Successful MacBook Pro right speaker replacement using iFixit replacement
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Moderate
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Rights speaker developed distortion...sounded like a perforated speaker cone...
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Straightforward but fairly lengthy mainly due to logic board removal
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Have right tools (pentalobe, torx screwdrivers, spudger assortment)
Use air duster throughout to clean out dust from fans and between board
layers as you go...also isopropyl alcohol on Q tip here and there.
The advice about avoiding trapped connectors when replacing logic board
was well heeded but even so careful checks needed.
Useful tools - pentalobe screwdriver, torx screwdrivers, iFixit magnetic parts mat, binocular magnifier
clip-on for spectacles (purchased years ago from Tokyo Hans store in Akihabara district, Tokyo)
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Hi Richard, Looks like there is a flaw with these speakers. I’ve got same mid 2012 model. Some time ago the right speaker went crazy like yours did, so I turned it off and used only left speaker. And last week same happened to left speaker, so I decided finally to order R and L speakers. I am not sure yet if I do the repair myself, reading the tutorial it seems easy to ruin some connections.
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