Before you begin Expect cosmetic damage when you open your iPod nano 2G using the described method. The iPod nano is not made to be user serviceable, your performing this repair at your own risk. Read the legal guidelines on this website. Place your Apple iPod nano on a clean flat and soft surface, such as a rubber mat or a piece of soft cloth and get the required opening tools
		Step 1 The iPod nano 2G is among the more difficult iPods to open. The center of top white plastic blind is the best place to insert the safe open tool.
		Step 2 Insert the safe open tool as shown in the image, thereby creating a gap. Try to slide the blade of the tool under the plastic piece an pry to it comes loose from the adhesive.
		Step 3 Slide the tool towards the corner and the white plastic blind will come loose.
		Step 4 Remove the two screws on the sides.
		Step 5 Slide the tool under the plastic piece on the bottom starting in the middle. Repeat the last steps described for the top piece until the bottom blind comes off.
		Step 6 Remove the screw by the headphone jack.
		Step 7 Pull the the headphone jack up using a flathead screwdriver.
		Step 8 There is a screw under the headphone jack that needs to be removed now.
		Step 9 Use the phillips screwdriver to remove the screw on the right hand side about 1/2 an inch inside the iPod nano casing and the one on the left bottom corner as well.
		Step 10 Pull the metal piece covering the dock connector.
		Step 11 This is what it looks like when the dock connector cover is removed.
		Step 12 Use the flathead  to release the clickwheel ribbon cable from the logic board.
		Step 13 To release the connector pry the ribbon cable upward until the connector comes loose from the socket.
		Step 15 Insert the flathead into the right side corner of the dock connector. Make sure you establish contact in a way that touches only the sturdy parts of the connector so you can push without causing damage.
		Step 16 If you push upward now the board will slide out of the casing. Check that the clickwheel ribbon cable doesn't get trapped to keep it from tearing.
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		Step 22 Open the LCD screen connector latch using the safe open tool .
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		Step 24 If you want to remove the wheel slide the safe open tool between wheel and casing as shown in image and circle around until the wheel comes loose.
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		Step 26 Use the flathead to carefully shave the clickwheel ribbon cable and controller off the iPod nano 2G casing and slide the wheel out of the casing towards the bottom. You have successfully disassembled your iPod nano 2G!