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Q: Broken headphone jack! 3.5mm dillemma. Help. Please.

Hi.

So my headphone jack has broken off clean into two pieces.

The trouble is the 3.5mm jack protuberant is now stuck inside my iTouch and due to the amazing self-locking mechanism of earphone/headphone ends, it will not come out, whatever I do.

Tweezers have not helped, neither has a small magnet.

I'm glad I gave up on the magnet for I have now come to know that the hdd is right next to the earphone socket.

Anyway, I need help.

How do I get that broken-piece out of the socket?!

 

Please. Help.

Many thanks, in advance.

 

- AP.

iPod touch, iOS 5.0.1

Posted on Aug 1, 2012 5:53 AM

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Guys,

 

It is done! It's out! I have achieved what surely seemed impossibe. I mean the things I tried with my iPod Touch, be it tweezers, pliers, glues, toothpicks, ear-buds.

 

I read about all of these wondorous ideas and plans online, to take out that unholy peice of metal lodged in my iTouch socket.

But anyway, yesterday you guys gave me some good tips. I was about half-way in the decision making process of making appointment with The Store and almost about ready to dive into what Alex suggested up here.

 

But then this evening, something made me go back to glue.

Glue, the creation of the century. Or well, maybe last century, or the one before that, I'm not sure when glue was dicovered/invented.

 

Anyway, getting to the point. It's out.

All I did, was make another failed attempt with the squared-off end of a tooth-pick dipped is some superglue. Like always, it stuck to the little golden 1mm protuberant like a charm. One pull, and it came off, while the thing was still lodged inside.

 

I went back to the headphones. I saw the broken off jack and realized, there was a bit of a cavity at the point where the jack had broken off. So I gave a tiny squeeze to the superglue pen and filled the cavity with just about a single drop of glue. Next, I rammed the headphone jack back into the socket.

 

I swear I wasn't expecting anything to happen. Barely 10 seconds into the "Eureka attempt", I don't know what came over me and I just pulled on the cord.

And there it was! IT WAS OUT.

Simple. Effective.

 

The solution always is right next to the where the problem began.

 

I should add, the speaker on the iTouch works fine, like everything else.

BUT, when I plugged in my new headphones, there's no output to the RIGHT channel.

I must say, this makes me sad. I don't know if I messed up something with the glue or pliers. Can't say.

I might have done some damage to those tiny silver dot like things on the socket wall which act like the self-locking mechanism for earphones/headphones.

 

Anyway, if it does end up working again, I'll be sure to let you guys know.

Many thanks again for the help.

 

Cheers.

- An overjoyed AP.

Posted on Aug 2, 2012 9:04 AM

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  • by carpenteruk2000,

    carpenteruk2000 carpenteruk2000 Dec 16, 2014 9:26 AM in response to 2425a
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    Dec 16, 2014 9:26 AM in response to 2425a

    Just had the same problem,tried pen idea, not good, did not want to use super glue bad idea , then i remembered i had a pair of watch makers tweezers,had it out in a minute,had to bend the end outwards a little to get in through jack hole and be either side of jack head.applied pressure pulled it out,this is definetly the best way to do it DO NOT USE SUPER GLUE bad idea.

  • by hookbill,

    hookbill hookbill Jan 13, 2015 3:30 AM in response to carpenteruk2000
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    Jan 13, 2015 3:30 AM in response to carpenteruk2000

    Yesterday I was doing FaceTime and I had the Apple head sets in when my cat got up, knocked my iPad off my desk and broke the jack inside the iPad head phone slot.  I tried tweezers.  I read about pens bt none of the pens I have fit in my iPad 4th generation.  It began to look like a trip to the apple store. 

