iPhone 6 Plus 5GHz Wi-Fi Antenna Replacement

Power off your iPhone before beginning disassembly.

Remove the two 3.6 mm P2 Pentalobe screws next to the Lightning connector.

If the plastic depth gauge is attached at the center of the iSclack, remove it now—it's not needed for larger phones like the iPhone 6 Plus.

Close the handle on the iSclack, opening the suction cup jaws.

Place the bottom of your iPhone in between the suction cups.

Open the handles to close the jaws of the iSclack. Center the suction cups and press them firmly onto the top and bottom of the iPhone.

Hold onto your iPhone securely and close the handle of the iSclack to separate the suction cups, pulling the front panel up from the rear case.

Peel the two suction cups off your iPhone.

Skip the next three steps and continue on to Step 7.

If you don't have an iSclack, use a single suction cup to lift the front panel:

Press a suction cup onto the screen, just above the home button.

While holding the iPhone down with one hand, pull up on the suction cup to slightly separate the front panel assembly from the rear case.

Using a plastic opening tool, begin to gently pry the rear case down, away from the display assembly, while continuing to pull up with the suction cup.

Pull the plastic nub to release the vacuum seal on the suction cup.

Remove the suction cup from the display assembly.

Pull the home button end of the front panel assembly away from the rear case, using the top of the phone as a hinge.

Open the display to about a 90º angle, and lean it against something to keep it propped up while you're working on the phone.

Add a rubber band to keep the display securely in place while you work. This prevents undue strain on the display cables.

Remove the following Phillips screws from the battery connector bracket:

One 2.3 mm screw

One 3.1 mm screw

Remove the metal battery connector bracket from the iPhone.

Use a clean fingernail or the edge of an opening tool to gently pry the battery connector up from its socket on the logic board.

Remove the following Phillips screws securing the front panel assembly cable bracket:

Three 1.2 mm screws

One 1.5 mm screw

One 2.9 mm screw

Remove the front panel assembly cable bracket from the logic board.

While still supporting the front panel, use a fingernail or the edge of an opening tool to disconnect the front-facing camera and earpiece speaker connector.

Disconnect the home button cable connector.

Use a plastic opening tool to disconnect the display data cable connector.

Finally, disconnect the digitizer cable connector.

Remove the front panel assembly from the rear case.

Remove the following screws securing the antenna bracket to the rear case:

One 1.5 mm Phillips #00 screw

One 2.8 mm Phillips #00 screw

Grasp the 5GHz Wi-Fi antenna bracket with a pair of tweezers and lift it off the iPhone.

Carefully pry the 5GHz Wi-Fi antenna connector up off the logic board with a plastic opening tool.

Grasp the 5GHz Wi-Fi antenna connector with a pair of tweezers and gently lift it from its retaining clip on the logic board.

Disconnect the power button cable and audio control cable connectors from their respective sockets on the logic board.

Remove the following screws securing the 5GHz Wi-Fi antenna to the rear case:

One 2.8 mm Phillips #00 screw

Two 1.6 mm Phillips #00 screws

Use a pair of tweezers to grasp and remove the 5GHz Wi-Fi antenna out of the iPhone.