hey i dont know anything out your phone but just reading what might be wrong can you use like paper or maybe even some tape to jam or hold it in place? just an idea dunno if it would help or not
press and hold the center and menu button at the same time and it should restart.
if it still freezes on the apple logo hold the center and menu button untill it restarts then as soon as it does hold the center and play button. a screen called "disk mode" should apear. connect the ipod to your...