MacBook Pro 13" Retina Display Early 2013 Left Fan Replacement

Remove the following ten screws securing the lower case to the upper case:

Two 2.3 mm P5 Pentalobe screws

Eight 3.0 mm P5 Pentalobe screws

Wedge your fingers between the upper case and the lower case.

Gently pull the lower case away from the upper case.

Remove the lower case and set it aside.

The lower case is connected to the upper case at the center, with two plastic clips.

Remove the plastic cover adhered to the battery contact board.

Remove the following screws securing the battery connector board to the logic board:

Two 2.8 mm T6 Torx screws

One 7.0 mm T6 Torx shouldered screw

Use tweezers to remove the small plastic cover located near the bottom right of the battery connector board.

Remove the wide head 6.4 mm T6 Torx screw securing the battery connector to the logic board assembly.

Carefully lift the battery connector board up off the logic board.

It is recommended to bend the battery cables just slightly, to keep the board suspended up above the logic board and out of the way.

Grasp the Interposer with tweezers.

Lift the Interposer off the logic board and remove it.

Remove the following screws securing the heat sink to the logic board assembly:

One 2.4 mm Phillips #00 screw

One 3.4 mm T5 Torx screw

Four 2.7 mm T5 Torx screws

Lift and remove the heat sink up off the logic board assembly.

Use the tip of a spudger to flip up the retaining flap on the left fan ribbon cable ZIF socket.

Remove the three 3.1 mm T5 Torx screws securing the left fan to the logic board assembly.

Lift and remove the left fan out of the upper case.