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Rock out too hard? Use this guide to replace your blown-out subwoofer/right speaker.
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Remove the following ten screws securing the lower case to the upper case:
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Seven 3 mm Phillips screws.
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Three 13.5 mm Phillips screws.
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Using both hands, lift the lower case near the vent to pop it off two clips securing it to the upper case.
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Remove the lower case and set it aside.
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Remove the two 5-Point Pentalobe screws along the top edge of the battery.
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Use the tip of a spudger to bend back the finger of the "Warning: Do not remove the battery" sticker while you remove third five-point Pentalobe screw hidden underneath.
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Lift the battery by its plastic pull tab and slide it away from the long edge of the upper case.
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Tilt the battery back enough to access the battery cable connector.
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Pull the battery cable connector away from its socket on the logic board and remove the battery from the upper case.
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Hold the end of the cable retainer down with one finger while you use the tip of a spudger to slightly lift the other end and rotate it away from the camera cable connector.
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Disconnect the camera cable by pulling the male end straight away from its socket.
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Peel the camera cable off the adhesive securing it to the optical drive.
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Disconnect the Bluetooth cable by pulling the male end straight away from its socket.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the Bluetooth antenna cable from its socket on the board.
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Remove the two 8 mm Phillips screws securing the Bluetooth/camera cable retainer to the upper case.
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Lift the Bluetooth board/cable retainer assembly out of the upper case.
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Use a spudger to pry the optical drive connector straight up off the logic board.
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Remove the single 3.5 mm Phillips screw securing the inner side of the optical drive to the upper case.
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Remove the two 3.5 mm Phillips screws securing the outer side of the optical drive to the upper case.
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Lift the optical drive from its left edge and pull it out of the upper case.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the hard drive/IR sensor cable connector up off the logic board.
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Peel the hard drive cable up from the channel within the subwoofer and right speaker.
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Using the flat end of a spudger, pry the subwoofer/right speaker connector straight up off the logic board.
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Remove the following four screws securing the subwoofer and right speaker to the upper case:
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Two 3.2 mm Phillips screws.
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One 2.6 mm Phillips screw.
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One 5 mm Phillips screw.
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Lift the subwoofer and right speaker assembly out of the upper case.
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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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Excellent tutorial : be careful when removing the woofer connection : do it exactly as it is pictured otherwise you may harm the motherboard.
I followed these steps in order to inspect the cracked subwoofer of my MBP. After disassembly, the membrane was unglued and instead of replacing, finnally I glued it again with Neopren. It works perfectly again !
