Customer Reviews

OEM Blackberry Curve Pearl Replacement Trackball & Ring

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This replacement trackball works perfectly with my Blackberry Curve 8300. It took less than 30 seconds to pry off the old chrome ring, replace the ball, and put the new one in. Now my BlackBerry feels like new again.

HOWEVER - while I was waiting for the replacement trackball, I figured out how to fully clean my existing trackball:

Part I
1. pry off the "chrome" colored ring with your fingernail
2. pull out your existing trackball
3. get a single staple out of a stapler, and straighten one end so that the staple is in the shape of the letter "L"
4. flip the trackball over
5. *GENTLY* pry up the metal flap on the back. Your trackball is probably full of pocket lint. Use the L-shaped staple to gently tease the lint out.
6. Reassemble your BlackBerry. Trackball performance should be much better. If not, go to Part II

Part II
1. remove your trackball again
2. do this on a large, flat surface. you will be working with four small round parts that can be lost easily
3. use your staple or a push-pin to *GENTLY* pry the four tabs of the metal retaining bracket off the plastic trackball holder. work slowly and carefully, don't bend anything!
4. as you take off the bracket, notice that there are four white rollers with black plastic ends
5. if part I didn't fix your trackball, your rollers are probably clogged up with pocket lint
6. now that you've pulled the metal bracket back off, you can use a staple or push pin to carefully pull off the lint that is thickly matted to the rollers
7. once they are clean, place the rollers back in the plastic frame
8. put the ball back in place
9. snap the metal retaining bracket back on
10. drop your trackball back into your blackberry, and replace the ring.

If part I and II didn't fix your trackball, order a new one :)

Works good as new on my Blackberry Curve 8320. Can be changed in less than 30 seconds. Make sure you align the bumps on the ball to the sides and the ring so the side on the back with no clips is at the top. YouTube has several DIY clips if you need help.

I am completely satisfied with this product. I purchased a replacement trackball on August 25th and received it today (the 28th). It was simple to install and works better than the original. My only regret is having waited so long to purchase it.

Perfect replacement. And my trackball is white again!

I tried cleaning the old one because it would not function properly. No dice. Put in this replacement and perfect. I forgot what a working-correctly trackball was like. I'm happy. And what a great deal on these Curve parts from OEM Planet. Awesome!

It fit perfectly on my blackberry pearl 8100. The price was great....the product is great! Glad I bought it! Just FYI it does feel a little different than the original trackball you had when you first bought your phone....different quality or could just be that it's brand new, anyway it works great....fits like a glove....works exactly the same as original. I love it couldn't have asked for a better one. Just glad I can use my phone properly again!

I have had the rollerball for about two weeks now and it's like my phone is as good as new.

Replaced nicely -- holding up fine (but these are inefficient and cheap in the first place). As for the product itself, I was pleased with how inexpensive it was to replace.

Works great and is relatively easy to install. Wish I had replaced the track ball much sooner.
You will have to look uphow to do it on youtube.

My initial order had some defective parts, I notified OEM Planet and they imediately sent replacements which work perfectly! Truely outstanding service! I highly recommend this vendor!

The track balls (or "pearls") on Blackberries are problematic, and it is sometimes necessary to clean or replace them. I had a Pearl phone for 2 1/2 years and managed to disassemble and clean the track ball many times myself, before finally buying a new one. These are so cheap, I recommend buying several and replacing instead of cleaning.