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Are your headphones coming loose from the device? Is the sound coming from the headphones cracking or the sound quality lower than usual? If so replacing your auxiliary port may be a solution to the problem.
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Apply heat to all the seams of the device using an iFixit iOpener or heat gun in order to loosen the adhesive around the edges of the screen.
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Insert the plastic opening tool into the gap on the side of the tablet, near a corner where you want to start removing the screen.
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Place the small suction cup on the screen near the corner that the plastic opening tool is placed.
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Lift the small suction cup up while pushing down with the plastic opening tool to remove screen (you may need to have someone else hold the device down for proper leverage).
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Use the tweezers to carefully remove the silver tape.
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With the plastic opening tool gently lift to disconnect the gold ribbon cable that attaches the screen to the base tablet.
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Remove the nineteen 3mm Phillips #1 screws.
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Pry open the next layer of the device using the plastic opening tool.
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Locate and remove the 3 mm Phillips #1 screw holding the auxiliary port in place.
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Use the plastic opening tool to gently lift and remove the auxiliary port connector from the device.
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Once this is done the headphone socket can be removed with your hands.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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