The correct keyboard mounting screw was not available to purchase at the time I made this video. You can purchase the correct screw set from the followinng link. a.aliexpress.com/_mLgDnD4 You can use this screws on all 2017~2020 Macbook pro/Air.

Used this video last night to replace a keyboard at home. Im technically a beginner but I'm not new to break fix. the task was a success 100% RECOMMEND THIS VIDEO I watched it in 0.5 speed and 0.25 speed. This process requires a lot of patience and care as it took me 4 hours to complete Yo must be careful when removingthe pieces as some are very fragile The rivets are hard to remove without the correct tool so I ended up cutting the ones I couldn't remove cleanly. Be sure to organize screws when re-assembling this is very important. You may need extra adhesive as well as some adhesive remover to savely remove the battery Good luck guys 😊

Very helpful! Took me 6 hours to fix it and i broke the battery. I've read the tip with the fishing line too late 😢 Next time! 😂

Crazy insane job, I see why Apple is scored so low for repairability. But very well done, thanks for the video!

I did this work myself as an experienced electrical engineer and confident in board-level repair. Worst part is that the screws holding the display ribbon cable are incredibly tight. stripped all four of them in the process and had to use a donor laptop (spares). I wouldn't recommend heating the laptop - this is really unnecessary, just use a LOT of propanol and let it sit there for 20 minutes or so - it won't evaporate because it's not exposed to the air at all, then use an old credit-card style spudger to separate the battery from the chassis. It's not that difficult really. Also the rivets are a nicety from Apple. Realistically, you're killing dust and water protection when you do this and the rivets are just there to ensure a good seal between the key-wells and the double sided tape that is present around each and every key. There are enough remaining screws when it's all back together to hold it well against pressing from the user. I wouldn't bother with replacing the rivets with screws knowing that you've destroyed any warranty anyway. Also why on earth are there of those tiny little screws for each side of the antenna 🤣...

I had to fix a key on a Macbook 2010, MBP 2011, and 2012 and it was very easy and took a few minutes. I got a 2018 MBP that have a mess up key and Apple was like yeah we would have to replace the whole keyboard and that would be $600. Now seeing this video it is just insane amount of work just to replace a keyboard.

Nice video. Thanks for the help. FYI to all of those wondering. You mainly use Torx 3 and 5 bits, along with P 0.8 bits (especial on the keyboard removal), and a Hex 3 (or pliers as shown in the video). Get a piece of paper and make a map of everything you are taking off. I use 3 inch sections of folded over packing tape to hold all of the screws to the 'map' as they are removed. Some are longer than others so it's very important to make sure that you get them back in exactly the right location.

Thank you for this video, helped me fix my Macbook with water damage where keyboard replacement was the solution.

Many thanks! Your video saved my life :-)

Nice, very helpful! But. There os mistake in~43 minute. You forget about wifi antenas. And there is simpler method to take off battery. Eg. using fishing line

There are specialised screws meant for A1708 out now that does not require drilling to enlarge the holes. Alternatively, some of the rivets that are taken out can actually be reused and be punched back in. The way the battery is removed is not too good. It will be bent. While it will still work, the battery life will diminish and weeks to months later, it will suffer from sudden capacity drops or shutdown as the lithium cells are bent / damaged. I’ve got feedback from a few customers. A better way would be to use a thin plastic film and lots of ipa or electronic contact cleaner to slide the batteries out. The battery does not have to be totally removed either. Just the middle one will do. It can be flapped out enough to access the keyboard. An easier way of removing the keyboard would be to use a flat blade cutter to pry the rivets out.

I stopped worrying about saving the battery and just installed a new one while I was in there. Order the keyboard and battery together. I usually order the backlight too - just in case I damage the old one. This job is not fun and can be mood altering :) Give yourself plenty of time and space and do the job beginning to end in one sitting. Coming back to it 'later' is more of a headache than it's worth.

Ohh dear thanks alot for this supporting video Thanks Again 😊

Great job one simple question if can answer back i will appreciate i bought a use macbook pro 2017 everything works fine but the thing i did not check when I bought it was the dimmer on the keyboard some they come on and half its off the keyboard works its not a serious issue on that a longest it work the keyboard 🙄

Apple sure loves to make keyboards hard to repair

good job!

thnx! good job)

Imagine if the new part of the keyboard is somehow not working. It would be really painful to go through this again. 💀 Nice video! :)

​ @Computer Geek's Repair A easier, safer method of removing the battery: Also remove trackpad. use "braid fishing line, 30 lbs strength" together with lots of isopropyl alcohol. apply isopropyl alcohol 1ml at a time, wait a minute, then pass braid fishing line under battery and carefully start puling the fishing line under the battery in "sawing" motion. (pull with left hand while using right hand only to keep tension, then pull with right hand while using left hand only to keep tension.) repeat motion for 1 minute, then apply 1ml more of isopropyl alcohol and continue this cycle until battery comes loose. This way you don't bend the battery and have least risk of damage.

