click wheel not working on my nano 4th gen

Thank you much Codachrome. Your solution worked for me as well!

Happy Days!!

Thanks for the tip - managed to repair my iPod 4th gen in about 10mins.

The process described by Matt108 worked for me also, although a paper clip was still too small for my needs (young kids using the nano on a speaker dock really pushed things out of alignment). Instead, I cut a 1.5 centimeter brad (small nail slightly thicker than a large paper clip) and placed it down between the back-facing and the port. The bottom-casing was a little difficult to re-fit but now everything works like it should, including the click-wheel. Good enough for continued kid use. Gracias!

I tried bending the pin as you described, even jiggled it back and forth a bit as someone else suggested... but still nothing... can't get the wheel to allow scrolling down... it stays stuck on music, and won't move to the next menu window... the only way I'm able to use this iPod is with the remote control from my docking/playing device.

you are a brilliant. Thank you!

@Codachrome Worked for me with my 4 years old iPod nano 4th gen (Sept. 2016). Thanks a lot! 😉