Introduction
No sound from the right side of your MacBook Pro? Use this guide to replace the subwoofer and right speaker assembly.
What you need
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Remove the following ten screws securing the lower case to the upper case:
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Three 13.5 mm Phillips screws.
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Seven 3 mm Phillips screws.
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Wedge your fingers between the lower case and the vent, and lift upward to release the clips holding the lower case to the upper case.
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Remove the lower case.
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If present, grab the plastic tab attached to the battery connector and pull it toward the front edge of the device. For Late-2011 models the battery connector will not have a tab and is simply a plug that inserts straight down into the motherboard--to remove pry the plug straight up.
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Use the tip of a spudger to push the small plastic cable retainer away from the camera cable socket for enough clearance to remove the camera cable.
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Pull the camera cable toward the optical drive opening to disconnect it from the logic board.
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Carefully pull the Bluetooth cable toward the fans to disconnect it from the Bluetooth board.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to peel the thin plastic cover off the top and sides of the Bluetooth board housing.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the Bluetooth antenna connector up and off its socket on the Bluetooth board.
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If present, remove the small piece of EMI foam near the Bluetooth board.
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De-route the camera cable from the slot molded into the Bluetooth board housing.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the optical drive connector up and out of its socket on the logic board.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to lift the subwoofer & right speaker connector out of its socket on the logic board.
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Use an iPod opening tool or another soft thin-edged tool to carefully lift up a corner of the "Warning: Do not remove the battery" sticker off the right speaker/subwoofer enclosure.
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Peel the sticker off the right speaker/subwoofer enclosure.
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Remove the following three screws securing the subwoofer & right speaker to the upper case:
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One 2.6 mm Phillips screw
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Two 12.3 mm Phillips screws
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Hold the battery sticker out of the way as you remove the subwoofer & right speaker from the upper case.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.