That repair was brutal. The amount of suffering u need to go through...

Is battery connector screw Torx 5?

Nice video

framework laptop, I love you

Hey loved the vid ! Do you think a 2020 macbook pro keyboard would fit on a 2017? I looked up online and and couldnt find anything about it ! THank and don't stop what you're doing !

do you know where I can buy macboo parts from with equipment for cheap can anyone help me

How much could be to do the keyboard replacement thank you just to have a idea for myself thank you

This is definitely a money-saving method to replace the keyboard, but the easier way would be to order the entire top case online, like eBay. I got a brand new top case that came with the keyboard, speakers, battery, etc. for only a couple hundred dollars. There are obvious stuff you must transfer over such as logic controller and touch ID button (touch id button is mated to the logic controller), but the process is way less pain-staking than this.

Hi, what kind of drill you use? which diameter? thanks for great video!!

Hello please reply me i am in trouble i replaced a new keyboard in my macbook but i but still not working my keyboard and trackpad not not working please help me

amazing. just a doubt, on the keyboard, which screws I should get ? Also I did not understand if I should drill them if so which tool and size I should use? Need to buy all tools to repair mine. Any list sir?

They should manufacture replacements with bonding adhesive. No one does it..

what is the tool do you have to remove revits? can you put link to amazon? :)

what the double sided tape did you use?

jesus christ, why was this made so difficult by apple! I've just managed to get my mac fully working, but I will never do a repair like this again, this was hell!

I did the replacement, but the backlit doesn’t work, any suggestions?

Thanks. Hey something is loose inside my mbp. It never fell on the floor, never had any physical shock. It started not long after apple replaced the keyboard and now something is loose! Amd also I am having a constant claping sound coming out of the screen

Would Apple change the whole piece (battery and keyboard together), if they replace the keyboard under warranty? Instead of fussing around to remove the battery to be able to replace the keyboard? I am having that case now! Apple is going to replace my keyboard next week

where can I order the keyboard ?

No era necesario desmo tar la lcd, para nada necesario ya lo puse en practica

my rivets did not come out cleanly at all. Most are broken inside. What now?

Where did you buy new keyboard from

Dude what the hell did u remove at 12:39 at the center I need to know ugh

How much would this repair cost in labor??

I thought about purchasing a cheap MacBook with a broken keyboard and fixing it myself but hell nah. That’s way too difficult

🎁🎁🔔👍

23:25 This is my last Resort !

本打算去某宝买个键盘自己换呢，看了这个视频后，emmmmmmm

What size double sided tape did you use for the battery???? Great Video!!! I just went to my local Genius Bar by appointment to replace my 2017 15 inch MacBook Pro keyboard and of course they told me it wasn't covered under warranty and that it would be $670 to replace my shitty ass Apple keyboard!!!!!! I Fucking hate dealing with Apple but can't live without my Macs!!!!!

No way!!

this just proves they dont want you to fix your. own. shit at all

Ive repaired several model MacBook keyboards and this one is the biggest pain in the ass

Emmmmmm I'm preferd to buy a topCase.

Only way im doing this putrid job from now on is if someone pays me $500 and agrees to no warranty whatsoever. The idea of over 100 screws and metal rivets to do a keyboard. Apple....

After seeing this video I told my client I'm not interested in replacing it. I will stick to Lenovo T series machines. Apple doesn't make anything easy to work on.

i give up...

With the new executive order on the right to repair, hopefully apple will stop making things ridiculously hard to repair and/or replace. 12 screws to hold in a wifi antenna, why? just why?

Ths has to be the biggest F up Apple has made in their Mac Book Pro line. whoever came up with this keyboard design should have been let go. What was Apple thinking. The earlier keyboard they had in their 2015 line was just fine. NOTHING needed to be changed.

Keyboard is rivited to the chassis - you got to be kidding me. Way to go Apple!!! What a STUPID thing to DO!!!!

Holy sweet god, what a pain. I guess my broken left shift key will remain broken. I'm glad I'm moving away from apple.

too much work, rather to buy a external keyboard or new laptop LOL

Very misleading title. You should name this: “look at me replace a MacBook keyboard,” because not once did you answer a commenter’s question on tools needed, nor did you specify basic and necessary details in your video. And why do you not omit the parts we shouldn’t do - just to show you went through the extra work? You can’t even zoom in on your detail and you omit or speed up the parts we should see slower if we were truly watching an instructional video. I just replaced my keyboard by trial and error and all I, or anyone who did this, really needed to know was screwdrivers types and sizes, that’s a necessary detail and is ultra-time consuming! There are so many types used for this project. It became very clear to me while I was doing this that you purposely left the “how-to” part out and aren’t answering questions. To anyone who has done this, it is clear this is you showing the world THAT you did it, not how TO do it.

I rather buy a new one!