Ipod Mini Casing Replacement Repair Guide

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Moderate

Steps

Time Required

                          1 hour

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Top Bezel
3 steps
Bottom Bezel
3 steps
Casing
8 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Top Bezel

Before opening your iPod, ensure that the hold switch is in the locked position.

Before opening your iPod, ensure that the hold switch is in the locked position.

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Step 2

Carefully insert a small flathead screwdriver or Jimmy in the seam between the metal casing and white plastic top. Use the screwdriver to pry up the white plastic top bezel. Be careful not to damage the soft plastic with your screwdriver.
The top bezel is held on with an adhesive, so it may be necessary to pry up in several different locations to free the part.
To make this job easier, heat up the adhesive with a hairdryer on low heat for a few seconds.

Carefully insert a small flathead screwdriver or Jimmy in the seam between the metal casing and white plastic top. Use the screwdriver to pry up the white plastic top bezel. Be careful not to damage the soft plastic with your screwdriver.

The top bezel is held on with an adhesive, so it may be necessary to pry up in several different locations to free the part.

To make this job easier, heat up the adhesive with a hairdryer on low heat for a few seconds.

Step 3

Lift the top bezel off of the iPod.

Lift the top bezel off of the iPod.

Step 4

              Bottom Bezel

Carefully insert a small flathead screwdriver or Jimmy in the seam between the metal casing and white plastic bottom Use the screwdriver to pry up the white plastic bottom bezel. Be careful not to damage the soft plastic with your screwdriver.

Carefully insert a small flathead screwdriver or Jimmy in the seam between the metal casing and white plastic bottom Use the screwdriver to pry up the white plastic bottom bezel. Be careful not to damage the soft plastic with your screwdriver.

Step 5

A small pair of snap ring pliers is the easiest tool to remove the metal retaining bracket.
You can also use a flathead screwdriver to pry out the metal retaining bracket beneath the bottom bezel as shown. You can free the bracket by first pushing in the metal arms on the corners and then lifting the bracket.

A small pair of snap ring pliers is the easiest tool to remove the metal retaining bracket.

You can also use a flathead screwdriver to pry out the metal retaining bracket beneath the bottom bezel as shown. You can free the bracket by first pushing in the metal arms on the corners and then lifting the bracket.

Step 6

Lift the metal retaining bracket out of the iPod.

Lift the metal retaining bracket out of the iPod.

Step 7

              Casing

Use a spudger or the tip of your finger to carefully disconect the orange click wheel ribbon from the logic board.

Use a spudger or the tip of your finger to carefully disconect the orange click wheel ribbon from the logic board.

Step 8

Remove the two #00 Phillips screws securing the headphone jack to the casing.

Remove the two #00 Phillips screws securing the headphone jack to the casing.

Step 9

Carefully slide the iPod out of its casing by pushing on the logic board near the bottom edge of the click wheel.
Do not pull on the headphone jack board at the top of the iPod, as the connector to the logic board is fragile.

Carefully slide the iPod out of its casing by pushing on the logic board near the bottom edge of the click wheel.

Do not pull on the headphone jack board at the top of the iPod, as the connector to the logic board is fragile.

Step 10

After pushing the logic board out sufficiently, gently grasp the logic board on either side of the display, and continue to slide the iPod out of its casing.

After pushing the logic board out sufficiently, gently grasp the logic board on either side of the display, and continue to slide the iPod out of its casing.

Step 11

Use a spudger to pull back on the small black plastic tab holding the click wheel in place.

Use a spudger to pull back on the small black plastic tab holding the click wheel in place.

Step 12

Continue to pull back on the black plastic tab and use your other hand to press down on the click wheel and begin to slide it out of the iPod.
It’s important to press down on the click wheel as you slide it out, otherwise the click wheel could be scratched by the iPod’s metal casing.

Continue to pull back on the black plastic tab and use your other hand to press down on the click wheel and begin to slide it out of the iPod.

It’s important to press down on the click wheel as you slide it out, otherwise the click wheel could be scratched by the iPod’s metal casing.

Step 13

Continue to slide the click wheel out until it is free of the iPod.

Continue to slide the click wheel out until it is free of the iPod.

Step 14

Exterior casing remains.

Exterior casing remains.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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kolbyhardy - Mar 11, 2017

Followed your instructions to the letter. Put it back together and now it won’t work . Thanks for breaking my iPod mini.

Tristan Haugh - Feb 24, 2021

You probably &&^&@@ something up by mistake. Don’t blame the author for your own mistakes.

Memez_idk - Apr 5, 2022

dude the pod mini is an mp3 player from 2005 it literally does not matter, plus, you probably &&^&@@ up the repair anyways

Introduction#

What you need#

Introduction

What you need