Battery And Trackpad Disassembling Macbook Pro 15 Retina 2012 2015 2012 2013 2014 2015 Repair Guide

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• Battery and Trackpad. Disassembling MacBook Pro 15" Retina 2012-2015
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery and Trackpad. Disassembling MacBook Pro 15" Retina 2012-2015               

• Remove the following pentalobe screws securing the lower case to the MacBook Pro:
• Eight 3.0 mm
• Two 2.3 mm

Remove the following pentalobe screws securing the lower case to the MacBook Pro:

Eight 3.0 mm

Two 2.3 mm

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Step 2

• Lifting from the edge nearest the clutch cover, lift the lower case off the MacBook Pro.
• Set the lower case aside.

Lifting from the edge nearest the clutch cover, lift the lower case off the MacBook Pro.

Set the lower case aside.

Step 3

• Peel back the warning label covering the battery connector.

Peel back the warning label covering the battery connector.

Step 4

• No metal tools!
• Using the flat end of a spudger, gently pry the battery connector straight up out of its socket on the logic board.
• Bend the battery cables back and out of the way, ensuring that the battery connector doesn’t accidentally make contact with the logic board.

No metal tools!

Using the flat end of a spudger, gently pry the battery connector straight up out of its socket on the logic board.

Bend the battery cables back and out of the way, ensuring that the battery connector doesn’t accidentally make contact with the logic board.

Step 5

• Remove the following T5 Torx battery screws.

Remove the following T5 Torx battery screws.

Step 6

• There is risk to damage the battery! (Do not use ANY metal tools - puncturing the battery can cause fire and possibly leak battery gel!)
• Please note: carefully cut the duct tape layer under the battery with thin wire string. Pull back and forth slowly. Do not pry up with any metal tools.

There is risk to damage the battery! (Do not use ANY metal tools - puncturing the battery can cause fire and possibly leak battery gel!)

Please note: carefully cut the duct tape layer under the battery with thin wire string. Pull back and forth slowly. Do not pry up with any metal tools.

Step 7

• Be sure you did not damage the loopback of the track-pad!
• Please lift up the plaque under the battery with metal spudger.

Be sure you did not damage the loopback of the track-pad!

Please lift up the plaque under the battery with metal spudger.

Step 8

• Remove battery

Remove battery

Step 9

• Using the flat end of a spudger, pry the trackpad connector.

Using the flat end of a spudger, pry the trackpad connector.

Step 10

• Unscrew the light-colored screws
• Remove trackpad.

Unscrew the light-colored screws

Remove trackpad.

Step 11

• Adjustment of trackpad touching level

Adjustment of trackpad touching level

Step 12

• Good luck!

Good luck!

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Bobby - Jan 20, 2016

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Thank you! I was able to swap out new trackpad w/ these instructions.

Aleksandr ApplePartsPRO - Jan 21, 2016

You are welcome!

Aaron - Feb 15, 2016

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Hi, Could I just ask where did you get your ‘Handles’ for the wire string? I bought some titanium wire a while ago but literally cant grip it. I have searched ebay etc but nothing is comeing up - Maybe my search terms aren’t correct.

Thanks

Aleksandr ApplePartsPRO - Feb 16, 2016

Hello! You can use any strong jaws. We ordered holders in China.

Aaron - Feb 24, 2016

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Hi, Thanks for that, sorry for the late reply. I have ordered a set from china so I’ll see what they’re like, in the meantime if anyone is interested I had some random parts laying around, I made a set out of a couple of plastic spudgers, some polymorph to enlarge the top which I sank a motherboard peg into which I can then screw some screws with the large heads into. Seems to do a pretty good job, i’ll upload a pic if any1 is interested.