Repair Manual

iPhone 12
073-00291-A | 83© 2022 Apple Inc. All rights reserved.
1. Remove the enclosure from the repair tray.
4. Use a torque driver and the
Micro stix bit to remove the
two trilobe screws from the
SIM reader connector cowling.
Set aside the screws.
Removal
2. Remove the SIM tray.
3. Place the enclosure in the repair tray with the Lightning connector facing the cutout.
5. Use ESD-safe tweezers
to remove the SIM reader
connector cowling. Save the
cowling for reassembly.
Taptic Engine | Removal
6. Use a torque driver and the
Micro stix bit to remove the
two trilobe screws from the
Taptic Engine connector
cowling. Set aside the screws.
7. Use ESD-safe tweezers to
remove the Taptic Engine
connector cowling. Save the
cowling for reassembly.