Hello! First time posting, so apologies if my forums etiquette isn't spot on yet.
The keyboard of my MacBook Pro 2019 16" (A2141) has been degrading over the past several months, with more and more keys becoming inconsistently registered upon keypress. That is: the keys are not physically sticky, but for several keys, they will register correctly ~60% of the time when pressed, but in the other 40% of cases will not register, and need to be hit again. I generally keep my electronics very clean, and I did also try cleaning some of the first keys this happened to manually (lifting out, cleaning the mechanism beneath, etc.), but it didn't seem to make a dent, and has been spreading to more keys over time despite no additional dirt and certainly no liquid damage.
At this point, I think I'd like to try replacing the keyboard. Due to the potential complications of that process, including rivet vs. screw issues, I think I'd prefer to simply replace the entire top case. I was planning to buy this (or a lower stock): MacBook Pro 16" (2019) Upper Case Assembly and Battery
However, I'm not especially "independent" when it comes to these repairs, and I haven't been able to find a guide to follow for top case (keyboard + battery included) removal/replacement for this model.
Would anyone be able to provide a guide/video either for the A2141 specifically, or a model that's sufficiently similar to the A2141 for top case keyboard/battery removal that the same (or almost exact same) steps could be applied?
Thank you very much, and please let me know if any more detail is needed!
EDIT: For example, is this video about 95% applicable to the A2141? If so, I think that would probably get me what I need to do the repair on my own. Thanks again!
@livfe + @oldturkey03 -- took me a little longer than planned, but I was able to make it work! Made a couple mis-steps in the process (like leaving one connector cable trapped beneath the logic board when I re-inserted it, then not noticing until I'd screwed/connected pretty much everything else back up, ugh), but everything appears to be working now, and the new keyboard feels excellent 🥳
For anyone dealing with this problem in the future, the videos/guides I ended up using (including the ones you two sent) were:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBAYFCD6... -- first ~4 minutes were very helpful, plus some re-assembly parts
MacBook Pro A2141 2019 -- last segment of this document was good for understanding what was going on, and figuring out what to do with all the screws you pile up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfx6kGue... -- this was the ONLY video I could find of someone performing this exact repair on the exact model (MacBook Pro 16" top case replacement). I found it quite helpful, although there's no narration, and the video quality isn't great (and it's flipped sideways?), but it's generally enough to guess what's going on
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBrKXhkf... -- the middle part of this video is not relevant to me, but the disassembly/reassembly parts were very clear and helpful when the above video wasn't clear. The main difference is that this video does not include removing the long bar with 16 tiny screws and some bracing bars at the hinge-side of the unit, but otherwise it's a great demonstration video
Thanks again!!!
