My Problem

I was changing out the keyboad on a 2008 Aluminum Uni-body Macbook. The whole keyboard had be spoiled by a spill.

My Fix

The replacement that I got didn't include the trackpad so I had to swap this out from the broken one. The Y bits were needed for this and it turned out neither of the one's in the kit would fit the little tensioning slug at the bottom of the trackpad because they were both too pointy. I noticed that the driver they were using in the iFixit instructions wasn't he one from the kit. The one's in the kit are too pointy to fit that slug.

My Advice

Got it out easily but getting it in mostly involved a munged up plastic spudger (or black stick as Apple calls it) and a pair of needle nosed plyers. The bits in the kit would have to be ground almost flat an the tip to fit the slot.

My Problem

Water was spilled on the keyboard and the MBA no longer would boot (i.e., turn on).

My Fix

No luck (still will not turn on), but the guide for disassembly was excellent (Installing Macbook Air 11" Mid 2011 Upper Case); thank you very much. Disassembly and reassembly took about 45 minutes. The guide ends before keyboard "removal," which actually cannot be accomplished. The backlighting module (with a black plastic sheet over all of it (presumably to seal the keyboard from the interior components) is affixed with adhesive to the underside of the keyboard module; both were removed (carefully pulled off) after disconnecting the trackpad ribbon cable from the ZIF socket on the underside of the trackpad. The periphery of the keyboard module is screwed to the upper case with a gazillion 000 phillips head screws, but just about all of the interior nodes of the lattice of the keyboard frame are riveted to the upper case (i.e., the keyboard module is inextricably affixed to the upper case and cannot be removed or replaced).

My Advice

If you spill on the keyboard, don't bother to disassemble. Wipe up what you can, leave the lid open to let it air dry (maybe try a fan), and hope for the best. The 54 Bit Driver Kit was perfect for the disassembly/reassembly exercise.

My Problem

I spilled some delicious woodchuck cider on my keyboard. My computer was not as fond of the beverage as I was.

My Fix

I found the repair guide here, decided to find the Upper Body replacement on Ebay, and voila, I took apart my first computer (and successfully put back together - judging by the fact it didn't explode).

Might have one problem after the fact, but jury is still out.

My Advice

I wish I had known about the tools needed to do the repair. Something that could have taken an evening took a week. My fault for not researching prior.

My Problem

The 3DS had some loose wiring that caused it to shutdown randomly

My Fix

I opened the 3DS and reassembled it according to Fixit guide and that fixed the problem. No more shutdowns!

My Advice

iFixit have greate guides to follow!

My Problem

SCREEN WAS CRACKED TO SEVERE EXTENT

My Fix

FAiR/ FAST

My Advice

ADD IPHONE SCREWS TO SETS