Use the edge of a toothpick to make sure you don’t get glue on the outside. Apply a small amount of superglue into the inside of a tube.Lightly tap the tube with a screwdriver, a pair of pliers, a shoe-whatever you have lying around-to push it down.Just heat it enough to make it malleable but not enough for the plastic to deform. You can also heat the end of the plastic tube with a lighter. Widen the tube with a nail or the tip of the knife.If simply inserting a ball pen tube doesn’t work, try one of the following workarounds. This should get the broken jack out with it. Insert the end of the tube into the socket and push it firmly down until it grips the broken jack.Hold the pen by its nib and pull the inner ink tube out.This method is particularly useful if your headphones broke off in an older iPad, iPhone, or Mac.
