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My little girl's toy jack in the box (exactly the same as pictured above) has stopped playing music and popping up. You can hear something rattling inside so I guess a part of the mechanism has broken, is there a way to get inside to take look and then fix it again?
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My granddaughter's toy is identical, and had the same rattling sound and the same free-turning crank that didn't do anything.
I watched the old Mattel youtube that showed the top being sealed the way the rim on a can is sealed. The innards are different now - they match the "what's inside" youtube rather than the Mattel one.
I cut open the bottom on 3 sides. The metal is thin so I used a box knife. As I was cutting it reminded me of opening a can of beans by the campfire, so I thought a can opener would also work but I was already done.
The loose piece inside was a metal pin about 1 centimeter long. It goes in the end of the music-box drum. Without the pin the gears on the end of the drum don't engage the worm on the crankshaft.
The jack is a sock mounted over a cardboard cone with a spring inside. This assembly comes out with a simple pull. When it goes back it fits over a circular rim under the lid. Line jack up with the lid so he's facing the way you want.
With needle-nose pliers and lots of patience I got the pin back into the drum. At first it went partway and the crank didn't work very well. I pushed it in further and the toy started working normally.
I used Gorilla tape to hold the bottom back in place. It's crude but effective, and it is the bottom.
Our granddaughter is all smiles now, and I only lost a little blood to the sharp edges, a pretty good trade. That wayward pin is only held in by pressure and good intentions, so it may work its way out again after some more drops on the floor.
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I need to fit the earn on my jack in the box toy
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This video might give you some idea of the inner workings, at least in principle. They get into it using a Dremel, which I assume is not how you plan to get into your Jack-In-The-Box.
This old video shows how they used to be put together, which might still be relevant and provide a clue as to how to open it.
However you do end up getting inside, might I suggest documenting it and posting it as a guide on the device page? https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/new/Device/...
Good luck!
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The dremel video was very helpful to see the innards, but they were just showing off the insides, with no intention of putting the toy back together. I opened mine from the bottom instead.
how did you open it
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I'm 7 years Old and I wanted to fix my Jack in the box because of the music and then I just broke the music and I don't know how to put it back together again
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Next time I will try the crimping type of Can Opener. This time I used needle nose plyers to uncrimp all the way around then when I had to reconnect the base, I recrimped it the same way, it was very sharp so I used vinyl over the base afterwards. Good luck!
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The rim looks like it’s sealed up, just like a tin can. I cut open the bottom on 3 sides using a box knife. Others have used a Dremel tool. A can opener might also work.
I won’t be as pretty on the bottom when you seal it back up with tape, hot glue, or whatever.
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Same with me,,,and awaaaaay we go!
Ok how do I fix mines can u plz help I'm going crazy
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Just had the exact problem with my daughters! The pin had fallen out. Such a shame I had to cut it open to fix it! But works perfect again.
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my jack in box will not pop up any longer, how do I fix it?
by Cindy Guillory
My son's sock monkey is broken too.
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