# Left channel going on, due to Clip+

**URL:** <https://forums.sandisk.com/t/left-channel-going-on-due-to-clip/48852>\
**Category:** Sansa Clip  |  Clip+\
**Created:** [March 2, 2012, 1:32am UTC](https://forums.sandisk.com/t/left-channel-going-on-due-to-clip/48852 "2012-03-02T01:32:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![trantalocked](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7feea3/32.png) [@trantalocked](https://forums.sandisk.com/u/trantalocked)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2012, 1:32am UTC](https://forums.sandisk.com/t/left-channel-going-on-due-to-clip/48852/1 "2012-03-02T01:32:55Z")

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Recently the audio out on my Clip+ 8GB has become a bit loose, or the wires/metal inside loose, and now when the headphone jack is bumped or bent to the side the left channel of my headphones goes out. I can do this with my fingers but it also happens while I am biking, without me touching any thing. It is so sensitive I just cannot ignore the problem any more. This happens with all of my headphones, so it is definitely the Clip+ having problems.

I would first like to understand how the audio out works, physically speaking. I don’t think SanDisck will replace the Mp3 player for free, so i want to possibly get some tweezers and bend back some metal to make a tighter fit. If I can’t do that, what can I do?&nbsp;

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**Author:** ![sheilajh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@sheilajh](https://forums.sandisk.com/u/sheilajh)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2012, 12:03am UTC](https://forums.sandisk.com/t/left-channel-going-on-due-to-clip/48852/2 "2012-03-03T00:03:24Z")

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I just had the same problem except that I lost all sound. SanDisk replaced my player for free, but I still had a month left on my 1 year warranty. I’d call and ask them either way if I were you.

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**Author:** ![trantalocked](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7feea3/32.png) [@trantalocked](https://forums.sandisk.com/u/trantalocked)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2012, 12:44am UTC](https://forums.sandisk.com/t/left-channel-going-on-due-to-clip/48852/3 "2012-03-04T00:44:27Z")

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I found a DIY method that I will attempt:

[http://www.head-fi.org/t/538544/clip-loose-plug](http://www.head-fi.org/t/538544/clip-loose-plug)  
[http://anythingbutipod.com/2009/08/sandisk-sansa-clip-plus-disassembly/](http://anythingbutipod.com/2009/08/sandisk-sansa-clip-plus-disassembly/)&nbsp;