My Problem

My 160gb iPod battery would no longer hold a charge. This had happened before when the iPod was under warranty. Since it was out of warranty now, I thought that it had become an expensive paperweight. I found ifixit through a search and saw that they had an instructional video on how to disassemble the iPod and replace the battery. I thought for less than $20, I would give it a shot.

My Fix

The repair went very smoothly. The most tedious part of the whole thing is getting the iPod to begin to come apart. Once I got one side out of the base, the rest was a piece of cake. The whole job took less than 30 minutes. Probably half of that was taking it apart.

My Advice

Patience is key here. Take your time, be calm, and it comes apart just like the video demonstrates. The only thing that I wish I had done prior to the repair was to have purchased a thin putty knife. I didn't have one available, but a small spatula worked just fine.

My Problem

I had a dead battery so i ordered a new one on this site.

My Fix

The repaire went very well. It wasn't hard to put the new battery in. Only the quality of the tools isn't that good but it works.

My Advice

Always follow the repaire steps on this site or on youtube.

My Problem

After several years, the battery on my iPod Classic 160 had naturally lost its capacity.

My Fix

Smoothly...exactly as the directions said.

My Advice

Make sure the new batteries cable makes a good connecting when locking it back in place. Since you have to bend the new cable to try and match Apple's case, it sometimes has a little "springiness" to it that can make it hard without three hands :D to keep it in place while you use the Spudger to re-lock it.

I had my entire iPod back together for a day before I realized it had no battery capacity. Opened it back up and, sure enough, I didn't have the cable re-locked (popped up in fact the minute I reopened the case).

Reseated it, now the iPod (including it's battery life) are good as new!

My Problem

This iPod Classic made it through an entire 15-month tour in Iraq, a transpacific move from Hawaii to Virginia, and another move to Arizona. But, sadly, after 4 years of operating normally, suddenly it would never charge & wouldn't sync. So we searched online and finally found not only the solution on your website but were also able to order all the necessary parts/tools.

My Fix

Using the parts and tools we ordered, along with the instructions on your website, my husband easily removed the old battery and installed the new one. So, in less than an hour he was able to enjoy the 12,000+ songs that had been "trapped" in his iPod for almost a year!

My Advice

My only advice is buy the extra metal spudger & putty knife, because they are much better than the little plastic tools provided by Apple. (Not that it should shock anyone.) Other than that, follow the simple instructions on ifixit and soon you'll be enjoying your iPod again!

My Problem

My ipod would not turn on, instead of taking it to apple and paying an astronomical amount of money I found ifixit. I diagnosed my ipod to have an unworking battery and ordered one from ifixit. In under an hour, following the steps on this site, my ipod was up and running! Thanks Ifixit!

My Fix

Followed the steps as given and it worked. Most difficult part was opening the ipod.

My Advice

Make sure your careful when you split the ipod into two halves the wires may break.