I have a pair of WH-1000XM5s that took a spill and both left and right headphones popped out of the headband at the swivel point without the plastic breaking. After a lot of trial and error I found a nearly permanent solution was HEAT, I noticed the grooved metal fitting that connects the ear pieces to the headband which made me think about how they were manufactured. I am assuming heat is applied to the metal fittings and the plastic pieces are pressed together.
To fix mine, I used a soldering iron
I extended the adjustable arms as far as they would go then wrapped the arm at the headband with some paper tape 8-10 times to protect the plastic.
Using a pair of plyers I gripped the adjustable arm so it would not move where I placed the tape.
Using a soldering iron with a wide chisel tip set to about 400 C I heated the metal fitting for about 30 seconds then pressed the the plastic pieces back together(touching any plastic parts will be tragic and create a lot of smoke, trust me. BE CAREFUL). To keep the swivel orientation correct I lined up the registration marks on the pieces that are subtle but there.
Immediately after I was horrified with how gritty and stiff the movements of the parts were but after working them out for a few seconds everything seemed to improve.
There is a visible gap between the pieces so I can see a bit of metal but that is less than a few millimeters so I'll live with it. I feel like someone a bit more knowledge of heat and pressure fit components could definitely work out a better way to do this
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@xhnnkoh11 can you post some pictures of the swivel and where it came out of etc. with your QUESTION? That way we can see what you see. Edit your QUESTION and use this guide Agregar imágenes a una pregunta existente
- de oldturkey03
Hi, Thanks for sending the guide, it was very helpful
- de Wai Xhnn
This happened to mine a few days ago. Were you able to fix it?
- de Manuel Del Rio
How can I fix this myself? Sony repair is asking for too much momey
- de [deleted]
I had the same issue with mine, Sony is unwilling to repair under warranty and the cost is high to repair, does anyone know how to “pop” the swivel back in, if no one else knows how to do so then I might as well try myself. Because the internal side of the swivel is metal and the outside is plastic, I would assume heating the plastic and maybe cooling the metal would work, as well as adding some silicone or other adhesive to hold it in place.
- de Liam Nosbach
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