MacBook Air keyboard replacement after a spill
A spill on this MacBook Air damaged its keyboard. We took it apart, replaced the keyboard inside the original top case, and put it back together.
MacBook Airdevice
Liquid spillthe problem
New keyboardthe repair
Filmed on our bench in University City. Sped up; the full repair took much longer.
What we found
Liquid had reached the keyboard. On this MacBook Air the keyboard is screwed into the top case from the inside, so reaching it means taking out almost everything else first.
Step by step
What we did
- 0:00 Removing the bottom case
- 0:15 Taking out the internals
- 0:35 Stripping the top case down to the keyboard
- 1:10 Removing the spill-damaged keyboard
- 1:35 Fitting the new keyboard
- 1:47 Screwing the new keyboard down
- 2:12 Refitting the top case parts
- 2:30 Putting the internals back
- 3:00 Bottom case on. Repair finished.
Parts used
Replacement keyboard
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