HP 15-ef Rubber Feet Replacement

Written By: Spencer Day

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Difficulty

Easy

Steps

Time Required

5 - 10 minutes

Introduction

Use this guide to remove or replace one or both of the rubber feet on your HP 15 Laptop PC.

Note: This procedure was written using a model 15-dy2702dx HP 15 Laptop PC, but is fully compatible with any HP 15 Laptop PC whose model number starts with 15-dy or 15-ef.

Tools

Step 1

Flip your laptop over so the rubber feet are facing up.

Step 2

The rubber feet cover a total of six back cover screws.
Use an opening pick to peel up an end of the front rubber foot until you can grip it with your fingers.
Make sure both the foot and its adhesive peel up together, as they need to be removed as one piece.

Step 3

Peel the front foot away from the back cover and remove it.

Step 4

Use an opening pick to peel up an end of the rear rubber foot until you can grip it with your fingers.
Peel the rear foot away from the back cover and remove it.

Step 5

Note that the rubber feet are different:
The rear foot is thicker, with a deeper recess.
The front foot is thinner, with a shallower recess.
During reassembly:
If you're reusing the rubber feet, the leftover adhesive should be tacky enough to reuse.
If the leftover adhesive isn't sticky enough or your replacement feet didn't come with adhesive, you can use double-sided tape such as Tesa Tape to secure the feet.
Make sure the strips of tape aren't wider than 6 mm, otherwise they may not fit.
To install a foot, remove its adhesive liner, lay the foot into its matching recess, and press down firmly along the entire length of the foot to secure it.