In case anyone ends up in the same boat, here is what I found:
Reply from iFixit about how to remove cable from home button:
Hi Andrew,
Thanks for your order!
Unfortunately we don't have a specific guide for removing just the home button from the old assembly. The part is a recent addition to our stock and mostly aimed at professionals who already have previous experience with that specific repair. Sorry about that!
That said, if you'd like to return it and get the assembly that includes the home button you're more than welcome to. Just let me know.
All the best,
Matt Fuss
Obstacle Wrangler
BUT, I was able to separate the cable using a sharp utility knife to scrape/pry the old one out. In hindsight, heat would've been a better method. I laid the new cable into the back of the home button, folded it over, placed it back into the screen assembly and attached the retaining bracket with no problem. I did not have any adhesive but I imagine it would have made it easier to keep everything in place.
It would have been much easier to pay the extra $10 iFixit charges for the whole new home button assembly but I was in a time crunch and couldn't return the cable I purchased. Error 53 seems to be specific to iphone 6 and above but I have not updated yet to confirm that I won't get it with this 5s. I hate touch ID so loosing it was a non-issue for me.
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Did you find an answer to this? I am in the same boat, have the cable but no idea how to detach from the home button.
da Andrew McFarland
I ended up returning the unused cable to iFixit. They were great about it. Felt it was better use of time going with one with a button.
da Eric Carlsen