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Introduction |
While foot replacement does not need to be done in a set, many modern 3rd party replacements are now rubberized and come in a set and in many cases, which will make the laptop non-sliporiginal intact feet do eventually fail the same way. If you want to change all ofthe set out to fix the feet as a setproblem for good or make your laptop non-slip, this guide will show you how to break off anythe leftover feet with remaining support to install the new feet as a complete set. '''''These steps do not apply to the rMBP (PCIe SSD and T2) series.''''' | | | == Guide notes == | * '''''Once the foot is broken, there is no way to go back. Be sure you want to do this before removing surviving feet!'''''
* '''''While bottom panel damage is unlikely if done with caution, it can happen if you work over an edge.'''''
** Place the bottom on a flat surface when you break the remaining feet to avoid damaging the bottomcover while doing this. The'''''In most cases, the original feet are generally brittle enough it is not hard to do thisa light cut will suffice.'''''
* '''''Once the foot is broken and unusableremoved, it must be replaced and CANNOT be reused.'''''
** Make sure you have a set of four available for this procedure ifas you do not wantwill need to keepreplace these intentionally damaged feet due to the originalsdesign.
* Place the old feet in a container designated for the remains of the original set. This is so you don’t mix them up. |
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