How easy is it to install the Blackberry Trackball?
So I was doing some digging on why my trackball performance had started to degrade over the last few months and how I could fix it; I assumed it had gotten pretty grimy under there. After searching for information on the best way to clean it I found several forum threads on numerous sites all of which had pictures either missing, or too small to see any real detail. I followed the instructions on a thread I had found here and took pictures along the way as a way of “giving back” something. So here they are as well as with more detailed instructions. The images below are thumbnails which link to images that have been resized to 800×533. If you follow the link you can then click on them again for images that are 3456×2304. I have also watermarked them with the BlackBerry Forums image so no other sites rip them off. Step 1: Take a small screwdriver, your thumbnail, or any instrument small enough to pry off the trackball faux chrome plastic cover. Do this gently and carefully, it’s lightwe
The site blackberryinsight.com gives a detailed explanation on cleaning the trackball of Blackberry. The same procedure is to be followed for installing theTrackball except that instead of cleaning the old ball, a new ball is placed in..Here are the steps to be followed as given at: http://www.blackberryinsight.com/2007/06/13/how-to-clean-your-blackberrys-trackball/ The silver ring which covers the trackball can easily be removed if you use a small screwdriver to lift it at the outer side of the ring. Be careful here! Like you should be during the whole process as all parts have very small plastic nipple which can break very easy. When the silver plastic ring is removed you will see the inner trackball component which can be removed completely. Before doing this you should carefully remove the silver metal ring that
