MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2009 Trackpad Replacement

ID: 5278

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Steps:

1. Remove the following 10 screws securing the lower case to the MacBook Pro 13" Unibody:
2. Red Seven 3 mm Phillips screws.
3. Orange Three 13.5 mm Phillips screws.

4. Slightly lift the lower case and push it toward the rear of the computer to free the mounting tabs.

5. Remove the following tri-wing screws securing the battery to the upper case:
6. Red One 5.5 mm tri-wing screw
7. Orange One 13.5 mm tri-wing screw.

8. Use the flat end of a spudger to lift the battery connector up out of its socket on the logic board.

9. Lift the battery out of the upper case

10. Remove the ribbon cable by releasing it from the ZIF connector on the underside of the trackpad and also from the socket that attaches it to the logic board.

11. Remove the four 1.2mm #00 Phillips head screws from rear of the trackpad.