Tools
Parts
Introduction
Use this guide to replace the upper case.
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Remove the following ten screws securing the lower case to the upper case:
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Two 2.3 mm P5 Pentalobe screws
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Eight 3.0 mm P5 Pentalobe screws
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Wedge your fingers between the upper case and the lower case.
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Gently pull the lower case away from the upper case.
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Remove the lower case and set it aside.
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Remove the plastic cover adhered to the battery contact board.
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Remove the following screws securing the battery connector board to the logic board:
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Two 2.8 mm T6 Torx screws
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One 7.0 mm T7 Torx shouldered screw
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Use tweezers to remove the small plastic cover located near the bottom right of the battery connector board.
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Remove the wide head 6.4 mm T6 Torx screw securing the battery connector to the logic board assembly.
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Carefully lift the battery connector board up off the logic board.
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It is recommended to bend the battery cables just slightly, to keep the board suspended up above the logic board and out of the way.
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Grasp the battery contact board with tweezers.
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Lift the battery contact board up off the logic board and remove it.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the right side of the I/O board data cable connector up off its socket on the I/O board.
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Wedge the flat end of a spudger beneath the left side of the I/O board data cable connector.
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Gently twist the spudger to disconnect the I/O board data cable connector from its socket on the logic board.
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Lift and remove the I/O board data cable from the MacBook Pro.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the SSD cable connector up from its socket on the logic board.
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Move the SSD cable connector out of the way.
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Wedge the flat end of a spudger beneath the right speaker cable connector.
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Gently pry the right speaker cable connector up off from its socket on the logic board.
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Remove the following screws securing the right speaker to the upper case:
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One 6.8 mm T5 Torx screw
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Two 6.3 mm T5 Torx screws
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Lift and remove the right speaker out of the upper case.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the headphone jack cable connector straight up off its socket on the logic board.
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Wedge the tip of a spudger beneath the left speaker cable connector.
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Gently pry the left speaker cable connector up off from its socket on the logic board.
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Remove the following screws securing the left speaker to the upper case:
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One 6.8 mm T5 Torx screw (top right)
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Two 6.3 mm T5 Torx screws
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LIft and remove the left speaker out of the upper case.
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Use your thumb or finger to bend the plastic spring bar on the SSD tray, freeing the two clips at the front side of the device.
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While holding the spring bar depressed, tilt the SSD assembly up out of its cavity.
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Remove the SSD assembly from the upper case.
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Remove three 2.2 mm T5 Torx screws from each side of the battery (six screws total).
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Insert the flat edge of a spudger underneath the leftmost battery cell.
This is the most difficult step. The tip of my spudger got bended and the aluminum case damaged it.
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Wedge the spudger underneath the leftmost battery cell.
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Run the spudger along the bottom perimeter of the battery cell to release the adhesive.
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Wedge the spudger underneath the battery cell once again, but this time slightly lift the battery cell.
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Insert the spudger along the left side of the leftmost battery cell.
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Run the spudger up along the left side of the leftmost battery cell.
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Slightly pry the leftmost battery cell to release it from the adhesive.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to release the top portion of the leftmost battery cell.
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Wedge the flat end of a spudger underneath the top portion of the leftmost battery cell.
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Run the spudger down along the leftmost battery cell.
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Insert the flat end of a spudger underneath the larger leftmost battery cell.
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Carefully wedge the spudger inwards, being careful to not damage the battery cells.
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Pry the larger leftmost battery cell up off the upper case.
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Grasp the battery cells and gently move, but do not remove, them from their recess in the upper case.
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Leave the battery cells resting on top of the upper case as highlighted in the third picture.
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Insert the flat end of a spudger underneath the rightmost battery cell.
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Run the spudger to the left along the bottom portion of the rightmost battery cell.
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Wedge the flat end of a spudger underneath the bottom portion of the rightmost battery cell.
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Insert the flat end of a spudger near the bottom right corner of the rightmost battery cell.
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Run the spudger up along the right side of the rightmost battery cell to release the adhesive.
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Wedge the flat end of a spudger underneath the right side of the rightmost battery cell and the upper case.
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Pry the spudger downwards to release the adhesive near the top portion of the rightmost battery cell.
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Wedge the flat end of a spudger underneath the larger right battery cell.
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Run the spudger down along the right side of the larger right battery cell.
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Insert the spudger near the bottom right corner of the larger right battery cell.
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Slightly pry the bottom right corner up off the upper case to release the adhesive.
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Insert the flat end of a spudger underneath the larger rightmost battery cell.
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Carefully wedge the spudger inwards, being careful to not damage the battery cells.
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Pry the larger right battery cell up off the upper case.
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Carefully grasp the battery assembly from the right and left battery cells.
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Lift the battery as a whole up out of the upper case.
