Make sure you have a good fettle with the trackpad before sticking the battery back in, the brackets in 42 and 43 can move slightly and affect the position and function of the trackpad. Ensure you are happy with it all and fasten it in place before you think about the battery. Took me a while to get it sitting just right and true.
Massive thanks to the Author of this guide and iFixit for providing the parts. My trackpad seized up so I went into Apple to be told its £430 for the repair, I’d also been having battery problems for a while and they refused to change that even when I had Apple care….. So I’m glad to be able to stick it to them now, picked up a replacement trackpad off eBay and got the battery and fitting kit from here all for £130 ish. I would recommend getting the fitting kit 100%!! The adhesive removal solution is invaluable, let it soak in and it makes light work of removing the battery. The black metal cover which is on top of the trackpad was harder and I had to heat up to remove but it came away in the end. This job is totally doable, seems daunting but is pretty easy, I guess its marked difficult due to removing the battery. Thanks to all the contributors I now have a working trackpad and 0 cycle battery!
Make sure you have a good fettle with the trackpad before sticking the battery back in, the brackets in 42 and 43 can move slightly and affect the position and function of the trackpad. Ensure you are happy with it all and fasten it in place before you think about the battery. Took me a while to get it sitting just right and true.
Massive thanks to the Author of this guide and iFixit for providing the parts. My trackpad seized up so I went into Apple to be told its £430 for the repair, I’d also been having battery problems for a while and they refused to change that even when I had Apple care….. So I’m glad to be able to stick it to them now, picked up a replacement trackpad off eBay and got the battery and fitting kit from here all for £130 ish. I would recommend getting the fitting kit 100%!! The adhesive removal solution is invaluable, let it soak in and it makes light work of removing the battery. The black metal cover which is on top of the trackpad was harder and I had to heat up to remove but it came away in the end. This job is totally doable, seems daunting but is pretty easy, I guess its marked difficult due to removing the battery. Thanks to all the contributors I now have a working trackpad and 0 cycle battery!