I heated a stone pestle in the air fryer, wrapped in a cloth.

Reassembly note: Remember to tuck the logic board under the logic board grounding bracket that we loosened in step #44.

I hate getting the deep into a repair to find there’s a tool missing. This bit should be part of the toolkit!

I didn’t even have an eyeglass repair kit flathead, so I hit the end of a paperclip with a hammer to make a flathead, and it works!

They pull off to the side.

I totally Mr. Myagi’ed it, by rubbing my hands together until they burned, then held the phone un my hot hands. I did this 5-6 times over a couple of minutes. It was a good zen way to get started!

When Disk Utility refers to the “upper” drive, is that the bottom drive when repairing because it’s upside down?

Figured that out- remove the top battery! Sorry - didn't read through all the directions carefully!