Macbook Pro 13 Retina Display Early 2015 Left Speaker Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

                          20 minutes

Sections

Lower Case
3 steps
Battery Connector
3 steps
Left Speaker
3 steps

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Introduction

When operating normally, during most of the guide it will be on the right, as your laptop will be upside down.

What you need

Step 1

              Lower Case

Remove the following ten screws securing the lower case to the upper case:
Two 2.3 mm P5 Pentalobe screws
Eight 3.0 mm P5 Pentalobe screws
Throughout this repair, keep track of each screw and make sure it goes back exactly where it came from to avoid damaging your device.

Remove the following ten screws securing the lower case to the upper case:

Two 2.3 mm P5 Pentalobe screws

Eight 3.0 mm P5 Pentalobe screws

Throughout this repair, keep track of each screw and make sure it goes back exactly where it came from to avoid damaging your device.

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Step 2

Wedge your fingers between the upper case and the lower case.
Gently pull the lower case away from the upper case to remove it.

Wedge your fingers between the upper case and the lower case.

Gently pull the lower case away from the upper case to remove it.

Step 3

The lower case is connected to the upper case with two plastic clips near its center.
During reassembly, gently push down the center of the lower case to reattach the two plastic clips.

The lower case is connected to the upper case with two plastic clips near its center.

During reassembly, gently push down the center of the lower case to reattach the two plastic clips.

Step 4

              Battery Connector

If necessary, remove the plastic cover adhered to the battery contact board.

If necessary, remove the plastic cover adhered to the battery contact board.

Step 5

Use the flat end of a spudger to lift the battery connector straight up out of its socket on the logic board.
Be sure you lift up only on the connector itself, not the socket, or you risk permanent damage to the logic board.

Use the flat end of a spudger to lift the battery connector straight up out of its socket on the logic board.

Be sure you lift up only on the connector itself, not the socket, or you risk permanent damage to the logic board.

Step 6

Bend the battery connector up out of the way to prevent accidental contact with its socket during your repair.

Bend the battery connector up out of the way to prevent accidental contact with its socket during your repair.

Step 7

              Left Speaker

Insert the tip of a spudger under the left speaker cable near the connector and lift it up out of its socket on the logic board.

Insert the tip of a spudger under the left speaker cable near the connector and lift it up out of its socket on the logic board.

Step 8

Remove the following screws securing the left speaker to the upper case:
One 5.7 mm T5 Torx screw
One 6.5 mm T5 Torx screw
One 3.8 mm T5 Torx screw

Remove the following screws securing the left speaker to the upper case:

One 5.7 mm T5 Torx screw

One 6.5 mm T5 Torx screw

One 3.8 mm T5 Torx screw

Step 9

Lift the corner of the left speaker up and slide it out around the battery to remove it from the upper case.
Be careful not to snag the speaker cable on the screw hole post in the side of the case.

Lift the corner of the left speaker up and slide it out around the battery to remove it from the upper case.

Be careful not to snag the speaker cable on the screw hole post in the side of the case.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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mannankhanna14 - Jun 15, 2016

Does anyone know the RMS/wattage of the speaker?

Andrew Matus - Jan 28, 2021

Excellent clear instructions. On my MacBook the cover screws were marked on the threads with white for the long ones and blue for the short. Since I couldn’t source a replacement speaker I repaired the existing one using contact glue as described by Earl Maliki on YouTube…it works; no more rattles. The sound is now lo-fi for the left speaker but good enough for speech and I never listen to music without a Bluetooth speaker. Total cost: 24 Swiss francs for a screwdriver set with a P5 pentalobe head. Much better than the 167 fr and 2 weeks in the shop I was quoted locally for repair.

Jochen Bergmann - Mar 7, 2022

Hi there,

thank you for the detailed instruction. Used it to replace rattling speakers in a “customer” laptop (I work in the Repaircafé in Bern, so not a commercial operation).

Cheers, J.

Kaitengare - Aug 8, 2022

Very easy to follow instructions, the screw ID’s were the biggest help, since Apple loves to rummage in their toolbox for a different one for each hole. Had a bit of trouble re-installing the speaker due to speaker cable being ’new’, but with a bit of patience I got it to lie flat.

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