MacBook Core Duo

Released in 2006 with model number A1181 and a black or white case. Equipped with 1.83 or 2.0 GHz Intel Core Duo processor

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Installing MacBook Core Duo Clutch Cover

Replace a cosmetically damaged clutch cover on your MacBook Core Duo.

Author: iRobot
Difficulty: Difficult

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Use this guide to replace your MacBook's clutch cover—the curved plastic piece beneath the LCD—if it's broken or just not as shiny as you'd like it to be.

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Battery 2 steps
Memory Cover 2 steps
Upper Case 8 steps
Optical Drive 11 steps
C-Channel 3 steps
Display 8 steps
Front Display Bezel 6 steps
Clutch Cover 3 steps

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Edit Step 1 — Battery ¶

Use a coin to rotate the battery-locking screw 90 degrees clockwise.

Edit Step 2 ¶

Lift the battery out of the computer.

Edit Step 3 — Memory Cover ¶

Remove the three evenly-spaced Phillips screws from along the rear wall of the battery compartment.
The screws are captive to the metal memory cover.

Edit Step 4 ¶

Lift up on L-shaped memory cover, slide it to the right, and lift it out of the computer.

Edit Step 5 — Upper Case ¶

Remove the following 3 screws:
- One 11 mm Phillips #00 in the middle of the case.
- Two 14.5 mm Phillips #00.
If the screws stick in the case, you can use a magnetized screwdriver to draw them out.
The shorter of the three screws goes in the middle.

Edit Step 6 ¶

Remove the following 3 screws from the rear wall of the battery compartment:
- Two 3 mm Phillips #00.
- One 4 mm Phillips #00 on the right side.
When reinstalling these screws, press gently on the lower case to line up the screw holes.

Edit Step 7 ¶

Remove the two 6 mm Phillips #00 screws from either side of the right wall of the battery compartment (not the ones closest to the battery connector).

Edit Step 8 ¶

Remove the four 3 mm indicated Phillips #00 screws from the front wall of the battery compartment. When working from the left, remove the 2nd, 4th, 7th and 9th screw.

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