I had to take mine apart again due to Home Button issues. The touch screen had come loose from the plastic bezel causing the home button to work incorrectly. In the process of trying to clean up old glue I broke the ribbon cable on the brand new only been used for a coupe of months touch screen. I ended up taking the screen all the way off and was left with popping out the plastic bezel without breaking it. I thought it would be difficult but with the touch screen already out of the way I got the plastic bezel off in under 20 minutes.

So what is the orientation for the putting the home button back in. The button has two tabs. Do the tabs face vertical or horizontal? What keeps the button from rotating? Do the tabs fit into slots?

What indication did you have that the plastic protectors were still on the new screens? Did parts fit too tightly? Was the screen Dim?

Just curious as this may be some issues others are experiencing.

I have a similar question about the Mylar

1. What is it for? The LCD appears to be a closed unit so I do not think it is for lighting the LCD. Is it a reflector for the Wifi or Blue Tooth?

2. Which way is it suppose to face. Shiny side up or shiny side down? In the pic above it is shiny side up but I see on my replacement LCD it is stuck on shiny side down.

Citaat van barlowdo:

I finally got mine apart. The lower left metal clip was the absolute worst to get loose. Of course none of them were easy or obvious when they would let go freeing up the Bezel. It looks like I can reuse the complete touch screen and home button assembly and the rubber o ring is only slightly blemished around the lower left clip. I had to use the included repair kit flat bladed screw driver to loosen the last clip. All the other clips I was able to remove by using the metal tools sold thru this site. I did not want to use the flat bladed screw driver as it can damage the o ring but the other tools would just not catch the clip enough to lift it away from the bezel and then allowing the bezel to pop up.

So a question, "Why was my Home Button Jamming?" it is a self contained unit. Once out of the pod and in fact even after freeing up most of the bezel it works fine.What could it have been catching on when it is completely assembled? Is there side word pressure or torsional pressure introduced by the bezel snap clips and metal outside frame ?

Thanks to anyone with any suggestions about why the home button sticks in the unit but not when it is out of the unit.

Citaat van jgreengold:

Not too hard to find - either at music store a sometimes as a jewelry

"charm"... Mine is the latter - very thin, very stiff. It did not damage

the frame of the iPod at all. However - after replacing the new part I noted

a plastic protector sheet on the *underside* of the new screen - upon

removing the new top glass panel using the same guitar pick a second time, I

too damaged the LCD - I also damaged the bezel and O ring. The O ring is

very difficult to get off in a reusable condition. The bezel can come off

clean with patience - which I apparently have little of and hence purchased

a second glass top assembly to go along with the new LCD. I think the key

here is patience and very slow going - I also purchased an iPod opening tool

as another key learning is that while the guitar pick does work - it tends

to get inserted too deep damaging the bezel (separating it from the glass or

breaking it) or damaging internal parts. But the opening tool can sometimes

be not firm enough. I imagine with practice one can remove the entire

assembly in completely reusable condition - the trick it seems is to

understand that the bezel has vertical sides that must be lifted vertically

after being unclipped from the case - and that the glass has a tendency to

separate from the bezel...

Last night I recalled I use to own a metal pic it was a thumb pic for slide guitar. Anyway I decided to use my metal tools I bought from this site which are more rounded edges than the flat bladed screw driver that comes with kits. I made more progress with the metal tools and got what I think is all sides mostly up accept for the home button side which is really fighting me. I can easily tell where a clip is by sliding the tool alongside until I bump up against the side of a clip but I find it very difficult to push straight down to catch the top of the clip which it would seem would push away from the bezel. I am just not sure why this is difficult to do. I have a broken 2nd gen which I use as reference and it looks like the clip would easily push away. At any rate I am in the same predicament as you. I got the 2nd gen together only to find the home button sticks and wifi range is not what it use to be. So I am attempting to take the iPod apart a 2nd time to fix these issues without breaking the touch screen and lcd and so am taking my time. I just don't want to have to replace these brand new parts and have more money in this 8 gig 2nd gen than if I had just bought a brand new one.

Citaat van jgreengold:

Cracked the glass dropping on tile floor. I used a metal guitar pick to remove the glass/digitizer/bezel/"o" ring assembly, noting the clips in the first picture, I worked my way around and between the clips - starting at the volume control - first to loosen the glass/digitizer, then to go deeper and vertically lift the bezel and free the bezel from the clips. As others say - if you purchase from this site DO NOT worry about the bezel OR the "o" ring around the bezel - just get the entire thang out and the new one slips/snaps into place with ease - entire process took about 10min for removal and 3 for replacement - and I HAVE A NEW WORKING iPod TOUCH!! Jerry -Houston, TX - 281-687-2755 for questions...

I am not familiar with a Metal Guitar pick, The plastic ones break very easily. (Even my Fender one) Did your metal pick damage the metal frame of your iPod? Were you able to remove the touch screen, o-ring, and plastic bezel without further damage to the parts?

When I attempted to use a metal screwdriver I damaged the LCD.

Citaat van barlowdo:

I am thinking about trying this myself - It seems a lot less labor intensive than desoldering in that very tight location. I guess the big concern is if there is room for insulation on the spliced wires when the unit gets closed up.

I will add that there is really not a lot of wire length to do a splice on and it may be as difficult to do as soldering to the circuit board.

Citaat van barlowdo:

I have mine popped up about 1 mm on the top side and on both sides but so far have made no progress on bottom "home button" side. I think I have released the clips on the sides but I can't really see them and can't feel them with the small flat bladed screw driver that comes with replacement kits.

Update: I have been told that basically all I have accomplished is to raise the glass up above the surface of the metal case and really have not even got to the plastic bezel and disconnecting the clips. So maybe I have got no where so far.

I would love to use the small plastic tool to pry up on the o ring plastic bezel side but I know I would easily cut the o- ring.

Has anyone got anymore suggestions?

I have mine popped up about 1 mm on the top side and on both sides but so far have made no progress on bottom "home button" side. I think I have released the clips on the sides but I can't really see them and can't feel them with the small flat bladed screw driver that comes with replacement kits.

I would love to use the small plastic tool to pry up on the o ring plastic bezel side but I know I would easily cut the o- ring.

Has anyone got anymore suggestions?