How does one perform a clean reinstall of iOS 6.1.3 on iPhone 4s?

I'm running iOS 6.1.3 on my iPhone 4s. Siri works consistently, except for the Maps app: there are no voice commands. I've brought this to several Genius Bars and they're stumped too. Settings are all correct but no Siri for voice instructions in Maps.
One specialist thought the problem was with hardware, namely the speakers, and pointed out that water had somehow gotten into the phone via the main jack (a white dot turns red when exposed to water, so they tell me.) OK, but why would the hardware be so selective and consistent: to fail for only Siri and only when she's working through Maps? Otherwise the sound is fine.
I'm wondering if there might be some file corruption in the OS. Normally to rule that out, I would backup all my data, perform a clkem reinstallation of iOS 6 and  any updates, then, migrate back my data. Problem: Apple no longer offers iOS 6 and I'm not interested in iOS 7 at this time, as I've learned that several of my most critical apps are having issues with it.
I strongly urge Apple to please reconsider its decision on the availability of iOS 6.  Here, in my case,
I'm not trying to reverse an upgrade,
Until the issues between the apps and iOS 7 are ironed-out, I still need iOS 6 to run some very important apps
I am now using Maps a lot and I need to be able to hear voice commands.
So here are my questions:
1Can I install iOS 6.0 from an iOS 6.0 install file using iTunes?
I I install iOS 6.0, will Apple offer me the OTA update to 6.1.3? (I understand that there were some security issues with 6.0). If not, how can I obtain the update?
3. Where can I find step-by-step instructions for all this?
Any help is greatly appreciated.

lchoisf wrote:
I strongly urge Apple to please reconsider its decision on the availability of iOS 6.  Here, in my case,
I'm not trying to reverse an upgrade,
Until the issues between the apps and iOS 7 are ironed-out, I still need iOS 6 to run some very important apps
I am now using Maps a lot and I need to be able to hear voice commands.
You're not talking to Apple.
So here are my questions:
1Can I install iOS 6.0 from an iOS 6.0 install file using iTunes?
I I install iOS 6.0, will Apple offer me the OTA update to 6.1.3? (I understand that there were some security issues with 6.0). If not, how can I obtain the update?
3. Where can I find step-by-step instructions for all this?
1. No.
2. You can't do that.
3. No where legitimate. Any instructions you could find to do this would involve an unauthorized modification to the phone, which forfeits all rights to support.

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