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This teardown is not a repair guide. To repair your Apple remote (A1156 EMC 2086), use our service manual.

    1. Apple remote (A1156 EMC 2086) Teardown, Remove the battery compartment: step 1, image 1 of 1
      • With the help of something small, open the battery compartment.

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    2. Apple remote (A1156 EMC 2086) Teardown, Reveal the screws: step 2, image 1 of 3 Apple remote (A1156 EMC 2086) Teardown, Reveal the screws: step 2, image 2 of 3 Apple remote (A1156 EMC 2086) Teardown, Reveal the screws: step 2, image 3 of 3
      • If you see now where the battery resides, you will see one screw.

      • But there is another one hidden under the gray piece of plastic. So we need to remove it.

      • I used the tip of a dental pick.

      • Be carful not to break the plastic, I damaged mine so in the reassemble now it is loose :-(

      • Now you can see the second screw.

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    3. Apple remote (A1156 EMC 2086) Teardown, Taking out the internals: step 3, image 1 of 3 Apple remote (A1156 EMC 2086) Teardown, Taking out the internals: step 3, image 2 of 3 Apple remote (A1156 EMC 2086) Teardown, Taking out the internals: step 3, image 3 of 3
      • Undo the two screws and you can now liberate the internals in two pieces.

      • Without taking out completely one of the screws, push against it so the upper part slides out. You can now grab it with you hands and put it aside.

      • In my teardown, I took out the upper black cover first, and I broke it. In this guide you should keep it on until this point, when it should slide easily along with the upper part of the internals.

      • Now, pull the bottom part.

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    4. Apple remote (A1156 EMC 2086) Teardown, Liberate the main board: step 4, image 1 of 2 Apple remote (A1156 EMC 2086) Teardown, Liberate the main board: step 4, image 2 of 2
      • We have only one step to do to consider the teardown complete.

      • Undo the four screws holding the main board with a #00 phillips screwdriver.

      • Don't look at that #0 screwdriver, is a wrong one ;-)

      • Now the teardown is completed.

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    5. Apple remote (A1156 EMC 2086) Teardown, Reassembling 1: step 5, image 1 of 3 Apple remote (A1156 EMC 2086) Teardown, Reassembling 1: step 5, image 2 of 3 Apple remote (A1156 EMC 2086) Teardown, Reassembling 1: step 5, image 3 of 3
      • To reassembling it, we should take special care on the battery contacts are they should be springy and put under the gray bottom plastic.

      • Bend the contacts a little bit to make this shape.

      • Insert the top part, this step is easy.

      • Now insert the bottom part, but half way.

      • And, with the help of something slim, push the bottom completely making sure the battery contacts are behind the gray plastic.

      • In the picture I show you how NOT to let the contacts, it is outside the gray plastic.

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    6. Apple remote (A1156 EMC 2086) Teardown, Reassembling 2: step 6, image 1 of 3 Apple remote (A1156 EMC 2086) Teardown, Reassembling 2: step 6, image 2 of 3 Apple remote (A1156 EMC 2086) Teardown, Reassembling 2: step 6, image 3 of 3
      • Now, screw the two screws (the shorter one is the one that is going to be covered by the spring of the release mechanism).

      • Put the spring + the plastic pusher into place.

      • Be careful on aligning the plastic piece before pushing it into place, or you may damage it.

      • And put the black top cover in place, taking special care on align it so this part is in the IR led side.

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