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Model A1181: 1.83, 2, 2.1, 2.13, 2.16, 2.2, or 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo processor

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Odd trackpad button clicking noise

This morning, my 2 year old MacBook's trackpad button started making these clicking noises every time I pressed on it. But it also depends on where I press down. The noise would be there on the right side sometime, and sometimes on the left. What could be wrong? Thanks

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What exactly do these clicking noises sound like? How do they differ from that of a normal click? Is the actual upper case surrounding it broken in any way?

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Normally, the sound it would make would this dull, quiet, *thuck*. Now it's this metallic, loud, *CLICK*. Sounds like a spring inside is in the way or something

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Something very small could be stuck under your click pad. Try to insert the corner of a paper sheet under the click pad and slide it to remove the "intruder" out. Or buy the newer MacBook Pro, there's no click pad anymore in the trackpad assy LOL...

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Placed a piece of paper, moved it gently and found some slight resistance. Move the paper in and out and out popped a piece of dirt or food particle? Either way, after years of an annoying high click sound its back to normal!

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This helped quiet the noise in the left click a lot -- thanks! Wonder if there's something that would complete the process? It's still a little noisier than the less-used right click.

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Thank You So Much

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I just had the same thing happened and I held down the button and blew really hard into the area. Good as new! A trusty old Nintendo trick! :)

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this is amazing!!!!!!!!

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Worked right away!

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omg this worked!!!!!!!

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this actually worked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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wtffffff, just workeddddd!!!!!

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Try tilting the Book and see if you can get the obstacle into a corner, tapping the button lightly. Then use a business card to push it out.

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it just worked for my dell, the problem is little particle of dirt or food , stick a small piece of paper in the edge around the touchpad thing and go all the way around then blow all the way around really hard and it should fix it. i promise, may not seem as if thats the problem but it is. it did fix mine.

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