Introduction
We all love our small and crazy fast MacBook Pro machines
But sometimes we can spill some drinks on the KB and even it is not a big amount of liquid and our reaction was fast some keys from the KB can start to make strange cracking sounds and to stuck when they are used
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Make a note of what keys need to repair
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Better lock your Mac to the password screen
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To remove the key from the mechanism insert the plastic tool to the bottom right and left side and gently pull up until you feel and hear a clicking sound
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After that pull the card to the upper side of the key and move the key down. The key should be removed
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This is how the plastic mechanism looks like
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This part is the main part that is responsible for the problems
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To remove this part for cleaning unpin the two small plastic pins to the bottom right and left with small screwdriver for example and then move the part up to remove
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You need just a small plastic bottle with water ONLY !
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Collect all keys and mechanisms and put them into the bottle with water
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Shake them / change the water / shake them again
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Take them out on paper to dry
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How the cleaned mechanism should look like
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Well... the spacebar key is a little bit tricky
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To remove the key the way is the same - push the plastic card to the bottom and pull until unclip
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Then move the key up and remove the key
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Be careful because the key is with 2 metal scobes attached too
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You need to unpin from the metal socket too
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Under the spacebar key, there are 2 plastic mechanisms
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They are a little bit different
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To remove the same are left, down and right keyses
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The UP key is opposite
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To remove the arrow keys - left, down, and right you need to push and pull up from the left side and then to unclip the key from the right side
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The UP key is the same but he is the opposite so this means to do the same but first to pull up from the right side and then to unclip from the left side
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First, ensure that mechanisms and keys are dry
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Mount the mechanisms in reverse
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Insert them first to the bottom and then gently clip the little plastic parts
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Mount the key - slide the key from the bottom to the top and then gently press the left and right sides of the key to clip the key to the mechanism
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Mount the key - slide the key from the bottom to the top and then gently press the left and right sides of the key to clip the key to the mechanism
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When the mechanisms and keys are ready insert the mechanisms first to clip the small metal scobe and then clip the two small plastic pins
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This is how key and mechanism looks like - pic2
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Here you need to help with one hand to up the mechanism with a screwdriver for example and with your other hand to mount the left side of the key
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After that just need to clip the right side
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The UP key ONLY is opposite
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
