Introduction
Use this guide to replace the Retina display, display glass, and iSight camera assembly.
What you need
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Tool used on this step:Magnetic Project Mat$19.95
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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 to remove it.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to lift the battery connector straight up out of its socket on the logic board.
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Insert the tip of a spudger under each of the antenna cables near their connectors and pry up to disconnect them from the AirPort board.
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Connect the long-sleeved cable to the center socket.
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The short-sleeved cable connects next to the screw.
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The remaining cable has no sleeve, and connects in the last empty socket, next to the fan.
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Use the tip of a spudger to push on either side of the the iSight camera cable connector to walk it out of its socket on the logic board.
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Grab the black plastic tab to flip the display cable connector open and pull it straight out of its socket on the logic board.
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Remove the two 4.2 mm T5 Torx screws securing the aluminum hinge brackets on either side of the Macbook.
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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 outer 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 with your left hand, remove the remaining T8 Torx screw from the upper display bracket.
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Remove the last remaining T8 Torx screw securing the display to the upper case.
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Grab the upper case with your right hand and rotate it slightly clockwise, toward the top of the display, so the display brackets clear the edge of the upper case.
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Rotate the display slightly away from the upper case.
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Pull the display away from the upper case, minding any brackets or cables that may get caught.
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