Trackpad Prereq

Unplug all cables and fully shut down your MacBook.

Close the lid and flip your MacBook over. Keep the lid closed until you've physically disconnected the battery.

Use a P5 Pentalobe driver to remove the six screws securing the lower case:

Two 6.8 mm screws

Two 5.3 mm screws

Two 3.4 mm screws

Apply a suction handle near the front edge of the lower case, between the screw holes.

Pull up on the suction handle to create a gap between the lower case and the frame.

Insert an opening pick between the lower case and the frame.

Slide the pick around the left corner to release the first set of clips.

Slide your opening pick around the right corner to release the second set of clips securing the lower case.

Insert your opening pick between the lower case and the frame near the middle left screw hole.

Firmly twist the pick until the clip releases.

Repeat this procedure for the clip near the middle right screw hole.

Firmly pull the lower case away from the screen hinges to release the last clips securing it to the frame.

Remove the lower case.

Set it in place and align the sliding clips near the display hinges. Press down and slide the lower case toward the hinges.

Once the lower case is secured near the hinges, press down firmly to engage the remaining four clips.

Use blunt noise tweezers or your fingers to peel and remove the cover from the battery board, just above the middle battery cell.

Use blunt nose tweezers to gently peel back the pull tab covering the battery data connector.

Use the point of a spudger to flip up the small locking tab securing the battery data connector.

Use blunt nose tweezers or your fingers to grab the battery data cable pull tab and slide it straight out of its socket.

Move the cable to the left, out of the way of the battery board.

Use a T5 Torx driver to remove the 3.7 mm screw securing the battery connector.

Use the flat end of your spudger to slightly lift the battery connector away from the battery board.

Use your T5 Torx driver to remove the two 1.9 mm screws securing the trackpad cable bracket.

Remove the bracket.

Use the flat end of your spudger to pry up and disconnect the trackpad cable from the logic board.

Apply a heated iOpener to the trackpad cable for one minute.

Use your fingers to peel the trackpad cable from the battery.

Fold the cable over the front edge of the MacBook.

Use your T5 Torx driver to remove the ten screws securing the trackpad:

Two 4.3 mm screws

Eight 5.8 mm screws

Open your MacBook by lifting the body away from the display and trackpad.

Feed the trackpad cable through its cutout in the frame.

Remove the trackpad from the display.

Four rectangular washers

Two circular washers