Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

28

Time Required

                          30 minutes - 1 hour

Sections

3

  • iOpener Heating
  • 4 steps
  • Front Panel Assembly
  • 14 steps
  • Logic Board Assembly
  • 10 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              iOpener Heating
  • We recommend that you clean your microwave before proceeding, as any nasty gunk on the bottom may end up stuck to the iOpener.
  • Place the iOpener in the center of the microwave.
  • For carousel microwaves: Make sure the plate spins freely. If your iOpener gets stuck, it may overheat and burn.

We recommend that you clean your microwave before proceeding, as any nasty gunk on the bottom may end up stuck to the iOpener.

Place the iOpener in the center of the microwave.

For carousel microwaves: Make sure the plate spins freely. If your iOpener gets stuck, it may overheat and burn.

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Step 2

  • Heat the iOpener for thirty seconds.
  • Throughout the repair procedure, as the iOpener cools, reheat it in the microwave for an additional thirty seconds at a time.
  • Be careful not to overheat the iOpener during the repair. Overheating may cause the iOpener to burst.
  • Never touch the iOpener if it appears swollen.
  • If the iOpener is still too hot in the middle to touch, continue using it while waiting for it to cool down some more before reheating. A properly heated iOpener should stay warm for up to 10 minutes.

Heat the iOpener for thirty seconds.

Throughout the repair procedure, as the iOpener cools, reheat it in the microwave for an additional thirty seconds at a time.

Be careful not to overheat the iOpener during the repair. Overheating may cause the iOpener to burst.

Never touch the iOpener if it appears swollen.

If the iOpener is still too hot in the middle to touch, continue using it while waiting for it to cool down some more before reheating. A properly heated iOpener should stay warm for up to 10 minutes.

Step 3

  • Remove the iOpener from the microwave, holding it by one of the two flat ends to avoid the hot center.
  • The iOpener will be very hot, so be careful when handling it. Use an oven mitt if necessary.

Remove the iOpener from the microwave, holding it by one of the two flat ends to avoid the hot center.

The iOpener will be very hot, so be careful when handling it. Use an oven mitt if necessary.

Step 4

              Alternate iOpener heating method
  • If you don’t have a microwave, follow this step to heat your iOpener in boiling water.
  • Fill a pot or pan with enough water to fully submerge an iOpener.
  • Heat the water to a boil. Turn off the heat.
  • Place an iOpener into the hot water for 2-3 minutes. Make sure the iOpener is fully submerged in the water.
  • Use tongs to extract the heated iOpener from the hot water.
  • Thoroughly dry the iOpener with a towel.
  • The iOpener will be very hot, so be careful to hold it only by the end tabs.
  • Your iOpener is ready for use! If you need to reheat the iOpener, heat the water to a boil, turn off the heat, and place the iOpener in the water for 2-3 minutes.

If you don’t have a microwave, follow this step to heat your iOpener in boiling water.

Fill a pot or pan with enough water to fully submerge an iOpener.

Heat the water to a boil. Turn off the heat.

Place an iOpener into the hot water for 2-3 minutes. Make sure the iOpener is fully submerged in the water.

Use tongs to extract the heated iOpener from the hot water.

Thoroughly dry the iOpener with a towel.

The iOpener will be very hot, so be careful to hold it only by the end tabs.

Your iOpener is ready for use! If you need to reheat the iOpener, heat the water to a boil, turn off the heat, and place the iOpener in the water for 2-3 minutes.

Step 5

              Front Panel Assembly
  • Lay the iOpener over the plastic tab to loosen the adhesive. Let the bag sit on the device for approximately 90 seconds before attempting to open the panel.

Lay the iOpener over the plastic tab to loosen the adhesive. Let the bag sit on the device for approximately 90 seconds before attempting to open the panel.

Step 6

  • Use a plastic opening tool to pull the rear plastic cover away from the device until there is enough room to insert a spudger.
  • Insert a spudger under the cover, then pry it up and away from the device.
  • Remove the rear plastic cover from the iPod.
  • Be very careful in removing the plastic cover as the bluetooth antenna is adhered to it.

