iPod Touch 5th Gen iPod Touch 5th Gen Bezel Removal Replacement

Introduction

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Apply Heat To The Base Of The Glass.... Constantly Moving Left To Right, And Back, Right To Left, Keeping Heat Applying Evenly And Not Over Heat Glass Or Plastic Frame Piece.
Use Fingernail To Wedge Between Glass And Tiny Plastic Frame. There Is Two Adhesive Pads Holding The Glass Secure. The Heat Is Used To Soften The Adhesive And The Fingernail Is Used To Apply Initial Glass-Lifting Force .
Have Great Patients
The Glass Will Begin To Lift Very Slowly And In Very Small Amounts.
Apply Heat, Then Pry With Fingernail... Repeat As Necessary And Do Not Rush Or Apply Great Force.
Slowly Pry Up Glass, Using A Tiny Plastic Stiff Flat Thin Pry-bar
Lift Glass Until Loose Moving. There Is A Thin Film PCB Attached, And Glass Will Not Come Free Of Assembly.

Use A Flat And Very Thin Small Rounded Tipped Piece Of Metal To Disengage The Retainer Clips Molded Into The Very Thin Frame Piece.
The Anchor Tabs On The Frame Are Hooked Into Small Metal Holes In Frame Anchoring Tabs Of The Shield Plate.
The tabs Must Be Pushed down And Moved Back Out Of The Holes.
I Found A Piece of Rounded Tip Metal Enabled Pushing Down Between The Plastic Frame And The Back Aluminum Body Panel, The Giving The Metal Tool A Gentle Twist And Lever The Metal Tip Upwards Towards Center Of The Panel.... Thereby Pushing down And Back Out Of The Hole. There Is A Simple Retainer Tooth Molded Into The Frame Facing The Frame.