Repair a Clicking iPod Nano

The ipod Nano is a extremely well-liked audio player, but simply because it is so little, the click on wheel that is utilized to navigate the menus can start to click on instead than spin freely. This will ultimately wreck the click on wheel and make the ipod Nano unusable. Changing the click on wheel your self is not a casual job; you should open up the ipod Nano, but it will conserve you the substantial price of taking it into a support middle. The click on wheel and opening device can be obtained from an ipod provide store. Changing the click on wheel does not need digital information.

Issues You will Demand

Soft cloth ipod Nano click on wheel ipod opening instrument Jeweler's screwdriver Spudger

Set a soft cloth down on a table. Flip on the ipod Nano and Set it down on the soft cloth deal with up. Depart the ipod Nano on until finally the battery has entirely drained.

Select up the ipod Nano and maintain it in your left hand with the "Maintain" change going through up. Move the "Maintain" change so that the orange indicator displays the ipod Nano is in the locked placement.

Choose up the ipod opening instrument in your proper hand. Insert the ipod opening instrument in the seam among the white plastic best and the metal casing of the ipod Nano. Pry off the white bezel and Place it aside.

Pry off the bottom bezel of the ipod Nano making use of the ipod opening instrument in the very same way as the leading bezel was eliminated. Place the bottom bezel aside.

Use the jeweler's screwdriver to get rid of the two screws from possibly side of the dock connector on the ipod Nano's bottom. Set the screws aside. Use the jeweler's screwdriver to eliminate the two screws from the leading of the ipod Nano. Place the screws aside.

Pry the headphone jack partly out from the ipod Nano utilizing the spudger. Eliminate the now uncovered screw under the headphone jack with the jeweler's screwdriver. Place the screw aside.

Get off the metal bracket that is all around the dock connector. Set the metal bracket aside. Very carefully disconnect the headphone and click on wheel cable from inside of of the dock connector by wiggling it free in the direction of the front of the ipod Nano with the spudger.

Push the logic board up and out of the ipod Nano's casing from the bottom utilizing the spudger. Put the logic board onto the soft cloth encounter up.

Choose up the ipod Nano casing in your left hand. Gently push the click on wheel out of the hole in the ipod Nano. Discard the click on wheel. Insert a new click on wheel into the maintain of the ipod Nano from the inside of of the casing. Wiggle the click on wheel till it seats alone into the casing.

Reassemble the ipod Nano. Cost the ipod Nano. Flip off the "Maintain" change and Flip the ipod Nano on. You ought to be able to use the click on wheel to navigate by means of the menus devoid of creating a clicking noise.