Use a plastic opening tool to pull the rear plastic cover away from the device until there is enough room to insert a spudger.

Insert a spudger under the cover, then pry it up and away from the device.

Remove the rear plastic cover from the iPod.

Be very careful in removing the plastic cover as the bluetooth antenna is adhered to it.

Step 7

  • Gently bend the Bluetooth antenna to the right, out of the way of the screws in the bottom of the device.
  • Remove the single 1.4 mm Phillips #000 screw from the black plastic spacer.

Gently bend the Bluetooth antenna to the right, out of the way of the screws in the bottom of the device.

Remove the single 1.4 mm Phillips #000 screw from the black plastic spacer.

Step 8

  • Use a plastic opening tool to remove the black plastic spacer from the Nano.

Use a plastic opening tool to remove the black plastic spacer from the Nano.

Step 9

  • Remove the two 2 mm Phillips #000 screws from the bottom of the case.

Remove the two 2 mm Phillips #000 screws from the bottom of the case.

Step 10

  • Insert a plastic opening tool into the seam between the white plastic front panel and the rear case.
  • Slide the opening tool along the edge of the front panel to free it from clips and adhesive.

Insert a plastic opening tool into the seam between the white plastic front panel and the rear case.

Slide the opening tool along the edge of the front panel to free it from clips and adhesive.

Step 11

  • Use a spudger to press the midframe screw tab up and out of the rear case.

Use a spudger to press the midframe screw tab up and out of the rear case.

Step 12

  • Use a metal spudger to carefully pry near the Lightning connector and under all parts of the front panel assembly: the front glass/digitizer, the LCD display and the metal midframe.
  • The adhesive under the metal midframe/display assembly is quite strong and the components are fragile, so go slowly and gently. Make sure you do not bend the LCD screen.

Use a metal spudger to carefully pry near the Lightning connector and under all parts of the front panel assembly: the front glass/digitizer, the LCD display and the metal midframe.

The adhesive under the metal midframe/display assembly is quite strong and the components are fragile, so go slowly and gently. Make sure you do not bend the LCD screen.

Step 13

  • Continue prying along the edges under the front panel assembly, releasing the clips and adhesive along the sides of the device.

Continue prying along the edges under the front panel assembly, releasing the clips and adhesive along the sides of the device.

Step 14

  • Pull the front panel assembly slightly down and partially out of the device.
  • You only need to open the device enough to gain access to the display cable connectors near the sleep/power button.
  • Do not separate the two halves entirely, they are still connected by several cables.

Pull the front panel assembly slightly down and partially out of the device.

You only need to open the device enough to gain access to the display cable connectors near the sleep/power button.

Do not separate the two halves entirely, they are still connected by several cables.

Step 15

  • Use a spudger to release the digitizer cable and display data cable connectors.

Use a spudger to release the digitizer cable and display data cable connectors.

Step 16

  • Gently unfold the two halves of the device to access the internal components.
  • Do not try to completely separate the two sections, yet, as they are still attached via a soldered cable.

Gently unfold the two halves of the device to access the internal components.

Do not try to completely separate the two sections, yet, as they are still attached via a soldered cable.

Step 17

  • Pull up on the battery pull tab to free the battery from its adhesive.
  • Flip the battery over into the rear case for safekeeping.

Pull up on the battery pull tab to free the battery from its adhesive.

Flip the battery over into the rear case for safekeeping.

Step 18

  • Completely separate the front panel assembly from the rest of the device.

Completely separate the front panel assembly from the rest of the device.

Step 19

              Logic Board Assembly
  • Flip the battery down over the logic board to gain access to the sleep/power button assembly.
  • Remove the two 1.4 mm Phillips #000 screws from the sleep/power button bracket.

Flip the battery down over the logic board to gain access to the sleep/power button assembly.

Remove the two 1.4 mm Phillips #000 screws from the sleep/power button bracket.

Step 20

  • Remove the sleep/power button bracket from the rear case.

