My MacBook Pro Lost A Foot
It sounds like a weird title, but stick with me for a second. There are four rubber feet at the bottom of the MacBook Pro. I managed to have one just disintegrate while taking it out for airport security. When I say disintegrate, I mean that it crumbled to pieces. I checked the condition of the other three and they were very brittle. Thus I assumed that they would go soon as well. The question is, how to fix it. The MacBook dropped out of AppleCare in June, so any repairs were going to come out of my own pocket. Bummer.
I did some research and found a site called PowerBook Medic. They sell parts for various Apple products and I was able to find replacement feet for my MacBook Pro. I placed an order and got them in the mail today. Given that the Apple supplied feet were so brittle, I didn’t want to simply stick them on. So here’s what I did:
- I unscrewed the bottom case and removed it. Tip: All the screws are different sizes. Thus you should put them on a white sheet of paper in the order and position that you removed them. That way it will make life easier when you go to put things back together.
- The locations where the feet are adhered to have rather large holes in them. I took a screwdriver and pushed out the three remaining feet. They came off in the same manner that the first one did. That is in brittle pieces. This is why I removed the bottom case. It ensured that these pieces wouldn’t make their way into the Mac.
- I took some rubbing alcohol and cleaned the surfaces where the feet would be adhered to. By doing so, it ensures that they would adhere securely to the bottom case.
- I took the opportunity to use some compressed air to clean the dust out of the case. I also used some iKlear cleaner on a microfiber on the inside of the bottom case.
- I put the bottom case back on and screwed everything together.
That’s it. The new feet work fine and the next owner of this MacBook Pro will thank me for this.
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