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Use the tip of a spudger to push the edges of the I/O board connector straight out of its socket on the logic board.
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Use the tip of a spudger to push the iSight camera cable connector straight away from its socket on the logic board.
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Move the iSight camera cable aside.
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Wedge the flat end of a spudger underneath the keyboard backlight connector and the logic board.
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Gently twist the flat end of a spudger upwards to pry the keyboard backlight connector up off its socket on the logic board.
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Use the tip of a spudger to flip up the retaining flap on the trackpad ribbon cable ZIF socket.
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Grasp the plastic pull tab and pull the trackpad ribbon cable out of its socket.
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Use the tip of a spudger to flip up the retaining flap on the keyboard ribbon cable ZIF socket.
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Grasp the plastic pull tab and pull the keyboard ribbon cable out of its socket.
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Use the tip of a spudger to flip up the retaining flap on the microphone ribbon cable ZIF socket.
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Grasp the plastic pull tab and pull the microphone ribbon cable out of its socket.
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Use the tip of a spudger to rotate the pull tab secured to the display data cable lock toward the DC-In side of the computer.
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Gently push the edges of the display data cable connector away from its socket on the logic board.
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Pull, but do not remove, the display data cable connector out of its socket and carefully move it out of the way.
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Use the tip of a spudger to flip up the retaining flap on the left fan ribbon cable ZIF socket.
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Carefully pull the left fan ribbon cable out of its socket.
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Move the left fan ribbon cable aside to reveal a hidden screw securing the logic board assembly to the upper case.
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Remove the following screws securing the logic board to the upper case:
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Eight 3.3 mm T5 Torx screws
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One Phillips #00 screw
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Two 3.1 mm T5 Torx screws
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Remove two more screws, from the MagSafe DC-In board in the upper right corner (second image).
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Two 3.4 mm T5 Torx screws
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Carefully lift the logic board assembly from its left side and work it out of the upper case, minding any cables and the I/O ports that may get caught during removal.
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Pull the right I/O port side of the logic board away from the side of the upper case and remove the logic board assembly.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to pry and disconnect the three antenna cable connectors from the AirPort board.
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Remove the following two screws securing the I/O board to the upper case:
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One 3.53 mm T5 Torx screw
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One 4.89 mm T8 Torx standoff screw
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Carefully pull and remove the I/O board away from its recess in the upper case.
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Remove the two 3.4 mm T5 Torx screws securing the headphone jack to the upper case.
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Lift and remove the headphone jack out of the upper case.
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Use a pair of tweezers to lift the rubber hinge covers up off the right and left display hinges.
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Remove the 3.2 mm T5 Torx screws (one on each side) securing the aluminum hinge brackets to the upper case.
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Use a pair of tweezers to lift aluminum hinge brackets off the right and left display hinges.
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Remove the four inner 5.3 mm T8 Torx screws (two on each side) securing the display to the upper case.
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While holding the display and upper case together with your left hand, remove the remaining T8 Torx screw from the lower display bracket.
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Remove the last remaining T8 Torx screw securing the display to the upper case.
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Grip both halves of the device, one in each hand.
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Gently push forward on the bottom half of the device to detach it from the display assembly.
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Carefully set each component aside, making sure to set down the lower half keyboard-side down.
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Remove the following screws securing the trackpad to the upper case:
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Four 1.4 mm Phillips #000 screws
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Wedge the spudger between the trackpad ribbon cable and the upper case.
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Run the spudger along the bottom to release the trackpad ribbon cable from the adhesive securing it to the upper case.
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Insert the tip of a spudger in between the trackpad ribbon cable and the upper case.
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Carefully thread the trackpad ribbon cable out of the notch near the top of the SSD assembly cavity.
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Once the trackpad is free of the upper case, guide the trackpad ribbon cable through the slot cut in the upper case.
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Remove the trackpad from the upper case.
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For this step, it is recommended to use a heat gun or hair dryer to soften the adhesive securing the microphone assembly to the upper case. You may be able to remove it without doing so, but will risk damaging the microphone cable.
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With the heat gun set to low, heat the microphone assembly to loosen the adhesive attaching it to the upper case.
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Use the tip of a spudger to remove the piece of tape covering one of two microphones.
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Grasp the piece of tape with a pair of tweezers and remove it.
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Repeat the same procedure as the previous step to remove the tape covering the second microphone.
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Wedge the tip of a spudger underneath the microphone assembly cable.
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Run the spudger up along the bottom of the microphone assembly cable to separate it from the upper case.
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Gently wedge the tip of a spudger underneath the second microphone and push inwards to loosen the adhesive.
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Carefully pry the first microphone up off the upper case.
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Lift and remove the microphone assembly out of the upper case.
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Upper case remains.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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