So I broke the joystick off my N73

[Helena Isabella]

I've had my N73 for one week. When I pulled it out of my pocket to send a text message I noticed something strange. The joystick was gone. At first, I thought maybe it had just popped out. It will pop back in, but it's very loose and it will come right back off. After looking at some of the disassembly instructions it appears that the whole shaft has broken off. Look at this picture:

I have a couple of questions.

1. Would this be covered by the warranty? I hope I have a warranty, but I'm not sure since I bought it off ebay.

2. Would this be easy to fix myself? I see they have parts on cnn.cn

3. Could i glue it back in place?

Thanks for your help.

 

[Gud]

Depends where you bought it from, ask them about their warranty since u only had it for 1 week, they should help u fix it at no cost

 

[I Need Help!!!]

The shaft is broken, so unless you've brought some outer space glue, It's not practical gluing that thing back together, so you have to order the whole set from cnn.cn . Since the new set has to be attached to the board, I'd recommend you'd take it to a repair shop who has done this kinda stuff and let him do it.

 

[Small Business Owner]

omg god what do people do with n73/n73me phones to F*** up their joystick, i hadly use the joyustick and i've had this phone for 4 monthes and its fine.

 

[leafyme22]

I would go with just buying the new parts and puttin 'er back together. It'll be fun since you'll learn all about your phone.

 

[Simply the best.]

How do you control the phone then?!

 

[cfisherns]

I had to do the same thing with my N73...

Check this thread out - http://howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1080889

 

[libsticker]

i use it but i don't use alot to break my joystick, omg what do u do with phone the break the joystick

 

[i dunno maybe 32]

I broke mine also... it was in my pocket at the time... I think it's fairly common that this thing breaks. I went to a Nokia service center and they wanted $80. I said screw it and traded it in for an E65.

 

[sarci]

i guess this would be more of a help http://cnn.cn/shop/nokia-n733250-joystick-internal-parts-p-1141.html


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[Lou K]

Mine is getting loose. Not the cap but the whole shaft.

SIGH I'm beginning to worry!

 

[x1xmuffinmanx1x]

This part looks like I'd have to solder it. My soldering skills are ok, but not when it's on my $400 phone. Would I have to solder anything if I went with the keypad assembly or should I get this whole part?

 

[AloneintheDark]

lol yea for real ive had mine for about three months and mine is fine...

 

[Lejeune42]

It appears that you would only need the part in the second link you put up. There would be no soldering required.

 

[Xmychem_rejectX]

One more question. I started to disassemble my n73 and I don't have the right star screwdriver. Does anyone know what size it is? It doesn't say in any of the disassembly instructions that i can find.

 

[No Cats Without Whiskers]

I believe you need the T6 screwdriver..

 

[magicofdawn (again)]

just be careful taking this thing apart... there's little springs by the side buttons that's (for me anyways) was a ***** to take out and put back in.