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Q: Headphone jack broken snapped inside ipad, iphone, ipod... socket

Dont Stick Glue!! I think thats dangerous... I say this because I found the easiest and simplest way to fix it!!!!

 

(Note: This is for those where only the metal bit is stuck inside, and no plastic covering the pit in the middle of the head)

 

My headphone jack's top bit broke off and got stuck inside the ipad socket (this can be any 3.5mm sockets) After searching the internet for over six weeks, 4 of which were when I was waiting for my 'drill bits' to arrive... i finally recieved them yesterday... got the tip from eHow to use one bit and push it towards the side and pull it out.. didnt work for me, its too weak to exert any proper pressure being 0.5mm think.. so here is what I did:

 

 

Cut the crap - straight to business:

 

I see no Risk here !

 

What you will need:

- Five 0.5mm drill bits (easily available from eBay, I got a pack of 10 for $3)

- nothing else!

 

How to do it:

- Place the swirly side of the drill bits inside the pit in headphone jack's head stuck inside your socket (in iPad, Pod, phone or whatever) (I mean in the dead centre of the think stuck inside your socket)

- Four will fit quite easily; put the fifth one in and you will feel resistance, push it in with whatever way you fancy, i just stroked it in with my car keys and all five fit easily in the headphone's pit

- Now you can feel the five drill bits are tightly holding together (and they are holding the jack's head tight )

- Push it out!! Can describe the feeling when I saw the head stuck on the drill bits after reading crazy solution on the internet for 6 weeks.. didnt wnat to risk with the glue option.

 

I have the drill bits with me now, not any use for me... if you are in Sydney, you can collect them from me...

 

BTW I tried searchingfor 0.5mm in Bunnings etc.... no luck... had to go eBay and took four weeks to arrive .

 

Good Luck..

Cant believe it was so simple....!!!

iPad, iPad, iPod, iPhone, 3.5mm jack

Posted on Dec 7, 2011 3:19 PM

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  • by rishyrish,

    rishyrish rishyrish Jul 15, 2013 6:50 AM in response to carrierj1967
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    Jul 15, 2013 6:50 AM in response to carrierj1967

    Dude thanks a lot!!!!

    seriously i read lots of solution to pull out the broken part but i wasnt sure what to do as i wasnt sure abt tht super glu thing also, so i went to apple store and to my disbelief tht guy over there told me to replace the logic board not evn for once he tried to help. he didnt evn looked it properly he just told me to replace the logic board for 45000 INR (850 $).

    i went home and after seeing this page i saw ur comment here and i took that broken 3.5mm jack inserted into the port and removed it (quick and fast) and it worked.

     

    wow what a relief.

     

    P.S.  carrierj1967 if u evr come to india plz let me know, i would like to through a party for you

  • by allanaoak,

    allanaoak allanaoak Jul 27, 2013 8:50 PM in response to AsherSydney
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    Jul 27, 2013 8:50 PM in response to AsherSydney

    Did the super glue Q tip trick and totally worked!  Basically cut the end off of a Q tip.  Inserted stick into audio port and twisted to bore a small hole in the stick part of Q tip.  Placed a very small amount of super glue gel on the end of stick and then inserted it into the audio port and onto broken/stuck part of jack.  Held for 2 minutes and voila! broken piece pulled right out!  Would recommend using gel rather than glue so as not to run into port and cause damage.  Happy, happy day!

  • by luriol,

    luriol luriol Aug 24, 2013 12:25 PM in response to AsherSydney
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    Aug 24, 2013 12:25 PM in response to AsherSydney

    I tried various things without success.  I tried using a drill bit, Q-tip, superglue, a bent push pin, the tube from a bic pen, toothpicks and crazy glue, 5-minute epoxy, plastic epoxy, all without success. There was also some advice on the web about buying 5 0.5 mm drill bits, which I have to say, made no sense to me at all.  The bic-pen seemed the most promising, but the trouble was that the epoxy kept slipping out of the plastic tube.  In desperation  I had just drilled a 1/16 hole in a 1/8" aluminum rod with the hope that perhaps the epoxy would stick better to aluminum than plastic.  However, before I did thisI decided to try  a local store in Oak Park called FixThat4U and see how much it would cost.  The guy looks at it, says, "oh yea we see that all the time, give me five minutes, and I can fix it for no charge".  I think he just took the cover off and pushed it out from behind.  He said that my plug "broke off farther down the most" , perhaps that is why the other tricks didn't work.

  • by MalikDeV14,

    MalikDeV14 MalikDeV14 Sep 16, 2013 2:03 PM in response to AsherSydney
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    Sep 16, 2013 2:03 PM in response to AsherSydney

    I got a pair of toenail clippers pretty big but it still worked they tugged but came right out

  • by ApplePieandCream,

    ApplePieandCream ApplePieandCream Oct 22, 2013 1:50 PM in response to AsherSydney
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    Oct 22, 2013 1:50 PM in response to AsherSydney

    I removed the white plastic strip at the bottom of the iPod and used a very small screwdriver to remove the screw that is situated underneath the plastic strip. When the screw is out then the socket for the jack can be (carefully) removed and the broken piece can be pushed out from the bottom of the socket.

  • by ronaldgunawan,

    ronaldgunawan ronaldgunawan Oct 23, 2013 1:41 AM in response to AsherSydney
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    Oct 23, 2013 1:41 AM in response to AsherSydney

    I have the same problem and just managed to pull the broken jack off.

     

    Here's how I pulled it off:

    - using an ink tube of a pen, find the one that the size of the tube is quite small.

