Macbook 13″ Repair – Top Case Removal

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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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Posted by RandomCritic   @   4 May 2010 25 comments
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25 Comments

  • PowerbookMedic

    @justroge – You can give us a call at 1-866-726-3342, and we’ll be able to help you with your unit.

  • justroge

    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

  • PowerbookMedic

    @stiffler2785 – Phillips size #00 and nlyon spudger tool. All the tools are available from our website.

  • stiffler2785

    is it possible that you can provide the different sizes of the screw drivers that you used. thank you and very detailed video btw!

  • PowerbookMedic

    @cryp06457 – Yes, the black and white keyboard /top case pieces are interchangeable.

  • cryp06457

    So_I_CAN_CHANGE_Y_KEYBOARD_BLACK/-i-have-an_a1181

  • PowerbookMedic

    @tkthecat – Replacing the keyboard / top case assembly should fix your problems. They are available from our website.

  • tkthecat

    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

  • slacroze

    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

  • bbs3721

    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.

  • cRaZyFaCKa

    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!

  • PowerbookMedic

    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.

  • armandation10

    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.

  • PowerbookMedic

    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.

  • beanerico

    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

  • PowerbookMedic

    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.

  • WeaskNsta

    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!

  • PowerbookMedic

    That’s much more involved and requires a fair amount of disassembly.

  • phxdrummer16

    I meant… I wanna change the top case. the lid. the back of the lcd. Is that super hard?

  • PowerbookMedic

    Yes, changing out the top case is fairly simple.

  • phxdrummer16

    Is it easy? I’ve got some web cracks in my top case 2007 macbook.. Thinking of buying the top case and fixing it my self..

  • PowerbookMedic

    No, you don’t have to remove the ram before removing the top case.

  • pofcross

    Do you have to remove your RAM before you do this?

  • PowerbookMedic

    On the optical drive side, on the frame above the optical drive are 4 plastic (light grey in color) clips. These need to be slid into the grooves on the bottom case. Sometimes these can work loose, and one of those may be blocking the top case from going on properly. The top case snaps into those clips to form a seal.

  • Winja42

    Hi, the description is excellent. Thank you.

    I followed it step by step and ran into a problem at the end: The keyboard panel sticks on the side of the cd-Rom drive and I cannot lift it up. I am 100% sure that there is no disc in the drive. I do not want to use brote force. Any ideas?

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