Ok! I was replacing the digitizer and apparently the home button "gold Z spring" came off the motherboard and I was...

Don't It doesn't work! I tried it. You need to have it micro solider back. Let me know if the digitzer works. Cuz I think when the spring came off it corrupted the motherboard which the iPod is dead. I had to buy a new iPod.

Just Burry it in a bag of rice for a week and it should remove all the water out from the iPod!