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BigV · 09-18-2006, 01:33 PM

I recently performed open heart surgery on MrsV's 40Gb 4th gen iPod.

I pried the case open with my thumbnail, took it all apart (six #6 micro Torx screws) and discovered that the touchwheel is welded to the front panel of the case. It would have required destroying the plastic weld/rivet-y joints holding the touchwheel in place to get to the source of the problem: a collapsed ffwd switch. So I buttoned it all up and the thing fired right up.

Lesson: some parts are not renewable (faceplate/touchwheel) without a new part. Others are generic. If I'd had another small hd of greater capacity, it would have been trivial to "upgrade" her iPod, capacity wise.

For the hd upgrade, only a new hd and my thumbnail would be required. About a five minute process. Likewise battery replacement.

09-18-2006, 01:33 PM	#3
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	I recently performed open heart surgery on MrsV's 40Gb 4th gen iPod. I pried the case open with my thumbnail, took it all apart (six #6 micro Torx screws) and discovered that the touchwheel is welded to the front panel of the case. It would have required destroying the plastic weld/rivet-y joints holding the touchwheel in place to get to the source of the problem: a collapsed ffwd switch. So I buttoned it all up and the thing fired right up. Lesson: some parts are not renewable (faceplate/touchwheel) without a new part. Others are generic. If I'd had another small hd of greater capacity, it would have been trivial to "upgrade" her iPod, capacity wise. For the hd upgrade, only a new hd and my thumbnail would be required. About a five minute process. Likewise battery replacement. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.