Remove the sleep/power button bracket from the rear case.

Step 21

  • Insert a plastic opening tool under the sleep/power button, and gently pry upwards to free it from its adhesive.
  • Slide the plastic opening tool along the underside of the sleep/power button ribbon cable.
  • Continue freeing the ribbon cable until you can access the volume buttons on the left side of the rear case.

Insert a plastic opening tool under the sleep/power button, and gently pry upwards to free it from its adhesive.

Slide the plastic opening tool along the underside of the sleep/power button ribbon cable.

Continue freeing the ribbon cable until you can access the volume buttons on the left side of the rear case.

Step 22

  • Peel back and remove any tape covering the volume control button assembly.

Peel back and remove any tape covering the volume control button assembly.

Step 23

  • Remove the three 1.4 mm Phillips #000 screws securing the volume control button assembly to the rear case.

Remove the three 1.4 mm Phillips #000 screws securing the volume control button assembly to the rear case.

Step 24

  • Use the pointed end of a spudger to pry the volume control button assembly away from the edge of the case.
  • Do not remove the volume control button assembly from the device entirely; it is still connected to the logic board assembly by a soldered cable.

Use the pointed end of a spudger to pry the volume control button assembly away from the edge of the case.

Do not remove the volume control button assembly from the device entirely; it is still connected to the logic board assembly by a soldered cable.

Step 25

  • Flip the battery back into its recess to expose the headphone jack.
  • Remove the single 2.8 mm Phillips #000 screw from the headphone jack.
  • Remove the 4 Phillips #000 screws from the lightning connector and logic board.

Flip the battery back into its recess to expose the headphone jack.

Remove the single 2.8 mm Phillips #000 screw from the headphone jack.

Remove the 4 Phillips #000 screws from the lightning connector and logic board.

Step 26

  • Use a spudger to pry the headphone jack off of the adhesive holding it to the rear case.
  • Do not remove the headphone jack entirely; its ribbon cable is still soldered to the logic board assembly.

Use a spudger to pry the headphone jack off of the adhesive holding it to the rear case.

Do not remove the headphone jack entirely; its ribbon cable is still soldered to the logic board assembly.

Step 27

  • Use the flat end of a spudger to push the logic board away from the edges of the rear case to free the Lightning connector.
  • Once the Lightning connector has been loosened, push gently between it and the case to further free it.

Use the flat end of a spudger to push the logic board away from the edges of the rear case to free the Lightning connector.

Once the Lightning connector has been loosened, push gently between it and the case to further free it.

Step 28

  • Gently pull the logic board assembly out of the rear case.
  • If there is any resistance, there may still be adhesive securing the cables or components. Do not attempt to remove the assembly without further gentle spudgering.

Gently pull the logic board assembly out of the rear case.

If there is any resistance, there may still be adhesive securing the cables or components. Do not attempt to remove the assembly without further gentle spudgering.

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

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dave - May 8, 2014

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hi is it possible to replace the battery or is it soldered in?

Nick75704 - May 11, 2020

its soldered in but you can replace it with some prior knowledge of soldering, i’m planning on doing it this weekend actually!

Hailey - Feb 2, 2016

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Will this fix a headphone jack that doesn’t work?

Megan McBride - Mar 14, 2016

Fixing the headphone jack is super hard. I’ve been working on mine for a few months. And Basically I ordered the part on ebay (headphone jack, the power button is attached) and I pulled it apart, opened the ipod and swapped everything out (pay close attention to where pieces go cause there’s no YouTube videos on how to do it yet) but there is a small piece attached to the ribbon cable near the headphone jack (it’s square shaped, with looks like little grid thing, not sure the name) and it has to be perfectly lined up and contacts have to be touching for the power button, volume controls, an headphone jack to work. And that’s where I’m stuck cause you can’t use adhesive or it will block the contact points. So if you can find someone to replace your ipod parts it will be much easier.

mlin75 - Nov 28, 2016

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There are 4 screws that miraculously disappear between steps 24 and 25?