Installing iPod Shuffle 3rd Generation Headphone Jack & Shuffle Switch

Headphone jack and shuffle switch replacement.

  • Author: Matt Newsom
  • Time required: 15 minutes
  • Difficulty: Difficult
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Replace the damaged headphone jack to hear those sweet tunes again.

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Add Note Edit Step 1 — Rear Case  ¶ 

  • Widen the small gap between the front and rear case by inserting a metal spudger into the gap near the top of the iPod.

  • Be careful when using a metal spudger, as you may scratch the outer case.

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Add Note Edit Step 2  ¶ 

  • Insert an iPod opening tool into the newly widened gap, and pry the rear case up and away from the front case.

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Add Note Edit Step 3  ¶ 

  • Insert the iPod Shuffle opening tool into the gap between the front and rear case on the same side, at the bottom corner of the iPod.

  • Pry the rear case away from the front case.

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