PowerBook G4 Aluminum 17" 1.67 GHz (High-Res) Clutch Hinges Replacement

Use your thumbs to push the two battery retaining tabs away from the battery.

The battery should pop up enough to rotate it toward yourself and lift it out of the lower case.

Remove the three 2.3 mm Phillips screws securing the memory cover to the lower case.

Lift the memory cover slightly and pull it toward yourself to remove it from the lower case.

Remove the following ten screws:

Two 14.7 mm shouldered Phillips.

Three 12.3 mm Phillips.

One 3.8 mm T8 Torx.

One 6.8 mm T8 Torx.

Three 1.3 mm Phillips.

Use your fingernails to separate the ZIF cable lock away from its socket. (Move the two brown bits down 1mm)

Use the tip of a spudger to slide the trackpad ribbon cable out of its socket.

Remove the four 3.4 mm Phillips screws from the PC card side of the PowerBook.

Remove the four 3.4 mm Phillips screws from the DVI connector side of the PowerBook.

Depress the display latch release button and open your display.

Starting near the display, lift the upper case straight up off the lower case, minding any cables that may get caught.

If necessary, peel back the strip of aluminum tape covering the modem cable.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the modem cable connector up off the modem.

Disconnect the RJ-11 cable from the modem.

Use a 4 mm nut driver to remove the two nuts securing the modem to the PC card cage.

Lift the modem straight up off the studs on the PC card cage.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the hard drive cable connector up off the logic board.

Bend the hard drive cable away from the PC card cage, giving yourself room to remove it.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the PC card cage connector up off the logic board.

Use the tip of a spudger to peel back the small strip of copper tape off the edge of the PC card cage near the side of the lower case.

Remove the four Phillips screws (2- 4 mm & 2 -6.8 mm ) securing the PC card cage to the lower case.

Lift the PC card cage by its center piece and maneuver it out of the lower case.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the ribbon cable connector up off the AirPort/Bluetooth board.

Remove the single 2.1 mm Phillips screw securing the AirPort/Bluetooth bracket to the lower case.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the AirPort/Bluetooth board up off the adhesive securing it to the lower case.

If necessary, remove the piece of tape and EMI foam covering the AirPort/Bluetooth antennas.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry both antenna connectors up off the AirPort/Bluetooth board.

Pull the display data cable away from its socket to disconnect it from the logic board.

If necessary, use the tip of a spudger to remove the small piece of foam tape from the side of the left speaker.

Disconnect the inverter cable from the logic board.

De-route both AirPort/Bluetooth antennas and the inverter cable from underneath the DC-in board ribbon cable.

Remove four T6 Torx screws from the left display hinge. 2- 8 mm and 1 -10 mm and one 6 mm left to right.

Remove four T6 Torx screws from the right display hinge. 2- 8 mm and 1 -10 mm and one 6 mm right to left.

While supporting the display with one hand, remove the one remaining T6 10 mm Torx screw from each display bracket (two screws total).

Lift the display straight up from the lower case, minding any cables that may get caught.

A small bracket (shown in red) near either side of the clutch cover is free to rotate about the display hinge and must be inserted behind the heat sink framework for the display to seat properly.

Before completely lowering the display onto the lower case, use a spudger to rotate the bracket toward the rear edge of your PowerBook, and insert the bracket between the heat sink framework and the adjacent spring. The second picture shows the bracket correctly installed.

When removing the display screws, keep track of the thin metal bracket (shown in green) under the screws on the inner display bracket.

The outer display bracket (shown in orange) simply slides onto the spiral display spring. Be sure to press it on before installing your display into the lower case.

Remove the single Phillips screw from the lower left and right corners of the display.

Insert the flat end of a spudger between the front display bezel and the plastic rim attached to the rear bezel near the lower right corner of the display.

While carefully prying the rear display bezel away from the display assembly, use a small flathead screwdriver to pry the small steel clip nearest the bottom right corner of the display away from the edge of the front display bezel.

Repeat the above procedure until you've released all the clips along the right side of the display.

Slightly lift the recently-freed corner of the rear display bezel to separate the clips along the span of the clutch hinges.

Insert the flat end of a spudger between the rear display bezel and the plastic surround of the front display bezel near the lower left corner of the display.

Carefully pry the rear display bezel away from the front display bezel to release a metal clip.

Repeat the previous procedure to release the clips along the left side of the rear display bezel.

Slightly lift the lower edge of the rear display bezel and push it toward the top edge of the display, releasing the clips along the top edge of the rear display bezel.

Remove the rear display bezel and set it aside.

Use the tip of a spudger to lift the display inverter enough to grab it with your fingers.

Lift the display inverter out of the clutch hinges enough to access both of its connectors.

Disconnect the inverter cable from its socket on the display inverter.

Disconnect the backlight cable from its socket on the display inverter.

Remove the inverter from the display.

Remove the two 10.3 mm T8 Torx screws securing the clutch hinges near the display data cable.

Remove the two 10.3 mm T8 Torx screws securing the center of the clutch hinges.

Remove the last pair of 10.3 mm T8 Torx screws securing the clutch hinges to the front display bezel.

Remove the 2.7 mm Phillips screw securing the display data cable ground loop to the front display bezel.

Pull the clutch hinges away from the front display bezel.

Use the tip of a spudger to remove the gray plastic end cap from the inverter cable side of the clutch hinges.

Pull the inverter and antenna cables out of their slot in the clutch hinges.

Use the tip of a spudger to remove the gray plastic end cap from the display data cable side of the clutch hinges.

Slide the display data cable out of its slot in the clutch hinges.

Remove the clutch hinges from the display.