Introduction
Do you have a cracked screen or see weird vertical lines? Fear not! Use this guide to remove/replace the display assembly if something terrible has happened to the beautiful Retina display of your MacBook Pro.
Tools
Parts
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Remove the following P5 pentalobe screws securing the lower case to the MacBook Pro:
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Eight 3.1 mm
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Two 2.3 mm
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Gently lift each side of the battery connector to pry the connector out of its socket on the logic board.
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Bend the connector back toward the battery, ensuring that the battery connector doesn't accidentally make contact with the logic board.
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Use a spudger or tweezers to pry the three AirPort antenna cables straight up off of their sockets on the AirPort board, and bend them up and out of the way.
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Use the tip of a spudger to push the camera cable connector out of its socket on the logic board.
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Use your fingers to pull the AirPort/Camera cables up off the fan.
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Carefully de-route the cables from the plastic cable guide.
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Use the tip of a spudger to flip up the display data cable lock and rotate it toward the MagSafe 2 power port side of the computer.
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Pull the display data cable straight out of its socket on the logic board.
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Remove four out of the six 5.3 mm T8 Torx screws securing the display to the upper case.
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Leave the innermost screws (one from each hinge) in place.
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Open the MacBook Pro approximately 110 degrees, and place it sideways on the table, as shown.
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While holding the display and upper case together with your left hand, remove the remaining T8 Torx screw from the lower (closer to the table) display bracket.
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While holding the display and upper case together with your left hand, remove the remaining T8 Torx screw from the upper display bracket.
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Grip both halves of the device, one in each hand.
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Gently push forward on the bottom half of the device to detach it from the display assembly.
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Carefully set each component aside, making sure to set down the bottom half keyboard-side down to avoid damaging internal components.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
52 comments
Can the clutch be replaced in the 2015 15" Retina MacBook Pro?
Successfully replaced screen and everything is working great. One mechanical exception - the black clutch cover is loose on one side (the left side looking at the keyboard). i can "lift it" towards myself. it wasn't obvious while i was in there that there was a step to "hook it" into anything. what has it let go from and how do i go about ensuring that it's secure when it's flipped? Anyone know?
Thnaks!
J Allard -
It was a perfect job! Thanks!
The number of screws listed here is wrong on my model. I had four of the smaller size.
anonymous 1286 -