Patent ID: 8689429

Claim:
A method of reworking a head suspension that includes a magnetic head, a slider on which the magnetic head is arranged having a first side and a second side in a longitudinal direction thereof, a flexure having a tongue resiliently supporting the slider, wiring formed on the flexure, and a terminal joint where an electric terminal of the slider and an electric terminal of the wiring are joined together with a bonding material, the method comprising steps of: loosely holding the slider by a holder mechanism so that the slider is forwardly and backwardly movable for a predetermined distance in the longitudinal direction of the slider while components of the head suspension except the slider are put in a stress-free state; pressing a blade to the bonding material from the first side toward the second side in the longitudinal direction of the slider to move the slider on the holding mechanism in the longitudinal direction; and bringing the second side of the moving slider into contact with a stop face of the holding mechanism in the longitudinal direction to stop the slider moving on the holding mechanism in the longitudinal direction, thereby forcing the blade to bite and cut the bonding material to remove the slider from the flexure.