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Rock out too hard? Use this guide to replace a blown-out rear speaker.
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Remove the eight 4 mm Phillips screws securing the lower case to the MacBook.
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Slightly lift the lower case near the vent opening.
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Continue running your fingers between the lower and upper cases until the upper case pops off its retaining clips.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to lift the battery connector up out of its socket on the logic board.
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Remove the following screws from the optical drive side of the rear vent:
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Two 10 mm T8 Torx
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Two 5.2 mm Phillips
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Remove the following screws from the port side of rear vent:
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Two 10 mm T8 Torx
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Two 5.2 mm Phillips
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Carefully lift the rear vent out of the upper case.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the AirPort/Bluetooth cable connector up off the logic board.
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Remove the following screws securing the right speaker assembly to the upper case:
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One 12 mm Phillips screw.
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One 3 mm Phillips screw.
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Remove the single 2.2 mm Phillips screw inserted horizontally into the side of the optical drive.
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Pry the AirPort and Bluetooth antenna connectors (3 total) up off the AirPort/Bluetooth card.
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De-route the long antenna from its channel in the rear speaker housing.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the rear speaker cable connector up off the logic board.
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Remove the rear speaker assembly from the upper case.
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Carefully peel the AirPort/Bluetooth cable from its channel within the rear speaker assembly.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the AirPort/Bluetooth cable up off the rear speaker.
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Remove three 3 mm Phillips screws securing the AirPort/Bluetooth board to the rear speaker assembly.
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Lift the AirPort/Bluetooth board up off the rear speaker assembly.
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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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Nice tuto ! Helped me so fine.
Perfect! That helps to keep older gear alive!
How did you guys place the rear speaker wire back in place?
hi everyone! iʻm about to replace the rear speaker on my late 2009 A1342, but i also need to replace both the left and right speakers as well. would someone please help me out? i hope i donʻt have to pull the logic board (i already did that on my mid 2012 A1284, and it was, ok, but i have more gray hairs now . . .).
