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Step 1
Tools required:
Small Phillips Screw Driver
Small Flathead or exacto razor
A Safe Open Tool
Complete Toolkit available HERE
1st use your thumb and index fingers to squeeze
the middle of the ipod to create a small gap.
Next insert the safe open tool and pry the front
bezel along the full edge to open the unit.
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Step 2
You now have the front cover and backing apart. Be
very careful because there are 2 ribbon cables still attached inside. One for
the headphone jack and the other for the battery. |
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Step 3
After the backing is pried up a little bit, take a
small razor or flathead and pop the battery cable clip up to remove the Battery
cable. |
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Step 4
Picture of battery cable and how to remove. |
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Step 5
Picture of battery cable removed. |
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Step 6
Pull the hard drive out of the front panel and lay
it down. |
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Step 7
Next you are going to want to take
the hard drive out. Gently pop the black clip up and remove the drive. |
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Step 8
Now you can safely
remove the headphone jack cable from the main board.
Insert a fingernail or flathead and pop the brown
clip up to remove the cable. |
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Step 9
Shows backing completely removed from
front panel. We will show you how to remove the
battery and headphone jack later. |
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Step 10
Shows complete front panel
components. |
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Step 11
To remove LCD, take the flathead or razor and pop
the black clip up.
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Step 12
Carefully remove the LCD screen
ribbon cable from the board. |
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Step 13
In order to get the LCD screen out we
will need to remove the frame around it. You need to
remove 6 screws with the small Phillips driver. (3
on each side of the iPod). |
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Step 14
After the screws are removed you need
to remove the aluminum framing. Just pull up on this
and it will come off. |
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Step 15
You can now remove the LCD screen for
replacement. Picture shows all components removed
from front panel bezel. Install New LCD screen and
follow reverse steps to reassemble. In order to
remove clickwheel and other parts you will need to
remove the main board from the aluminum frame (Pic
14). The main board is held on with mild adhesive so
you can just push it off the frame. There is a
ground connection holding part of the clickwheel to
the frame. Carefully take a razor and pull it off. |
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Step 16
Once the main board is off the frame
you can remove the clickwheel by inserting the
flathead on the connector and pop the black part up.
Clickwheel cable may be held on the board with mild
adhesive. Gently peel off board if needed. |
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Step 17
Shows disassembly of iPod video
Clickwheel from main board. |
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Step 18
To remove the battery you will need
to insert the safe open tool underneath and pry up.
Or you can simply take your fingers and remove the
battery (held on with mild adhesive). |
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Step 19
To remove the hold switch and
headphone jack you will need to remove a few screws
(indicated in pic 19). |
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Step 20
Shows disassembly of iPod Video
Audio Jack..
We are all done, just
go backwards to reassemble. Let us know if anything
else should be added to this guide. |
