I changed the case on my 5th gen iPod. In the process I tore the headphone/hold button cable. I ordered another one on ebay and put it all back together. Thing is, some of the audio is missing from certain songs. For instance, on "Here comes the Sun" the entire guitar intro is missing. Actually it's there, but I have to crank to volume to max on my stereo to just barely hear it. But after that, the song plays fine. Same thing on "Kodachrome (Paul Simon) " Both right and left are there, it just seems like certain parts of the song (background guitar) are missing. I've replaced the song file from a known "good" source, but the problem remains. I took the iPod apart again to make sure the cables were tight to the board, but I still have this problem. Any ideas?
You didn't fix it correctly. You are onlygetting one channel. I happen to know that in "Here comes the Sun" the entire guitar intro is on one side and the main music is on the other.