Chosen Solution
Hi all, I am having extreme difficulty freeing the SIM card from my iPhone 4. Bent the Apple SIM Tool in the process. Opened up the back and found that the lever has been dislodged (an empty hole where the pivot is supposed to be at). Tried pulling it out with a makeshift paperclip hook but it hasn’t budged even after applying enough force to cut my fingers off. I’m comfortable with disassembling the %#*@ thing but the logic board cannot be removed with the SIM tray in place. Seems like a catch 22. Any advice please, guys?
Your best bet is to get the SIM tray out by prying against this ridge:
Do so by prying here:
If you’re confident in disassembly, that’s the safest way. You only have to remove screws up to the board level (no ribbons for components on exterior, etc). Once you remove all the screws you’ll be able to push the sim out from the opposite side or literally remove the board using the sim tray as an anchor to pull itself out. I definitely wouldn’t go hacking away at this unless it’s with a #00 screwdriver. You damage the sim reader on that model and it’s SMT (surface mount soldering) and from what it sounds like you don’t want to go there lol. Be gentle. Don’t go at it with pliers…please!
Thanks guys, I’ll give both suggestions a try and report back on how things go.
I cannot get my Tray out of My Apple IPhone 4. I have tried with a paper clip and a small screwdriver with no luck, What can I do?
take a small screw and slowly twist and then slowly pull it out
