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Use this guide to replace the battery. Warning: This guide requires soldering.
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With the heat gun set on "low", begin heating the lower portion of the Touch near the home button.
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Insert the edge of an iPod opening tool between the front glass panel and the plastic bezel near the home button.
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Pry the bottom edge of the front panel upward, being careful not to bend the glass excessively.
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When there is enough room to grab the bottom edge of the front panel, lift it away from the body of the Touch to peel up the adhesive along its left and right edges.
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Carefully pull the top of the front panel assembly away from the adhesive holding it to the Touch, minding the short digitizer cable connecting the two components.
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Remove the following eight Phillips #00 screws:
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One 3.5 mm Phillips screw
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Two 3.0 mm Phillips screws
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One 2.3 mm Phillips screw
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One 2.4 mm Phillips screw
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Three 2.0 mm Phillips screws
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Use the edge of an iPod opening tool to pry the thin steel cover up from the rear-facing camera.
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Remove the steel cover from the iPod.
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Insert the edge of an opening tool under the steel mid plate near the bottom left corner of the Touch.
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Slowly pry upward to separate the plate from the adhesive securing it to the plastic inner case.
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If the plate is still attached to the logic board, re-warm the area to loosen the adhesive, then slowly separate the plate from the logic board using the opening tool.
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There is a thin, fragile ribbon cable underneath the plate. As you pry the plate up, be very careful not to rip the cable.
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Slightly tilt the steel mid plane to dislodge it from the rear case.
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Lift the steel mid plane up off the rear case and peel off the piece of copper tape stuck to the rear-facing camera.
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Use an iPod opening tool to pry the headphone jack connector up and out of its socket on the logic board.
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Remove the single 2.6 mm Phillips screw securing the headphone jack assembly to the rear case.
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Use an iPod opening tool to gently lift the edge of the headphone jack nearest the battery out of its recess.
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Remove the headphone jack from its housing within the rear case.
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Remove the following three screws near the top edge of the logic board:
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One 2.0 mm Phillips screw
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Two 2.3 mm Phillips screws
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Use the edge of an iPod opening tool to gently pry, but not remove, the rear-facing camera away from the rear case.
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Use an iPod opening tool to slightly lift the edge of the logic board next to the battery enough to grab it with your other hand.
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Be very careful not to lift too much as the volume control ribbon cable is still connected and will tear very easily.
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While gently lifting the logic board with one hand, use an iPod opening tool to lift the logic board near the copper tape at the logic board's top edge.
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The logic board will be lifted adequately when the last display assembly connector has cleared the top edge of the rear case.
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With a plastic opening tool, gently pry the iPod's speaker out of its recess in the outer case.
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Allow the speaker to rest above the battery so that you can proceed with battery installation.
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Use a plastic opening tool to pry up the adhesive around the three exposed edges of the battery.
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After the edges of the battery are loosened, begin prying up the edge of the logic board. Start at the top and work your way down the side of the board.
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With a plastic opening tool, carefully push the dock connector out of its outer case recess. Work each corner evenly until the connector comes free.
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Once all of the adhesive is freed from under the logic board/battery assembly, lift the assembly up from the side and carefully rotate it over to access the underside of the battery.
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Grip the copper shield located on the bottom of the battery with one hand while firmly holding the battery with the other.
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Carefully peel the copper shield up off the battery.
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Rotate the battery up and away from the logic board.
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Flip the assembly over to reveal the battery solder points.
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In the next few steps, you will desolder the three battery solder joints on the logic board.
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Start working from the outside of the battery ribbon cable. Heat the outermost solder pad while gently prying up from under the ribbon cable to free it from the board. Repeat this process for each of the two remaining pads, working from the outside in.
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Remove the old battery from the logic board and set it aside.
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Next, use the tip of a soldering iron to flatten out the solder on the logic board solder pads. The pictures show a 'before' and 'after' shot.
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Place the new battery in place and align the far contact with the outer solder pad. Use a small strip of electrical tape to hold the cable against the solder pads.
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Place the strip of tape over the end of the battery ribbon cable to cover two of the solder pads and hold the contacts down against the logic board.
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Heat the rightmost contact until the solder below melts, then apply a small amount of solder to the contact, allowing it to flow through the two holes in the cable and down to the logic board.
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As soon as the solder has flowed into the joint, remove both the solder and the iron.
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Move the piece of tape so that it no longer covers the remaining two leads. If you are satisfied with the position of the cable relative to the pads on the board, proceed. If not, de-solder the first connection and try again.
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Solder the two remaining pads to the logic board, being mindful of overheating the cable or board.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Did it! Now screen is a bit funky when I press on the sides of the iPod. Although all seems good :)
Thanks iFixit!
I had a similar problem when pressing on the center button. Turns out it was too much solder on the battery connector. I had to disassemble again and used some solder wick to lower the solder blobs. I suspect that the back plate must not be completely flat for you.
I followed this guide to the letter but the new battery only has half a charge and will not take a charge when plugged in. Any thoughts?
To clarify, does the battery show as charging when plugged in? If so, will it go from no/low charge back up to half charge? If this is the case, I would contact whoever sold you the battery and ask for a replacement.
