iPhone 12 Pro Max Taptic Engine
Before You Begin
Warning
Read Battery Safety and follow workspace and battery handling guidelines before you begin.
Remove the following parts before you begin:
Tools
6.7-inch repair tray
ESD-safe tweezers
JCIS bit
Nylon probe (black stick)
Super screw bit
Torque driver (black, 0.35 kgf cm)
Torque driver (gray, 0.55 kgf cm)
Torque driver (green, 0.45 kgf cm)
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Removal
Place the enclosure in the repair tray with the Lightning connector facing the cutout.
Use a torque driver and the JCIS bit to remove the crosshead screw from the Taptic Engine cowling. Set aside the screw.
Use ESD-safe tweezers to remove the Taptic Engine cowling. Save the cowling for reassembly.
Use a torque driver and the super screw bit to remove the two super screws from the Taptic Engine . Set aside the screws.
Use a torque driver and the JCIS bit to remove one crosshead screw from the Taptic Engine . Set aside the screw.
Use the black stick to lift the end of the Taptic Engine flex cable off the connector.
Use ESD-safe tweezers to remove the Taptic Engine .
Reassembly
Position the Taptic Engine in the enclosure.
Press the end of the Taptic Engine flex cable to the connector.
Use the gray torque driver and super screw bit to install two new super screws (923-05037) into the Taptic Engine .
Use the green torque driver and JCIS bit to install one new crosshead screw (923-05038) into the Taptic Engine .
Use ESD-safe tweezers to position the Taptic Engine cowling in the enclosure.
Use the black torque driver and JCIS bit to install one new crosshead screw (923-05105) into the Taptic Engine cowling.
Reinstall the following parts to complete reassembly: