MacBook Unibody Model A1342 LCD Replacement

Written By: Andrew Bookholt

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MacBook Unibody Model A1342 LCD Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

No estimate

Introduction

This guide is an internal prerequisite.

Tools

Step 1

Remove following six screws securing the LCD to the rear display bezel:
Four 3.4 mm Phillips.
Two 3 mm Phillips.

Step 2

Do not try to remove the LCD yet. The circuitry along its lower edge is wedged in a gap along the lower edge of the display recess in the plastic display assembly.
Hold the display vertically and tip it enough to grab the top edge of the LCD and rotate it slightly out of the display assembly, being careful not to break the circuitry off its lower edge.

Step 3

Peel the piece of tape covering the display data cable connector away from the edge closest to the LCD.

Step 4

Use the tip of a spudger to flip up the thin steel retaining clip securing the display data cable to its socket on the LCD.
Pull the display data cable straight away from its socket on the LCD.
Lift the LCD out of the display assembly and set it aside.

I've read where some people have struggled with reconnecting this cable during reassembly. I found it easier to wait to route the camera cable to the camera until after reconnecting the display data cable and putting the display in place. That way I could pull a little more of the display data cable through towards the display and it gave me more room to work.

Andrew Allen - 12/06/16