Rene Jeddore

I don't see "rear edge" anywhere in the instructions. I do see "lower edge" a few times and it looks pretty clear to me. I did this repair a couple years ago without much trouble.

I would think it would be the touch screen. The job isn't too difficult and the part was cheap on eBay.

I don't have the phone anymore, but a quick search for "T679M battery" on eBay found this for me:

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Samsung-T759-T679...

It's worth a try. I wouldn't count on it lasting as the adhesive probably has dirt on it which will make it less likely to hold.

The metal washers appear to have come from the bottom side of the lightning connector. Underneath the four screws. Two of mine were stuck on the old part that I had removed. I noticed this after installing the parts.

Can you explain this in a little more detail?

I have done a dozen or more iPod screens without any issue. I have one here now that does nothing. Just a black screen. It won't even take a charge.

Should I simply desolder those pads and then resolder? Sort of like unplugging and replugging to reset something?

Thanks!

Rene

This may work fine for most dirt, but with the original design there is also a cloth mesh behind the metal mesh that helps to keep finer particles out of the speaker.

This is definitely a much much much easier way to get some sort of protection in there at least. :)

You have the wrong style of guitar pick. You need the one that comes with most apple tool kits (but have no purpose on an apple) that is much thicker and has three edges that are thinner. These edges will act in a similar fashion as the oOpener tool.

Thanks for the detailed teardown. Is there any possibility or reassembly with the different orange models?

P.S. Yes, I realize it is now the 3rd of April. :)

When lifting the logic board I also lift the front facing camera from the back of the iPod. It has a small amount of foam adhesive holding it down. I simply hook it from above, in the space where the screw holds it. Once the camera is free and still attached to the logic board you can lift the board much higher and fit fat fingers behind it to plug in the digitizer cable.

Be careful though. If you get too happy with this new found space you may end up putting too much tension on the volume cable.

I have used this technique on about 5 iPods now and it has been flawless for me.

Glad I helped!