Hard Drive Head Replacement Tools for 50 Cents

How to do your own head replacements and create your own tool for about 50 cents. Sure there are head comb kits but this is a simple method that will work on most types of drives WITHOUT touching the heads themselves. It is a much easier method than hundreds of others I have tried. This is the best.

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[macron74]

I have a question. Is this process good for a 880Gb 2.5 drive? I am assuming the 2.5 drive has multiple disk on it.

My drive was making a faint beep sound, then i drop it and now it make a click sound every 2 or 3 seconds

[SuperFlyFlippingA]

@macron74 Yes it will work if you are careful and do the alignment correctly. However, you may need to practice on other drives to get it down so you can do it on a real drive, it generally takes about 5 times before you can get it right on a real drive. Practice. Also you can use a Caliper on the drive before you disassemble it and take measurements so you can reassemble correctly.

[hvactech77]

you took the time to record this, you'd think that you would make sure your hands weren't in the way...

[SuperFlyFlippingA]

@hvactech77 The camera was from outside the cleanroom. But you make a good point, I really do need to shoot from the otherside or device some way of putting the camera in the cleanroom for the shot. This was a real client drive, but if I were just to show this on a regular drive i could do it outside the clean room.

[bluewards]

hi! i've got a question: you used a small piece of overhead projector plastic/tranparency to seperate the top head. why is that so? why did you not use the same tool?

thx!

[SuperFlyFlippingA]

@bluewards I could use the same tool except i would have to push down on it since it needs pressure to hold the head down. Plus it was easier for the camera with the plastic.

[soldersucker]

WRONG. You DONT need a clean room. The drive will work perfectly once repaired for more than long enough to remove all your data.

[cjmillsnun]

I suggest you watch this guys other videos. ;)

[casimiropalmar2008]

Excelent Video, you posted that video with 4 and 8 heads?, I have one Wd800BB, I need change heads, thanks

[casimiropalmar2008]

@SuperFlyFlippingA , Excelent Video, you posted that video with 4 and 8 platters?, I have one Wd800BB, I need change heads, thanks

[RalphyRockyMora]

Where can I purchase parts for a hard drive? Like a hard disk head or logic board?

[nellj1980]

Quick question. If my hard drive already has the parking spacer in place (1TB Hitachi, multi-platter) do I still to utilize a tool such as this, or could I make sure the heads are parked in the spacer and remove the heads and spacer as one?

[lupoldta81]

I have a seagate momentus with a bad head. I have a lot of files on the platters and would really like to get it working. I would like to recover my data. If you can help feel free to contact me

trevor dot lupold at gmail dot com

[Incubus1904]

my hard drive spins but windows, linux or anything reads it at all

is this the problem?

[ScottPearce1976]

Is it OK if the tool touches the platters?

[elaleyo]

what if my disc has a scratch and the head point is in between the wheel and the scratch?, do you you think I can repair it by changing the head? I already have another HHD of the same model, is a Maxtor diamondmax, please help, any suggestions?

[eloid777]

@eloid777 if didnt know better there where beep codes .. but from harddrive? the motor does spin up

[eloid777]

@eloid777 the i tried a spare brd with same firmware same model number etc

the unit spins up head moves in1/4 inch in and then beeps? or squeals?

the head just floats in the one spot no clicking noise, just beep, beeep, beeeeep, beeeeeep, beeeeeep and

pauses and repeats 4-5 time and stop beeeping, i have the drive hookup visa usb sata cable with power cable