     

    My wife and I are separated and she still has a lot of junk in here.  In the cup where I found the tweezers I found 1 single all by itself bobbie pen.  She never used them so I was surprised.  I had already removed the plastic top ring, this was a stab in the dark.  I slid the CLOSED end of the bobbie pin down the side and looped it over the metal prong attachment.  There was nothing to clip on to except the male part of the ear plug.  By pulling to the side I'll be darned if the pin started to come out. I pushed down again, pulled, and pop, out it came!   I did some damage to the iPad's back cover, some scratches from the tweezers but it worked.  No glue.  Just a girls bobbie pin.   They can be so useful.  Good luck to anyone else who runs into this issue.  And keep the **** cat off your lap while using facetime with headsets on.

  • by Bang007,

    Bang007 Bang007 Jul 21, 2015 1:03 PM in response to moorem85
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    Jul 21, 2015 1:03 PM in response to moorem85

    Thank you!  This did it.  No glue, no nothing.

     

    Genius bar can't help, they want $200 for this ipad mini (Gen 1) and I paid $199 during the special sales @ Walmart.

     

    They said to trade in mine and add $200.  You can buy a new one at Sam's for $237.

     

    They are crazy!

     

    Anyway, bend the tip of the push pin, dig in, twist and pull out the broken piece.  Everything is working.

  • by Bang007,

    Bang007 Bang007 Jul 21, 2015 1:06 PM in response to apanster
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    Jul 21, 2015 1:06 PM in response to apanster

    I went to Apple today, and they want $199 + my current ipad mini for a replacement of a GEN 1 iPad mini.  They are CRAZY!!!

     

    I used a thumbtack and bended the tip, and digged and pulled out the broken pieces of the headphone jack.

     

    Everything is working now.

     

    Thank you moorem85 !!!!!

  • by keithmestrada,

    keithmestrada keithmestrada Aug 24, 2015 8:01 PM in response to Bang007
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    Aug 24, 2015 8:01 PM in response to Bang007

    I tried the Q-tip trick:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1QCXWsFuJ0 - no success

     

    I found the grip stick: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nightek/gripstick-the-broken-headphone-plug -removal-tool but for $25 I thought I'd try something else

     

    I used nail clippers and it came right out.

  • by getnito,

    getnito getnito Oct 9, 2015 8:36 PM in response to apanster
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    Oct 9, 2015 8:36 PM in response to apanster

    We have a tool specifically designed to easily solve this problem without having to disassemble the device, use glue, drilling, or any other unsafe method. It also works for any mobile device, tablet, computer, or any other electronic equipment that has a 3.5mm headphone jack. The name of the tool is GripStick, and it was successfully funded via a Kickstarter campaign. Watch it in action here:

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii5OKvtNxe4

     

    You can order one here:

     

    http://nightek.com/

  • by tipsyshiba,

    tipsyshiba tipsyshiba Nov 11, 2015 5:58 AM in response to apanster
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    Nov 11, 2015 5:58 AM in response to apanster

    If anyone is unable to get the broken headphone plug removed.. like me. I suggest trying the Gripstick.. works great.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii5OKvtNxe4

  • by glastoray,

    glastoray glastoray Dec 7, 2015 12:47 PM in response to apanster
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    Dec 7, 2015 12:47 PM in response to apanster

    Thanks for all your comments. I used the middle of a bic pen, dabbed super glue on it and rammed it in  -I felt it click over the end of the broken bit of the jack... Waited 2 minutes, yanked it out. Viola! Thanks again!

  • by malafoca,

    malafoca malafoca Jan 18, 2016 6:36 AM in response to moorem85
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    Jan 18, 2016 6:36 AM in response to moorem85

    perfect! This worked on my iPad!

  • by kambric,

    kambric kambric Feb 21, 2016 6:54 PM in response to moorem85
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    Feb 21, 2016 6:54 PM in response to moorem85

    Worked like a charm. THANK YOU!

  • by Robert Cates,

    Robert Cates Robert Cates May 3, 2016 8:55 AM in response to moorem85
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    May 3, 2016 8:55 AM in response to moorem85

    Fantastic! I can't believe I got that thing out of there. My supervisor will be quite pleased we will have a completely working computer rather than a no good because the district wasn't going to pay for a new logic board. Thanks.

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