Comments on: How to clean your BlackBerry trackball

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 03:16:03 +0000

What a great post – thank you so much!!! I followed your instructions and it worked the first time I tried. You’re the best!!

Peter

By: Lee

Lee — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 23:35:20 +0000

Thank you thank you thank you. Removing the trackball worked a treat. This problem was driving me crazy.

By: Jhondada

Jhondada — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 06:36:18 +0000

@chisanga and anyone having a scrolling problem
I recently had problems scrolling down, I dimply dampened a cotton cloth with a few drops of water, I made sure that the cloth soaked the water so that it cannot wet the trackball, I then pressed firmly on the trackball moving it in various direction for about a minute or 2. The Idea is that any dust/dirt would stick onto the cloth (since it is a little damp) and thus the dust will be removed

By: Patricia

Patricia — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 05:13:45 +0000

i’ve tried all the tricks cleaning and fixing my trackball but the one i found effective is the rotating straw technique as i found at http://www.uniquestuff.net/fixing_sticky_blackberry_trackball.html

By: mandy

mandy — Sat, 28 May 2011 21:33:14 +0000

my blackberry 9000 trackball wont scroll down helllllp

By: Yummy

Yummy — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:16:36 +0000

I’ve recently got the same problem like yours, my trackball wont scroll right. Dont know the reason, but i search google and found a trick named strawberry which consists of using a sliced plastic straw, here it is: http://www.unique-stuff.net/fixing_sticky_blackberry_trackball.html

By: souled

souled — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:46:40 +0000

honestly ppl, i wud think a zillion times before goin thru such an operation

i had same issue for almost 6 mnths nw .. but i was lingering in with it ..
today i had a junglee water fight with frnds and my Bold 1 was all in water .. i just checked, its ball is working perfectly now

i prolly think that rubbing it with damp tissue ppr shud help then

By: Samuel Parker

Samuel Parker — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 18:40:28 +0000

wait, wait, wait! how do u remove the wheels!?

By: Cooper

Cooper — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 13:55:01 +0000

@chisanga First try pressing firmly on the trackball and rolling it in the opposite direction of the stick. In your case you would roll it up since down is the problem direction.

If that does not clear things up you can check out this post for tips on taking your device apart.

http://www.bbgeeks.com/blackberry-guides/how-to-replace-bezel-buttons-and-keyboard-on-blackberry-bold-882461/

By: chisanga paul mwenya

chisanga paul mwenya — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:02:43 +0000

Hello friends,kindly advise on how I can clean,repair,replace my BB9000 trackball I’m having great difficulty scrolling down!Help ASAP.Thanks