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The left hinge mount connects the left display hinge to the case. Use this guide to replace yours if it's broken or otherwise damaged.
What you need
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Use a coin or spudger to rotate the battery-locking screw 90 degrees clockwise.
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Lift the battery out of the computer.
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Remove the three evenly-spaced Phillips screws from along the rear wall of the battery compartment.
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Lift up on L-shaped memory cover, slide it to the right, and lift it out of the computer.
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Remove the following 3 screws:
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One 11 mm Phillips #00 in the middle of the case.
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Two 14.5 mm Phillips #00.
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Remove the following 3 screws from the rear wall of the battery compartment:
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Two 3 mm Phillips #00. (A1181 has three 3 mm screws and one 4 mm.)
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One 4 mm Phillips #00 on the right side.
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Remove the two 6 mm Phillips #00 screws from either side of the right wall of the battery compartment (not the ones closest to the battery connector).
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Remove the four 3 mm indicated Phillips #00 screws from the front wall of the battery compartment. When working from the left, remove the 2nd, 4th, 7th and 9th screw.
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Remove the following 4 screws from the back of the computer:
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Two 7 mm shouldered Phillips on the far sides.
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Two 10.5 mm Phillips toward the center.
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Remove the two 5.2 mm shouldered Phillips #00 screws from the optical side of the computer.
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Starting near the display and working around to the front of the computer, pry up on the upper case. It is held with clips on the right above the optical drive. These will release with some firm lifting pressure.
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Be careful when prying up the upper case. It's very easy to slice open a fingertip and thus provide the blood sacrifice the Mac gods sometimes require of those who insist on doing their own repairs.
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While holding up the upper case (from the bottom or the top), use a spudger to pry up the orange trackpad and keyboard cable from its connector.
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Remove the following 3 screws from the left hinge mount:
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One 6 mm smaller diameter Phillips from the right side.
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One 6 mm larger diameter Phillips from the middle.
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One 10 mm Phillips from the left side.
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Lift the hinge mount and attached plastic dust cover out of the computer.
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Slide the plastic dust cover out of its slot in the left hinge mount.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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