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iPod Touch 3rd Generation Teardown

Written By: Vania Avila (and 3 other contributors)
Published: June 2, 2015
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iPod Touch 3rd Generation Teardown

Written By: Vania Avila (and 3 other contributors)
Published: June 2, 2015
  • Comments: 0
  • Favorites: 16
  • Views: 1.1k

Teardown

Archived Guide
This guide is retained solely for historical purposes. Use the updated version of the guide to perform your repair.

Introduction

This is a teardown of an Ipod Touch 3rd Generation to take it apart and see it's different components.

What you need

This teardown is not a repair guide. To repair your iPod Touch 3rd Generation, use our service manual.

  1. iPod Touch 3rd Generation Teardown, Gather your materals: step 1, image 1 of 1

    • You will need:

    • 1x PH00

    • 1X Splicer

    • 2X Plastic Opening Tools

    • 1X Suction Cup

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  2. iPod Touch 3rd Generation Teardown: step 2, image 1 of 1

    • Use the Plastic Opening tools around the screen in order to pry it open.

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  3. iPod Touch 3rd Generation Teardown: step 3, image 1 of 1

    • Next use the suction cup to lift the screen.

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  4. iPod Touch 3rd Generation Teardown: step 4, image 1 of 1

    • You can then remove the suction cup from the screen.

    • After that move the screen to the side.

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  6. iPod Touch 3rd Generation Teardown: step 5, image 1 of 1

    • Now you can lift the LCD Screen and start to remove the screws with the PH00.

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  7. iPod Touch 3rd Generation Teardown: step 6, image 1 of 1

    • Once you do that you have to separate the black square from the rest so you can fully remove the LCD Screen.

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  8. iPod Touch 3rd Generation Teardown: step 7, image 1 of 1

    • After that you can set the LCD Screen to the side.

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  9. iPod Touch 3rd Generation Teardown: step 8, image 1 of 1

    • After, use the PH00 to remove more screws.

    • Then use the splicer to start removing the orange square shown.

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  10. iPod Touch 3rd Generation Teardown: step 9, image 1 of 1

    • Once you do that, you can remove the battery and ribbon cable and set it aside.

    • You are now down with the teardown. If you want to put it back together again just follow the same steps backwards.

    • This is at a moderate level, definitely not something you should try without a guide.

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  11. iPod Touch 3rd Generation Teardown: step 10, image 1 of 1

    • In conclusion, the teardown went well and we managed to understand most of the components in the device.

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Vania Avila

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