crwdns2890822:0crwdne2890822:0

crwdns2890844:0crwdne2890844:0

crwdns2861143:0crwdne2861143:0

MacBook Pro 13" Retina Display Early 2015 Left Speaker Replacement

crwdns2875830:0crwdne2875830:0 Andrew Optimus Goldheart (crwdns2886893:03crwdne2886893:0)
  • crwdns2881987:0crwdne2881987:0 76
  • crwdns2881988:0crwdne2881988:0 5
  • crwdns2881989:0crwdne2881989:0 22

crwdns2860680:0crwdne2860680:0

crwdns2893834:0crwdne2893834:0

crwdns2892170:0crwdne2892170:0

9

crwdns2894400:0crwdne2894400:0

crwdns2876730:020crwdne2876730:0

crwdns2858837:0crwdne2858837:0

3

crwdns2892150:0crwdne2892150:0

0

crwdns2892376:0crwdne2892376:0

Use this guide to replace the left speaker.

When operating normally, during most of the guide it will be on the right, as your laptop will be upside down.

  1. Remove the following ten screws securing the lower case to the upper case:
    crwdns2889904:0crwdne2889904:0
    Magnetic Project Mat
    $19.99

    • 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

    • Throughout this repair, keep track of each screw and make sure it goes back exactly where it came from to avoid damaging your device.

    crwdns2860703:0crwdne2860703:0

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

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

    • Gently pull the lower case away from the upper case to remove it.

    crwdns2860703:0crwdne2860703:0

  3. The lower case is connected to the upper case with two plastic clips near its center. During reassembly, gently push down the center of the lower case to reattach the two plastic clips.

    • The lower case is connected to the upper case with two plastic clips near its center.

    • During reassembly, gently push down the center of the lower case to reattach the two plastic clips.

    crwdns2860703:0crwdne2860703:0

  4. The Essential Toolkit

    The most helpful tools in our most compact kit.

    crwdns2857080:0crwdne2857080:0

    The Essential Toolkit

    The most helpful tools in our most compact kit.

    crwdns2857080:0crwdne2857080:0

  5. If necessary, remove the plastic cover adhered to the battery contact board.

    • If necessary, remove the plastic cover adhered to the battery contact board.

    crwdns2860703:0crwdne2860703:0

  6. Use the flat end of a spudger to lift the battery connector straight up out of its socket on the logic board. Be sure you lift up only on the connector itself, not the socket, or you risk permanent damage to the logic board.

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

    • Be sure you lift up only on the connector itself, not the socket, or you risk permanent damage to the logic board.

    crwdns2860703:0crwdne2860703:0

  7. Bend the battery connector up out of the way to prevent accidental contact with its socket during your repair.

    • Bend the battery connector up out of the way to prevent accidental contact with its socket during your repair.

    crwdns2860703:0crwdne2860703:0

  8. Insert the tip of a spudger under the left speaker cable near the connector and lift it up out of its socket on the logic board. Insert the tip of a spudger under the left speaker cable near the connector and lift it up out of its socket on the logic board.

    • Insert the tip of a spudger under the left speaker cable near the connector and lift it up out of its socket on the logic board.

    crwdns2860703:0crwdne2860703:0

  9. Remove the following screws securing the left speaker to the upper case:

    • Remove the following screws securing the left speaker to the upper case:

    • One 5.7 mm T5 Torx screw

    • One 6.5 mm T5 Torx screw

    • One 3.8 mm T5 Torx screw

    crwdns2860703:0crwdne2860703:0

  10. Lift the corner of the left speaker up and slide it out around the battery to remove it from the upper case. Be careful not to snag the speaker cable on the screw hole post in the side of the case. Be careful not to snag the speaker cable on the screw hole post in the side of the case.

    • Lift the corner of the left speaker up and slide it out around the battery to remove it from the upper case.

    • Be careful not to snag the speaker cable on the screw hole post in the side of the case.

    crwdns2860703:0crwdne2860703:0
crwdns2892372:0crwdne2892372:0

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

crwdns2878426:022crwdne2878426:0

crwdns2862417:0crwdne2862417:0

crwdns2886888:0crwdnd2886888:03crwdnd2886888:0crwdne2886888:0

Andrew Optimus Goldheart

crwdns2886885:017/10/2009crwdne2886885:0

462,470 crwdns2894548:0crwdne2894548:0

crwdns2886889:0410crwdne2886889:0

crwdns2891874:0crwdne2891874:0: 43

crwdns2886890:040crwdne2886890:0

crwdns2892814:0crwdne2892814:0

iFixit crwdns2886886:0iFixitcrwdne2886886:0

Community

crwdns2858115:0132crwdne2858115:0

crwdns2886889:013,487crwdne2886889:0

crwdns2892922:0crwdne2892922:0

crwdns2892346:0crwdne2892346:0

Does anyone know the RMS/wattage of the speaker?

mannankhanna14 - crwdns2853112:0crwdne2853112:0

crwdns2892926:0crwdne2892926:0

crwdns2894754:0crwdne2894754:0:

crwdns2894766:024crwdne2894766:0 15

crwdns2894768:07crwdne2894768:0 138

crwdns2894768:030crwdne2894768:0 619

crwdns2894770:0crwdne2894770:0 16,367