it.

Step 9

With a cruciform screw, remove the screw circled in red.

This screw hold the SIM card tray lever.

Step 10

Remove it with a pair of tweezers.

Step 11

The SIM card tray lever is now disassembled.

You can replace it by a new one.

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