Macbook 13″ Repair – Top Case Removal
A guide on how to remove the top case in a 13″ Macbook. Visit www.powerbookmedic.com for more repair guides.
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Wow. 19 screws just to remove the top case. Impressive.
@blckshdw95 – Yes, it will just pop out of the clip and snap back in.
how do i get to the clips near the cd drive, do i just insert the nylon probe tool around there and it’ll come undone?
thx for the video
@cheesechiu – You may have stripped the screws. Try a size #00 screwdriver and use enough pressure to turn the screw without stripping it.
With a Philips #0 screwdriver, I can’t remove the small screws underneath the RAM rack, they seemed to be ‘struck’, what can I do?
I have found this video very helpful, how ever my advice is to check other videos as well because you will learn from all of them different things to do or not to do. also read the comments, that will give you quality control. thanks
@justroge – You can give us a call at 1-866-726-3342, and we’ll be able to help you with your unit.
it still does not work thou… is it a new logic board that is needed?? pls look it up for me in your records and tell me what needs to be fixed and how much!
thanks
@stiffler2785 – Phillips size #00 and nlyon spudger tool. All the tools are available from our website.
is it possible that you can provide the different sizes of the screw drivers that you used. thank you and very detailed video btw!
@cryp06457 – Yes, the black and white keyboard /top case pieces are interchangeable.
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@tkthecat – Replacing the keyboard / top case assembly should fix your problems. They are available from our website.
Hello, this is a great video! I have 3 buttons that dont work on my macbook,( the enter button, the large shift button and the back slash) , if i replaced the keyboard, is there a chance they may work again? Thanks
Thank you for this video It help me a lot.
Spanish if you understand:
Gracias al video pude desarmar y arreglar el herraje que une el top case con el LCD , se me cayo al piso y se rompio el herraje. Aca en Argentina reparar ese problema costaba 300 USD , lo arregle yo por 15 USD .
Thank you again
I’m missing one of the three screws on the bottom of the laptop and during removal, I didn’t realize that they aren’t the same length. Since I only have two, I’m not sure where the long screw goes. Any ideas? I don’t want to put the long screw where the short one should be then short something out. Thanks.
Just let me thank you for this awesome tutorial. I could easily remove the top case from my Macbook, and access to the Sata connector, in order to properly connect it to the board
Again, thanks!
The ones you are looking at on our site are brand new. You can not get a new case for much less than that. If someone is advertising a new top case for $50, then it likely either isn’t new or it is a pull.
I have been looking around online for top cases, and your website has them for 120 dollars, but i have seen on others for 50. Why is that.
Blow it out with compressed air. If you can’t see anything however, you’ll likely need to replace the top case to replace the trackpad assembly.
hey the button on my track pad gets stuck and it clicks really bad, i dont know if something is stuck in there or its the button itself. HELP
The top case getting cracked is extremely common, and you can change it out yourself. The part is available from our website. You can change to black if you like, but you’ll have to change a lot of case components if you want to make your machine completely black.
men i have the same macbook 13 white, and all the case is like broken because the use not so bad but the part of the keyboard yes, i wanted to know if i cant change it all, where can i get it or what, also i wanted to know if i cant change it like a conversion of the matte color for a white one, dont u sell it or some like dat tanks!
That’s much more involved and requires a fair amount of disassembly.