iPod Can an iPod be okay without the spacers and the rubber hdd cover?

so i opened up my ipod, planning to replace the battery and back. i can figure out where the spacers go and the rubber pieces on the sides of the harddrive were covered in beach sand. i took them off and washed them, but now they wont stay on. will the iPod be okay?

Blue Velvet said:

Yeah, those are fiddly. But they're needed to cushion and hold the hard drive in place. Some adhesive to hold them in place would be best, otherwise even a small drop onto a hard surface could mean the end of your iPod.

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ok, the ipod felt solid, i didnt feel any shaking. i'll put something in eventually...