Apple macbook 13 inch aluminum late 2008 User Manual

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7 Remove trackpad 
from top case, taking 
care to route flex 
cable through hole.
8 Loosen 4 T5 screws.  
It is not necessary to 
remove these screws.
9 Remove 2 flexures 
(thin metal pieces) 
from top case.
10 Dispose of old 
flexures; they are 
matched to each 
individual trackpad  
by thickness.  

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Replacement
Important: Dispose of 
old flexures and tri-lobe 
screws, and only use 
new ones included with 
trackpad kit.
1 Peel and adhere 
black label (included 
with new trackpad) 
to cover trackpad 
stiffener as shown.
2 Insert flexures 
squarely into slots in 
top case.  

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3 Tighten 4 T5 screws.
4 Carefully route 
flex cable through 
guidehole.
5 Pivot trackpad into 
place, inserting front 
edge first.
Important: Minimize 
rubbing edges of trackpad 
against top case while 
installing.  This could 
cause invisible cracks to 
form in the glass of the 
trackpad.  

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6 Loosely insert 6 small 
tri-lobe #00 screws 
into flexures.  Do not 
tighten yet.
7 On the palm rest, 
insert one sticky 
(Post-It) note into gap 
on each of the four 
sides of trackpad.  

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8 Fold sticky notes over 
so that top case can 
be laid flat.
9 Tighten 6 small tri-
lobe #00 screws at 
flexures.
10 Inspect that gaps 
between trackpad 
and top case are even 
on all sides.  If not, 
loosen screws and 
adjust.  

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11 Insert large tri-lobe #0 
set screw.
12 Slowly turn set screw 
in small increments 
until trackpad has 
a normal clicking 
motion. 
Important: Do not 
overtighten set screw 
or you may damage 
trackpad.
13 Connect flex cable to 
logic board.  

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First Steps
Remove:
• Access door
• Battery
• Bottom case
• Memory
• Fan
• Keyboard flex bracket
Tools
• Clean, soft, lint-free 
cloth
• ESD wrist strap and 
mat
• Magnetized Phillips 
#00 screwdriver
• Tweezers (optional)
• Pencil with eraser
• Black stick
Logic Board  

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Removal
Caution: Do not 
touch heatsink or gold 
connectors:
Caution: Refer to 
Connector Types before 
disconnecting cables.
1 Disconnect 9 cables:
• 2 locking lever
• 2 platform flex
• 2 low-profile 
horizontal
• 3 vertical insert
Note: You may use 
two plastic tweezers 
to remove and 
reinstall the locking 
lever flex cables.
2 Remove 5 screws:
• 1 (3.75-mm) 922-8654
• 4 (3-mm) 922-8663
Note: Do not remove 
or loosen 2...

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5 Caution: Make sure 
cables are not pinched.
6 Pivot logic board to 
free locking pin.
7 Remove 2.7-mm 
screw (922-8661) and 
battery cable guide 
to disconnect battery 
connector.
8 Disconnect battery 
connector from 
underside of logic 
board.  

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9 Tilt board vertically 
and locate 
• microphone cable
• MagSafe cable
10 Disconnect cables and 
unroute microphone 
cable from speaker.
Caution: Be careful not 
to strain or pinch the 
microphone cable.
Replacement Note: Make 
sure cables are routed as 
shown..
11 Do not remove the 
speaker and heatsink 
if reinstalling the same 
logic board.
12 If replacing the logic 
board with a new one,  
transfer
• Left speaker
•...