Step 1 MacBook Air 13" Mid 2011 Left Speaker Replacement

• Before proceeding, power down your machine. Close the display and lay it on a soft surface top-side down.
• Remove the following ten screws:
• Two 9 mm P5 Pentalobe screws
• Eight 2.6 mm P5 Pentalobe screws
• The special screwdriver needed to remove the ten 5-point Pentalobe screws can be found .
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Step 2

• Wedge your fingers between the display and the lower case and pull upward to pop the lower case off the Air.
• Remove the lower case and set it aside.
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Step 3
• Grab the clear plastic pull tab attached to the battery connector and pull it toward the front edge of the Air to disconnect the battery from the logic board.
• Do not lift upward on the connector as you disconnect it.
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Step 4
• Remove the following five screws securing the battery to the upper case:
• Three 6.3 mm T5 Torx screws
• Two 2.4 mm T5 Torx screws
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Step 5
• When handling the battery, avoid squeezing or touching the four exposed lithium polymer cells.
• Lift the battery from its edge nearest the logic board and remove it from the upper case.
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Step 6
• Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the left speaker cable connector up and out of its socket on the I/O board.
• Pry up from beneath the wires.
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Step 7
• De-route the left speaker cable from its retaining clip on the I/O board.
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Step 8
• Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the left speaker off the adhesive securing it to the upper case.
• Remove the left speaker from the upper case.
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