How to replace MacBook A1706 Battery board data cable connector?

i plan on doing this repair myself, where can i get that specific hot air station with small nozzle, is it a soldering tool specifically or is it a heat gun of some sort, dont want to order the wrong thing

@officialrickyb - Give this a read Tools and Techniques for Hot Air Soldering Surface-Mount Components

Unless you are planning on building a business doing this level of repair the needed gear is quite expensive. I’m sure you can find someone with the tools and developed skills for a lot less.

You may not need to replace the connector if the latch is missing as you can pop a replacement from a spare unit.

the latch is still there its just that its no longer attached to the motherboard, might need to order the 6$ part since it got chipped a bit, but the 6 points are still intact, i tried to put it on the motherboard and stick the ribbon in and put tape on the top to hold but it wont transfer any current like i thought it would

@danj on amazon they do have little mini soldering kits for the cheap

@officialrickyb - If you lifted the full connector you likely tore off the thin copper foil traces where the connector is soldered down.

This will require tracing back the copper lines to a place you can patch in a piece of thin wire to connect the solder joints of the connector.

You’ll need to get the schematics and board view drawings to figure out were you can splice in the needed patches

As far as a cheap soldering kit these kits are not really worth the price. I think you may want to seek out someone with the deeper skills if this system is important to you. If your trying to learn and want to start up a repair business this not the best one to learn on.