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Click Wheel (product details: Black: IF195-007 White: IF195-026)
  • Peel up the black tape securing the silver ground strap to the metal framework.
  • The metallic ground strap is very fragile, be sure not to break it.
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  • Turn the iPod over and peel the orange click wheel ground tab up from the metal framework.
  • Be sure to detach only the thin ground tab, not the wider click wheel ribbon.
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  • Carefully push the logic board away from the metal framework. The logic board is secured to the framework with mild adhesive. Be careful not to bend the logic board by pushing too much in any one spot.
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