Before you begin Expect cosmetic damage when you open your iPod nano using the described method. The iPod nano 3G  is not made to be user serviceable, your performing this repair at your own risk. Read the legal information section of 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 3G is one of the hardest iPods to open because the backplate is very firmly connected to the frontplate. Be patient and calmly repeat the steps of the opening procedure until the backplate comes loose. The part of the backplate above dock connector is the best place to insert the safe open tool.
		Step 2 Reinsert the tool at the same point, but not from inside the dock connector but the gap between frontplate and backplate. Slide the tool toward the edge, thereby creating a gap between backplate and frontplate on the right side of your iPod.
		Step 3 Slide the tool all along the bottom to the edge of the iPod.
		Step 4 You can try to slide the tool all the way around the edge. If that fails, reinsert the tool of the right side.
		Step 5 Slide the tool up toward the middle. Repeat the last steps until you created a gap large enough to insert the flathead screwdriver.
		Step 6 Repeat the last steps and twist the safe open tool. Carefully pry down using the small flathead. You will need to apply some force here and be patient until the backplate will come loose.
		Step 7 Repeat step 6 at different sections of the side. If the gap is large enough you may be able to use the flathead alone. The flathead will speed up the process but also damage the backplate more.
		Step 8 Yay!
		Step 9 Remove all screws that hold the logic board and headphone jack into place.
		Step 10 Open the latch of the screen ribbon cable.
		Step 11 The iPod nano 3G screen is very fragile. The only way to remove it without breaking it is to avoid prying alltogether and just slide the safe open tool around the screen, applying gentle pressure, so the blade of the plastic tool slides a tiny little bit under the screen. The screen will come loose as soon all the glue has been rubbed away.
		Step 12 If you need to remove the wheel pry as shown in the image.
		Step 13 The iPod nano 3G wheel backplate is relatively sturdy, you can use the flathead screwdriver to pry it off.
		Step 14 You have fully disassembled your iPod nano 3G.