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I just successfully replaced the front glass of my 3th Gen iPad WiFi, but when I cleaned up my desk, I found out I forget to use the 4 LCD screws:

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Is it worth it working another hour to open up the iPad again and place those screws in place? Or are the adhesives strong enough to keep the LCD in place?

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It happened the same thing to me, what did you do finally? It was so critical? I really don't want to disassembly it again, I don't want to crack the screen... Thank you! – Jordi Feb 24 at 12:28
If they weren't strictly necessary, Apple wouldn't put them there... – EmmEff Feb 24 at 16:17
@Jordi, I did reassemble the iPad... The answer of bmike convinced me to do so... – Michiel Feb 25 at 7:26

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Go back in unless you are worried you will break it the second entry.

Adhesives won't hold under vibration and shock like a screw will and the screw pressure is what helps set the adhesive in the first place.

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