Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

12

Time Required

                          20 minutes - 1 hour

Sections

3

  • Headband
  • 6 steps
  • Ear Cushion
  • 2 steps
  • Headphone Jack
  • 4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Removing the outer headband screws.
  • Using the T5 Torx screwdriver, remove the black screws on both sides of the outside of the headband.
  • 4 (2 per side) Torx type T5, 3.5mm long screws.

Using the T5 Torx screwdriver, remove the black screws on both sides of the outside of the headband.

4 (2 per side) Torx type T5, 3.5mm long screws.

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Step 2

              Removing the plastic hinge guards.
  • Use the plastic opening tool to gently pry the black plastic hinge piece directly away from the headband as shown.

Use the plastic opening tool to gently pry the black plastic hinge piece directly away from the headband as shown.

Step 3

              Removing the hinge pins.
  • Remove the small metal hinges from their housings. There are a total of 4 hinges, two per side of the headphones.
  • The hinge pins may slide out upon removal of the black hinge piece from the previous step. Be careful not to lose the hinge pins.

Remove the small metal hinges from their housings. There are a total of 4 hinges, two per side of the headphones.

The hinge pins may slide out upon removal of the black hinge piece from the previous step. Be careful not to lose the hinge pins.

Step 4

              Removing the metal bands.
  • Using a T5 Torx screwdriver, remove the silver screws from the silver segment of the headband.
  • 4 (2 per side) Torx type T5, 4.0mm long screws.

Using a T5 Torx screwdriver, remove the silver screws from the silver segment of the headband.

4 (2 per side) Torx type T5, 4.0mm long screws.

Step 5

              Removing the headband cushion.
  • Using the plastic opening tool, gently pry the headband cushion directly away from the plastic portion of the headband as shown. Pry the plastic portion a small amount and then move the opening tool sideways along on the headband. Repeat on both sides until the cushion separates from the top plastic part of the headband.

Using the plastic opening tool, gently pry the headband cushion directly away from the plastic portion of the headband as shown. Pry the plastic portion a small amount and then move the opening tool sideways along on the headband. Repeat on both sides until the cushion separates from the top plastic part of the headband.

Step 6

              Removing the metal headband support.
  • Carefully remove the metal band from each of the hinge housings on each side. These should come off quite easily, provided that you have removed the hinges as instructed in step 3.
  • Congratulations, you have completely removed the headband! This will allow for ease of accessibility to the speakers should you choose to delve further into the depths of your headphones.
  • The black wire connecting the two speakers is somewhat fragile! Check that it isn’t frayed. If it is frayed, consider repairing it with some electrical tape, splicing it, or replacing it.

Carefully remove the metal band from each of the hinge housings on each side. These should come off quite easily, provided that you have removed the hinges as instructed in step 3.

Congratulations, you have completely removed the headband! This will allow for ease of accessibility to the speakers should you choose to delve further into the depths of your headphones.

The black wire connecting the two speakers is somewhat fragile! Check that it isn’t frayed. If it is frayed, consider repairing it with some electrical tape, splicing it, or replacing it.

Step 7

              Removing the ear cushion.
  • Pinch the ear cushion between your thumb and forefinger.
  • Be very careful when pulling off the ear cushion, as the material holding the cushion onto the plastic ring can rip easily.
  • Carefully pull the cushion directly away from the earpiece.
  • The cushion will have a thin piece of foam inside of it that may fall out upon removal. Make sure to save this for reassembly.
  • Repeat for the other ear cushion.

Pinch the ear cushion between your thumb and forefinger.

Be very careful when pulling off the ear cushion, as the material holding the cushion onto the plastic ring can rip easily.

Carefully pull the cushion directly away from the earpiece.

The cushion will have a thin piece of foam inside of it that may fall out upon removal. Make sure to save this for reassembly.

Repeat for the other ear cushion.

Step 8

              Removing the plastic ring.
  • Use the plastic opening tool to remove the black ring from the speaker. This will allow you to access the screws on the metal ring.
  • Congratulations, you now have access to the rest of the speaker!
  • For reassembly, the black ring cannot snap back into the speaker the way it was disassembled. It must first go inside the black lip of the ear cushion. The black lip is located on the back side of the ear cushion. Please refer to the last two pictures on this step.
  • The black lip is located on the back side of the ear cushion.

Use the plastic opening tool to remove the black ring from the speaker. This will allow you to access the screws on the metal ring.

Congratulations, you now have access to the rest of the speaker!

For reassembly, the black ring cannot snap back into the speaker the way it was disassembled. It must first go inside the black lip of the ear cushion. The black lip is located on the back side of the ear cushion. Please refer to the last two pictures on this step.

The black lip is located on the back side of the ear cushion.

Step 9

              Removing the metal ring.
  • Use a 00 Phillips head scewdriver to remove the screws holding down the metal ring.
  • Set aside the metal ring.
  • 7 Phillips type 00, 3.9mm long screws.

Use a 00 Phillips head scewdriver to remove the screws holding down the metal ring.

Set aside the metal ring.

7 Phillips type 00, 3.9mm long screws.

Step 10

              Removing the speaker assembly.
  • Using the 0 Phillips head screwdriver, remove the 3 screws holding down the red speaker assembly.
  • 3 Phillips type 0, 8.0mm long screws.

Using the 0 Phillips head screwdriver, remove the 3 screws holding down the red speaker assembly.

3 Phillips type 0, 8.0mm long screws.

Step 11

              Remove the PCB screw.
  • Use the 00 screwdriver to remove the screw holding down the headphone jack PCB board.
  • 1 Phillips type 00, 5.0mm long screw.

Use the 00 screwdriver to remove the screw holding down the headphone jack PCB board.

1 Phillips type 00, 5.0mm long screw.

Step 12

              Removing the headphone jack assembly.
  • Use a plastic opening tool to gently pry the headphone jack and board up and out as shown.
  • Inspect the wires and ensure that they are all appropriately attached and not shorted or frayed.
  • If necessary, the board can be de-soldered and replaced with a new jack and board assembly.

Use a plastic opening tool to gently pry the headphone jack and board up and out as shown.

Inspect the wires and ensure that they are all appropriately attached and not shorted or frayed.

If necessary, the board can be de-soldered and replaced with a new jack and board assembly.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Simon - Jun 19, 2016

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Hi!

Could you please tell me where to get a replacement for the headphone jack (and board assembly)? I cannot find it anywhere.

Thanks a lot!!

alpinchisholm - Oct 11, 2016

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These instructions are ridiculously over complicated! You can completely skip steps 1-6. You can also skip step 9 (no need to remove the metal ring). On my son’s set the soldering job was sloppy and the wires had shorted causing the left side to stop working. I very gently lifted, separated, bent and repositioned the wires and it worked. But what you should actually do if you have ANY sense is to not buy this pile of overpriced plastic crap to begin with. My 30 yr old Sony MDR-V600’s sound better, dont need batteries, and aren’t falling apart.

John Coops - May 20, 2020

Totally agreed. This person’s guides all show the unnecessary steps 1-6 and 9 which are definitely not needed.

tripleseven13 - May 12, 2017

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Me gustaría que me proporcionarán el diagrama o como van conectados los cables ya que se me de soltaron y no se como van gracias

A Sh - Sep 29, 2017

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Where I can find pinouts for headphone jack and motherboard? I have 3 wires teared off the jack pcb.

And I have different wire colors. The one on top (step 12) is gold-red and yours is green.

Thanks.