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MacBook Pro 13" Retina Display Late 2013 Heat Sink Replacement

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    • 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.

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

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

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    • 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.

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

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    • 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.

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

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    • Carefully remove the rubber fan bumper from the edge of the heat sink.

    • The fan bumper wraps around the heat sink and fits into slots in the fan duct. During reassembly, be sure to fit the tabs into the notches in the fan duct.

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    • Use the flat end of a spudger to peel the four foam stickers off of the heat sink screws.

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

    • Four 2.6 mm T5 screws

    • One 2.4 mm Phillips #000 screw

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

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If you are following this guide to replace the thermal paste on the CPU i think you should know that - if you, like i, have decided to remove the black electrical tape that is on the CPU, make sure you are super careful when using Thermal Paste Remover Liquid. Any liquid can easily get under the CPU because there is enough gap from every side.

My Mac lives but now i live with the memory of worryingly wondering whether i killed it while cleaning out the liquid from underneath the CPU without lifting it.

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