iPod Shuffle 4th Generation Control Button Cover Replacement

Rédigé par : Andrew Bookholt (et 3 autres contributeurs)

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iPod Shuffle 4th Generation Control Button Cover Replacement

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Introduction

Replace a damaged rubber control button cover.

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Étape 1 Rear Panel

Accessing the internals of the 4th generation Shuffle is extremely difficult, as the rear panel is both glued to the front case and secured by metal retaining clips. It is highly unlikely that you will be able to remove the rear panel without inflicting cosmetic and/or structural damage.

Accessing the internals of the 4th generation Shuffle is extremely difficult, as the rear panel is both glued to the front case and secured by metal retaining clips. It is highly unlikely that you will be able to remove the rear panel without inflicting cosmetic and/or structural damage.
Before proceeding, be sure your Shuffle is switched off.

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Étape 2

Use a combination of iPod opening tools and metal spudgers to pry the rear panel away from the Shuffle by the seam nearest the ON/OFF switch.

Use a combination of iPod opening tools and metal spudgers to pry the rear panel away from the Shuffle by the seam nearest the ON/OFF switch.

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I managed to open mine using no tools at all so without damage. Maybe the glue also weakened over time so might need to use some heat. I didn’t but then again it’s a second hand, old device in my case.

I used the clip on the back as a leverage to (ever so slightly) bend the back piece in the center. Having that bend is enough for the very small clips on the power switch side to detach. Once that side is removed you can slide the complete back out towards the direction of the power switch. I checked on a flat surface and the piece isn’t damaged, still straight. Just don’t keep it bend too long and don’t over bend it. It really shouldn’t take much since those notches are really small.

To close it again just slide the back side in again and then snap the power switch side back in place by lightly pressing it on top. Since the clips aren’t damaged this way it will close up nicely. If the notches got damaged you’ll have to use glue instead (hot glue will do and is easily removable again).

Ha ns - 20/03/2020 Réponse

Étape 3

Remove the rear panel from the Shuffle.

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Étape 4 Logic Board Assembly

If present, remove the thin black moisture seal covering the Shuffle's internals.

If present, remove the thin black moisture seal covering the Shuffle's internals.
Remove the single 2.1 mm Phillips screw securing the logic board to the front case.

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Étape 5

Use the edge of an iPod opening tool to flip up the retaining flap on the control button cable ZIF socket.

Be sure you are prying up on the hinged retaining flap, not the socket itself.

Use the edge of an iPod opening tool to flip up the retaining flap on the control button cable ZIF socket.
Be sure you are prying up on the hinged retaining flap, not the socket itself.
Use a pair of tweezers to gently pull the control button ribbon cable out of its socket.

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Étape 6

Use an iPod opening tool to gently pry the battery off the adhesive securing it to the front case.

Lift the battery out of the front case, being sure not to strain its delicate leads.

Use an iPod opening tool to gently pry the battery off the adhesive securing it to the front case.
Lift the battery out of the front case, being sure not to strain its delicate leads.

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Why not simplifying this delicate step by just cutting the wires and soldering the (also cutted) new battery’s wires onto them (without creating a short circuit of course!)

Frans Noordman - 18/01/2018 Réponse

Étape 7

Insert the tip of a metal probe into the hole molded into the logic board retainer nearest the logic board.

Pry the retainer first away from the front of the front case, then pull it away from the side of the front case.

Insert the tip of a metal probe into the hole molded into the logic board retainer nearest the logic board.
Pry the retainer first away from the front of the front case, then pull it away from the side of the front case.
Remove the logic board retainer from the Shuffle.

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Étape 8

Use the edge of an iPod opening tool to push the headphone jack down toward the center of the Shuffle.

Use the edge of an iPod opening tool to push the headphone jack down toward the center of the Shuffle.

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Étape 9

Continue pushing the logic board down away from the top edge of the Shuffle.

Pull the logic board out of the front case by the side nearest the ON/OFF button and gently maneuver the headphone jack out of its recess in the front case.

Continue pushing the logic board down away from the top edge of the Shuffle.
Pull the logic board out of the front case by the side nearest the ON/OFF button and gently maneuver the headphone jack out of its recess in the front case.
Remove the logic board assembly from the Shuffle.

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Étape 10 Control Buttons

Remove the following four screws:
Two 1.2 mm Phillips screws with large heads.
Two 1.6 mm Phillips screws with small heads.

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Étape 11

Use an iPod opening tool to pull the control button plate out of the front case.

Remove the control buttons from the Shuffle.

Use an iPod opening tool to pull the control button plate out of the front case.
Remove the control buttons from the Shuffle.

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Étape 12 Control Button Cover

Push the rubber control button cover out of the front case.

Push the rubber control button cover out of the front case.
When reinstalling the control button cover, be sure it is properly aligned and that its top and bottom edges are seated in the grooves cut into the front case.

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