Need help soldering jack to headset

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My jack shorted out on my Plantronics headset. I've actually done this before with success but I did not keep the last jack or write down any "how to" so I have no reference point. I tend to snag wires causing shorts on headsets and the like. I simply want to reattach a new one (can't afford a wireless option right now).

Here's a link to the headset (I'm not using it for VoIP just plugging into cordless phone):
Plantronics MX500i. This unit has a mute and volume module on along the headset wire. So I have 4 wires to deal with. I remember two of them are to get twisted together so I only solder three items to the new jack.

Need help figuring out what gets soldering where or if someone can point me on the right direction for help. Thanks..

See photos below:

jack.jpg
 
Thanks HardwareGuru!

I remembered a hardware engineer friend that gave me some help but the link you provided: http://www.explainthatstuff.com/howtorepairheadphones.html cleared up where the red and white wire went.

The jack is from Radio Shack and is item # 274-0298. You can see it in the picture at their link:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2104064

Now for the good part. It wasn't the jack on the headset cord that was going out but the jack on the phone itself is shorting out. So when I had the phone clip hooked on my pants I may bump into something and the phone would fall. The weight of the phone was pulling on the cord so I assumed it was the headset jack but it turned out to be the jack on the phone. But now, once again, I know what goes where and I did a good job of soldering.

See photo below for reference as this may help someone:

jack2.jpg
 
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