Comments on: Trackpad Replacement on the Unibody MacBook Pro

By: Kyle

Kyle — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 18:13:06 +0000

Is there a A1286 Macbook Pro 15″ (late 2011) trackpad available anywhere?

Kyle

By: Chad

Chad — Sun, 06 May 2012 04:21:42 +0000

I have an early 2011 15″ MBP, which isn’t listed on the order page.. do you have the trackpad I need?

By: Ed

Ed — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 19:31:34 +0000

Chris – you can get at the screws under the connector on the left, it just takes some fiddling. no need to remove the logic board, although putting the screws back in proved trickier than removing them. You will need a magnetic screwdriver to avoid losing the screws under the board.

My only problem is upon rebooting, my 15 Late 2008 won’t recognize the trackpad, and now, even the keyboard. Some USB shenanigans to resolve…..

By: Cut the Rope

Cut the Rope — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:16:54 +0000

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By: Christopher Huber

Christopher Huber — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:29:47 +0000

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Isreal Mofford — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 07:23:47 +0000

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By: James

James — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 03:09:12 +0000

I just spent $110 at the Apple Store in Toronto to have this done on my 13′ MacBook Pro. I could have saved myself about $50 plus gas (30 min drive each way – total 120 min driving) if I had just bought the part online! I even had it dissassembeled just like it shows in the video but I ended giving up on it when I wiped it off and it still wouldn’t work. Ah well, extra $50 and it’s fixed. But now I know how easy it is. Great post.

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 23:13:08 +0000

Great video on how to remove the track pad, thank you. Might come in handy for myself, here’s why. My girlfriend says that she spilled a couple drops of juice on the track pad, which has resulted in the right click (bottom right corner) to not work all the time, the tactile feeling of the button when it was ok doesn’t feel the same, has a sticky gummy feeling to it now.

Is there any way to take it out and clean it so it will work as it should? Or do I have to get it replaced do you think?

Best regards,

Jason

By: Simon Melan

Simon Melan — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 06:45:17 +0000

I would suggest a black trackpad cover, if there is only minor scratch. Need not to replace the whole thing or void any warranty.

By: Torben

Torben — Wed, 18 May 2011 10:26:28 +0000

I replaced my cracked trackpad with a used trackpad. Worked great, so thanks for the video! But now mac os is not responding for the hardware click. Do you know what to do?