MacBook Pro 13" Retina Display Late 2012 Right 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 flat end of a spudger to pry the right side of the I/O board data cable connector up off its socket on the I/O board.

Wedge the flat end of a spudger beneath the left side of the I/O board data cable connector.

Gently twist the spudger to disconnect the I/O board data cable connector from its socket on the logic board.

Lift and remove the I/O board data cable from the MacBook Pro.

Use the tip of a spudger to push the iSight camera cable connector straight away from its socket on the logic board.

Move the iSight camera cable aside.

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

Pull the right fan ribbon cable straight out of its socket on the logic board.

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

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