Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

13

Time Required

                          25 - 40 minutes

Sections

4

  • Ear Pads
  • 3 steps
  • Speaker
  • 3 steps
  • Microphone
  • 4 steps
  • Volume Wheel
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

The volume wheel is stuck if it is either difficult or impossible to turn. It also should be replaced if headphones are connected to a computer and the volume wheel does not do anything.

What you need

Step 1

              Ear Pads
  • Grab the ear piece from one of the sides and lightly pull it outwards.
  • Ideally, do not pull the ear piece directly away from the speaker; it may damage the piece.

Grab the ear piece from one of the sides and lightly pull it outwards.

Ideally, do not pull the ear piece directly away from the speaker; it may damage the piece.

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Step 2

  • Once you have taken off one side, you can then remove the whole piece by slowly prying the pad away from the headphones.

Once you have taken off one side, you can then remove the whole piece by slowly prying the pad away from the headphones.

Step 3

  • Repeat steps on the other side.

Repeat steps on the other side.

Step 4

              Speaker
  • Remove the four 10 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the right speaker.
  • Be sure the device is unplugged before attempting to remove any of the screws.

Remove the four 10 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the right speaker.

Be sure the device is unplugged before attempting to remove any of the screws.

Step 5

  • Remove the 10 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the left speaker.
  • Note that one of the screws is hidden behind the product information sticker. Use your screw driver to punch a hole in the sticker.

Remove the 10 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the left speaker.

Note that one of the screws is hidden behind the product information sticker. Use your screw driver to punch a hole in the sticker.

Step 6

  • To fully detach the speakers cut the wires as close as possible to the connection point, leaving plenty of room to solder the new speaker on.

To fully detach the speakers cut the wires as close as possible to the connection point, leaving plenty of room to solder the new speaker on.

Step 7

              Microphone
  • Remove the two 10 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the microphone.

Remove the two 10 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the microphone.

Step 8

  • Gently pry the bottom connection away from the casing with the iFixit opening tool.

Gently pry the bottom connection away from the casing with the iFixit opening tool.

Step 9

  • Pull the microphone down and out of the casing.

Pull the microphone down and out of the casing.

Step 10

  • Open up the casing the microphone retracks into.
  • Cut the cable as close to the microphone as possible, leaving behind enough to solder the new microphone to.
  • The casing the microphone if removed correctly in the previous step is easily opened by hand

Open up the casing the microphone retracks into.

Cut the cable as close to the microphone as possible, leaving behind enough to solder the new microphone to.

The casing the microphone if removed correctly in the previous step is easily opened by hand

Step 11

              Volume Wheel
  • The volume wheel is located on the daughterboard.
  • Remove the single 6.0 mm Philips #00 screw.

The volume wheel is located on the daughterboard.

Remove the single 6.0 mm Philips #00 screw.

Step 12

  • Gently pull the board out of the housing.
  • Be careful not to tug on the connected ribbon cable.

Gently pull the board out of the housing.

Be careful not to tug on the connected ribbon cable.

Step 13

  • The wheel can be easily removed after removing the daughterboard.

The wheel can be easily removed after removing the daughterboard.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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