I did locate the latches. One near the rear of the frame, and two on the other side near the bottom. I wish I could post a picture to help the next guy find these quicker!

The latches referred to are very difficult to locate. I see the heating assembly slides towards the left side in a frame. But I cannot locate the latches.

The piston must be in the lowest position when reassembling. And the arms should be in the forward position. When it is like this, the piston will go through the complete cycle and not pop out.

Step 8- Is this to show the orientation of the plunger? No instructions here. Also, there is a small rubber fitting somewhere inside when the halves are taken apart. This is not shown or noted.

Nice tear down guide. Looks like good explanations and photos. But where is the service manual? This is alluded to at the beginning, but there isn’t a link.

Grinder screws are often left-hand screws. I assume this is not the case since it isn’t noted.

The important key here, is to note that the ribbon cable is connected by a Molex plug. Use the small flat screwdriver to gently lift the plug, not the ribbon off.

Yes, after a full charge, the unit is working. The instructions and pictures were clear. This was a good fix!

I ordered the iFixit battery, and it is slightly higher and thicker, but seemed to fit in place. The connecting wires were longer, so it seemed difficult to fit them as smoothly as the original, but again, it finally seemed to fit. I followed the directions, and all seemed to go well. The iPod turned on and the click wheel responded. It seemed slightly “glitchy”, and I could not get the unit to turn off. I continued the reassembly anyway, but after I replaced the bottom white plate, the light would not go on, and the screen appears frozen on a song. No more response. I finished reassembling the unit, and hope a full charge will restore it to proper function. Disappointed overall, since I might not be able to backup my old iPod. Keeping my fingers crossed.

I would love to see a disassembly of the Jura pancake-style Thermoblock to Rebuild the seals. Great work!