MacBook Pro Unibody 15" trackpad problems

Hi everyone,

first things first: My name is Thomas and I am from Germany, so please excuse my English.

I searched the whole web to find a solution, but I've never read about the exact problem. It is about the trackpad in my late 2008 15 inch MacBook Pro. It is pretty worn out since I used it everyday after I bought it two years ago.

Suddenly the cursor switches and starts highlighting text or pictures and I can't do anything. It was infrequent at first, but since a couple weeks it returns more often. The only chance to get it back to normal is to restart the Mac.

Of course I know about the system preferences and the box "Tap to click" in the trackpad settings, but I would like to keep that function. It worked for nearly two years, why should I change it now?

So, anyone knows this problem? What can I do? I am considering to change the whole trackpad because it ain't that "cripsy" anymore.

Thanks a lot!

Regards,
Thomas

Thanks for the fast reply. I'll try that and hopefully it's gone. Otherwise I will post again.

And by the way: Sorry for posting in the wrong thread, maybe someone can put it under "MacBook Pro" instead of "MacBook". Shame on me....

Thanks for the help.

Unfortunately the problem isn't gone. So I guess I have to get a new trackpad?

Is it even possible to change just the trackpad or do I need the whole upper case including keyboard and trackpad?

Thanks again!

I took a look and also called the Apple store a couple a minutes ago. They also said that they can only change the whole upper case.

I will search on Ebay, luckily the ration Dollar : Euro is very good at the moment, maybe I'll find a trackpad.