Reemplazo de la rueda de Click del iPod Nano 5ª Generación

Escrito Por: David Hodson

Comentarios: 14

Reemplazo de la rueda de Click del iPod Nano 5ª Generación

Dificultad

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Pasos

Tiempo Requerido

10 - 20 minutos

Introducción

Si todo en tu iPod funciona excepto los controles, es posible que necesites una rueda de clic nueva. Reemplazar la rueda de clic es una reparación económica pero delicada.

Herramientas

Paso 1

Usa una pistola de calor para ablandar el adhesivo debajo del marco de plástico en la parte inferior del iPod.
Usa un ajuste de calor bajo y no sostengas la pistola de aire caliente en su lugar por mucho tiempo para evitar derretir el bisel de plástico.
Usa una herramienta de abertura de plástico para hacer palanca en el bisel de la carcasa del iPod y retíralo.

Paso 2

Desatornilla dos tornillos del retenedor de metal en la parte inferior del iPod:
Tornillo Phillips en ángulo de 4,4 mm
Tornillo Phillips de 5,4 mm.
Incluso si están flojos, es posible que los tornillos no salgan solos. Asegúrate de no perder los tornillos al quitar el retenedor.
Usa una herramienta de apertura de plástico para hacer palanca en el retenedor de metal de la parte inferior del iPod y retíralo.

Paso 3

Inserta un spudger de metal en la ranura en la parte inferior del iPod, justo encima del conector de base.
Usa el spudger de metal para levantar el borde inferior de la rueda de clic.

Paso 4

Coloca una púa de guitarra entre la rueda de clic y la carcasa del Nano y retira el spudger de metal.
Haz palanca en los bordes de la rueda de clic con la púa de guitarra hasta que la rueda de clic se suelte del estuche.
No intentes quitar completamente la rueda de clic todavía, ya que todavía se mantiene en su lugar mediante un cable plano.

Paso 5

Levanta la rueda de clic para quitarla del camino con una mano y usa una herramienta de apertura de plástico para sacar el conector del cable plano de la rueda de clic de su zócalo en la placa lógica.
Retira la rueda de clic.

Conclusión

Para volver a armar tu dispositivo, sigue estas instrucciones en orden inverso.

14 comentarios

I just replaced the click wheel on my iPod Nano 5th Gen and I found that this guide could be better. The reason is that the bottom edge of the click wheel is held in place by the same metal bracket that surrounds the connector port at the bottom of the iPod. So, before you remove the click wheel I recommend performing the following three steps:

1. Remove the plastic cover at the bottom of the iPod

2. Unscrew the two screws on either side of the connector port. Of the three screws at the bottom of the iPod, these are the middle and right hand screws as you look at the front of the iPod.

3. Remove the metal bracket that surrounds the connector port of the iPod.

After replacing the click wheel, perform the above three steps in reverse order. Make sure that when the metal bracket is re-inserted that it secures the click wheel and prevents it from falling out as some people have experienced after replacing the click wheel.

slith -

I discovered the same solution after having destroyed one wheel by trying to pry it out without taking out that bottom bezel.That should definitely be the first step in this guide.

garyvirago -

PLEASE READ slith's comment, it's extremely important, or you will not be able to get the click wheel installed. There are notches on the click wheel that have to go in at the top and bottom, but the bottom notch is PART OF THE GREY METAL BRACKET that you take out of the bottom of the iPod. DO NOT re-install the grey bracket at the bottom until you have installed the replacement click wheel, otherwise the wheel will not go in.

Thanks slith, I just wanted to emphasize this because I screwed up quite a few of these click wheels before I read your comment.

no way -

Agreed. I ended up breaking 3 of my six tabs. It works but the wheel isn't quite flush now. Wish I'd looked at the tear down instructions first. That should be at the top of the list as well. This description just isn't at all complete.

mwm1962 -

I agree with the other notes please see step 3 BEFORE 1&2

Keith -

When you have removed the wheel please be carfull NOT to lose the verry small spring from a black plastic part in the center of the board, I DID

Keith -

i agree with that. at step 5 when lifting the click wheel, have a look at the small black bar, placed to the upper edge of the chip. in its center it holds a very small tiny coil spring thats hardly to see and that easily jumps out. better you lift the click wheel in parallel to the ground. if spring jumps off one time, you will never find it again. i guess it has some grounding purpose as it docks on the metal below the logic on the click wheel. also a point to have an eye on at reassembly.

An distege -

Thanks guys for the comments.

I did not understand why it was necessary to remove the bottom bezel and plate since in the teardown guide on this site they just seem to pop the click wheel off. I am guessing that the latter represents the first attempt at this procedure and it was changed (as above) following your very helpful comments. (Although Hot Air gun - really?).

I will also watch for the dreaded small spring - exactly the type of thing that would drive me nuts if discovered loose or lost.

Final part of the procedure would be to separate the click wheel from its cover. Hope this is easy and just involves trying not to break any tabs or messing up the alignment.

PS. Learnt a new word: spudger.

whiteandred -

Hello. I need a purple click wheel for ipod nano 5 with it's plastic cover part. Where can i get it ?

Necmettin - 20/10/14

I did all the steps, replaced the click wheel with a new one, now the buttons are all working again. however, now the scrolling does not work anymore... but it did with the old one. any solution?

bonzinger - 14/02/16

Same here! I replaced it and now the scrolling doesn’t work. Did you find a solution?

Tzippy - 11/02/20

If that plastic piece of that spring comes out where do I put them back in at

bethany Williams - 26/08/17

It is obvious that the writer has not performed this repair. I recommend ifixit remove this repair guide before others ruin their iPod using it. Also, I do not know if Apple made a mid-production change, but the photo in Step 3 does not correspond with my 5gen nano iPods. The hole used to disengage the wheel with a sparger does not exist in my iPods.

Susitna - 05/12/17

I tried this and without Slith corrections this would have been a disaster. I recommend also to take pictures as you take it apart, there is a certain way to reinstall the wheel and the connectors. You may break those small plastic post holders in the wheel, I almost did. Finally, unglue the wheel use a little bit of heat. I did not come across a plastic spring? Again it doesn’t correspond on certain things. Take your time. Re-gluing needs to be done for the plastic bezel..

Nelson Lopez - 12/08/18