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

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

                          10 - 40 minutes

Sections

Lower Case
3 steps
Battery Connector
3 steps
Right Speaker
7 steps

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Introduction

This guide is for the speaker on the right side of your notebook when operating normally, during most of the guide it will be on the left, 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

              Right Speaker

Remove the two 2.1 mm T5 Torx screws securing the logic board end of the I/O board cable bracket.
Remove the I/O board cable bracket.

Remove the two 2.1 mm T5 Torx screws securing the logic board end of the I/O board cable bracket.

Remove the I/O board cable bracket.

Step 8

Use the flat end of a spudger to pop the I/O board connector straight up off its socket on the logic board.
Be careful to only pry up on the I/O board cable, not on the socket itself or you risk damaging your logic board.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pop the I/O board connector straight up off its socket on the logic board.

Be careful to only pry up on the I/O board cable, not on the socket itself or you risk damaging your logic board.

Step 9

Lift the logic board end of the I/O board cable straight up to bend it out of the way.
To avoid damage to the cable, fold only at the bend in the I/O board end of the cable.

Lift the logic board end of the I/O board cable straight up to bend it out of the way.

To avoid damage to the cable, fold only at the bend in the I/O board end of the cable.

Step 10

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

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

Step 11

Carefully peel the right speaker cable off the upper case.

Carefully peel the right speaker cable off the upper case.

Step 12

Remove the following screws securing the right 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 right 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 13

Lift the right speaker from the cable end and pull it free from the case.

Lift the right speaker from the cable end and pull it free from the case.

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

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Mr Jay - Sep 11, 2018

my Speaker tone … can i stitch it ?

Yves Cirotteau - Jan 6, 2021

Il ne faut surement pas plier la nappe de la carte E/S mais dévisser son support afin de ne pas l’endommager. Une fois pliée, elle ne reviendra jamais parfaitement droite. Il y a deux petites vis qui maintiennent le support qu’il faut dévisser, à moins qu’il y ait encore quelque chose de caché !

Ohad S - Feb 6, 2022

why do I need to disconnect the battery in order to replace the speaker?

Elliott Fix - Mar 3, 2022

It is best to always disconnect power from any device you’re working on. Worst case scenario you lay a screw driver down on the device or drop a conductive piece of metal somewhere into the case and it shorts out the board you’re working on. This is the safest way to do repairs.

Itamar Mor - Oct 4, 2022

Will this be back in stock in the UK anytime soon?

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