    - loosen the ink-tube diameter using scissors, so it is a bit stretchy, until it fits and tight with the jack head.

    - push hard the ink-tube to the broken jack and pull it straight away.

     

    I found this accidentally because apparently all the pen I have are same and the ink-tube is quite small. It happens that the stretchy small diameter ink-tube to be fit and grip the broken jack. Hope it works with you guys.

     

    -ronald

  • by jade santal,

    jade santal jade santal Nov 6, 2013 2:53 PM in response to AsherSydney
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    Nov 6, 2013 2:53 PM in response to AsherSydney

    CUTICLE SCISSORS-1 MIN. E.Z. FIX.  Thanks all for sharing strategies. I opted for ink pen method, but it wasn't catching. Upon looking for metal tipped devices small enough to "grab/dislodge", I grabbed tiny nail scissors, opened them to use one side, carefully slid it under one side of the lodged jack (about 2mm below top piece of jack), pressed into jack hoping it would catch enough to gently drag out, and it did! Barely applied pressure and it came out easily, leaving my ipad in perfect condition.  Always nice to avoid tech. services/$. Hope this helps someone else.

    -Cheers.

  • by zaki86,

    zaki86 zaki86 Nov 7, 2013 4:26 AM in response to AsherSydney
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    Nov 7, 2013 4:26 AM in response to AsherSydney

    Hi All

     

    I too am one of those unfortunate macbook users who got their headphone cable stuck inside the headphone jack. My macbook slid out of my hand as I lifted it up while it was connected to my stereo and the cable snapped off inside. I tried all the super glue tricks and super thin tweezers. Nothing worked. I was pretty devastated.

     

    I even went to the Apple store and wasted 1 hour of my time waiting to get served (with an appointment) only to be told that the Genius guys would need the macbook for 3-5 days to have a look if they could fix it, but that more than likely the logic board would need to be replaced at a cost of $600-800. I laughed and said thanks but not thanks.

     

    Don't waste your time or money on either of the above.

     

    What you need is an external mini USB audio interface that plugs into your USB and your sound is automatically diverted through the interface. You can then plug in your headphones directly into the interface to hear sound, or you can plug in an audio cable from your stereo so that the sound can come out of your speakers.

     

    THE SOLUTION

    I got the BEHRINGER U-CONTROL UCA202 for about $40. It took me a while to find a place that sold it, but I eventually found it in a music shop. It's a small unit and a small price to pay for being able to play music out of your macbook or laptop again.

     

    This is what it looks like: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-audio/behringer-u-control-uca202-usb-audio-in terface

     

    The downside is that you are always carrying out the small interface with you... but I'm ok with that.

     

    Good luck and I hope this helps !

  • by terrib29,

    terrib29 terrib29 Nov 7, 2013 9:18 AM in response to AsherSydney
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    Nov 7, 2013 9:18 AM in response to AsherSydney

    Use the end of an Ink Pen Cartridge. It took me two minutes to get it out with the pen after trying several other options first!

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  • by Itbo,

    Itbo Itbo Nov 8, 2013 12:44 PM in response to AsherSydney
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    Nov 8, 2013 12:44 PM in response to AsherSydney

    After i read all the tricks and tips, I use the end of an Ink Pen Cartridge and add superglue to the end of the pen, hold it a second inside the jack that stuck and pull. voila, noe i have my ipod working as usual again. Thanks a lot guys. :)

  • by ashok1975,

    ashok1975 ashok1975 Dec 1, 2013 2:22 PM in response to Itbo
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    Dec 1, 2013 2:22 PM in response to Itbo

    Thank you I used the same ink pen cartridge

  • by kittylet,

    kittylet kittylet Dec 27, 2013 4:05 AM in response to Hasnead
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    Dec 27, 2013 4:05 AM in response to Hasnead

    After breaking open a half a dozen pens with no success removing the broken earbud, I tried the bathroom scissors trick and that did it within five seconds. It must be that the scissors are curved.

  • by maria-silva17,

    maria-silva17 maria-silva17 Dec 29, 2013 12:58 PM in response to AsherSydney
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    Dec 29, 2013 12:58 PM in response to AsherSydney

    My headphones also broke inside the ipad and I started flipping out. It broke into three pieces and I got it out using the original headphones end that I had and superglue, it's okay I had my doubts but trust me there is no risk. I took the superglue a tiny amount and put it into the piece I had then stuffed it into the hole and held it in their for 30 sec to one min but make sure it is in their. Then yank it out and it will come out, because mine was split into two inside the jack I had to do it twice and trust me it works, now I just gotta bye me some new headphones, good luck

  • by FeathersHolly12,

    FeathersHolly12 FeathersHolly12 Jan 6, 2014 8:03 AM in response to AsherSydney
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    Jan 6, 2014 8:03 AM in response to AsherSydney

    EVERYONE!!! THIS WORKS!!!!!!!!!!!! NOTHING ELSE DOES BELIEVE ME!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1QCXWsFuJ0&noredirect=1

     

    I hope this video brings you as much pleasure as it did for me.

     

    Good luck!!

  • by macbookj,

    macbookj macbookj Jan 6, 2014 1:02 PM in response to AsherSydney
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    Jan 6, 2014 1:02 PM in response to AsherSydney

    Just read all of these and got it out in two seconds using this thingy i have no idea what it is but my gma had it with her tweezers so im assuming its an easy thing to find. the end that is bendable i just closed it with my teeth (could use pliers) and stuck it in the jack hole lifted up like an L shape and then pull out really fast/ two seconds and it flew acrooss my room. hope this helps

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