Installing iPod shuffle 3rd Generation Front Case

Front case replacement.

  • Author: Matt Newsom
  • Time required: 15 minutes
  • Difficulty: Difficult
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Replace a scratched front case to make your iPod Shuffle like new.

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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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Add Note Edit Step 4  ¶ 

  • Lift the bottom of the rear case and remove it from the rest of the iPod.

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Add Note Edit Step 5 — Logic Board  ¶ 

  • Disconnect the headphone jack and shuffle switch connector by prying it off the logic board with a spudger.

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Add Note Edit Step 6  ¶ 

  • Remove the single Phillips screw securing the logic board to the front case.

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Add Note Edit Step 7  ¶ 

  • Peel the battery up from the front case with an iPod opening tool.

  • Remove the logic board and battery from the iPod.

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Add Note Edit Step 8 — Headphone Jack & Shuffle Switch  ¶ 

  • Pry the headphone jack from the front case with an iPod opening tool.

  • Don't attempt to remove the headphone jack yet, it is connected to the shuffle switch.

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Add Note Edit Step 9  ¶ 

  • Using the pointed tip of a spudger, push the shuffle switch in to separate it from the front case.

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Add Note Edit Step 10  ¶ 

  • Remove the headphone jack and shuffle switch from the front case.

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

For more information, check out the iPod shuffle 3rd Generation device page.

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