Mighty mouse scroll wheel works in only one direction?

Pilsbury1981 · Aug 30, 2009, 05:20 PM

Hi all.

Recently my mighty mouse scroll wheel as lost the ability to scroll upwards. I presume it's like the ball on the bottom of an old mouse and needs cleaning but don't know how to get into it to clean??

thanks for help in advance.

rgarjr · Aug 30, 2009, 05:22 PM

just press on it hard and it will get back to normal. It tends to do that once in a while.

celticpride678 · Aug 30, 2009, 05:22 PM

Check out the support article on cleaning a mighty mouse: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1537

SwiftLives · Aug 30, 2009, 05:24 PM

The scroll wheel in the Mighty Mouse is constantly getting gummed up with skin oils and dirt. And it will continue to do so.

The short term remedy is to turn it upside down on a sheet of paper and roll the ball very hard.

If that doesn't work, unplug it, take some rubbing alcohol and a q-tip, and clean the ball.

Repeat until you get frustrated enough to go out and buy a $10 replacement mouse.

Pilsbury1981 · Aug 31, 2009, 06:59 AM

Cheers. all up and running again.

hickster · Sep 6, 2009, 05:52 AM

Use 99% rubbing alcohol on a paper towel.
Place the paper towel over your mouse pad (I like the WOWPAD -- microthin.com) and pour a little bit of alcohol over it. Then, turn you mouse upside down and roll your mouse ball over it in a figure eight pattern several times. Then use that same alcohol soaked paper towel to clean the rest of the mouse and the mouse pad. BONUS: Then clean the underside of the WOWPAD and it will stay in-place on your desktop better.
Do this once a month and you will LOVE your Mighty Mouse.

hickster

RobMoss · Sep 6, 2009, 07:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SwiftLives

The short term remedy is to turn it upside down on a sheet of paper and roll the ball very hard.

Don't do it too hard. My first MM started scrolling down only, so I did the upside down thing, rubbed it really hard, and when I plugged it back in, the scroll ball didn't work at all!

Sadly, having used a MM once, I could never go back to a mouse without a scroll ball now.

rbgirl · Sep 15, 2009, 01:16 PM

My wireless mouse had same problem. Just pick up mouse, press down both buttons, turn it upside down while holding buttons and move the ball. This fix (found it on another forum) fixed my mouse.

arcsbite · Sep 16, 2009, 01:54 PM

Mine did that.
I took a scalpel and cracked it open.
it was a bigger to take apart but the ball has four axis pins around it.
mine were coated in grit and hair (GROSS!!!!....and I'm a clean person...promise

)
after a clean and putting it back together it was like new!

total time...bout 20mins.

Aug 30, 2009, 05:20 PM	#1
Pilsbury1981 macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK	Mighty mouse scroll wheel works in only one direction? Hi all. Recently my mighty mouse scroll wheel as lost the ability to scroll upwards. I presume it's like the ball on the bottom of an old mouse and needs cleaning but don't know how to get into it to clean?? thanks for help in advance. __________________ 24" Aluminum iMac IBook G4 IPhone 3G IPod 30GB

Aug 30, 2009, 05:22 PM	#2
rgarjr macrumors 68020 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Covina, California	just press on it hard and it will get back to normal. It tends to do that once in a while. __________________ MacBook Alu 2.4GHz\|iMac 24" 3.06GHz\|Mac Mini 2GHz [HTPC Setup]\|Touch 64GB [JB'd]\|iPhone 3GS 32GB [T-Mobile]

Aug 30, 2009, 05:22 PM	#3
celticpride678 macrumors 68020 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: United States of America	Check out the support article on cleaning a mighty mouse: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1537 __________________ Late 2008 Aluminum 2.4 GHz MacBook; 8GB iPod touch 2nd Generation It's All Tech

Aug 30, 2009, 05:24 PM	#4
SwiftLives macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chrleston, SC	The scroll wheel in the Mighty Mouse is constantly getting gummed up with skin oils and dirt. And it will continue to do so. The short term remedy is to turn it upside down on a sheet of paper and roll the ball very hard. If that doesn't work, unplug it, take some rubbing alcohol and a q-tip, and clean the ball. Repeat until you get frustrated enough to go out and buy a $10 replacement mouse. __________________ portfolio \| blog iMac 27" i7 \| MacBook Pro 15" 2.6GHz \| iPhone 3G 32GB Black \| iPod 5.5G 80GB Black

Aug 31, 2009, 06:59 AM	#5
Pilsbury1981 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK	Cheers. all up and running again. __________________ 24" Aluminum iMac IBook G4 IPhone 3G IPod 30GB

Sep 6, 2009, 05:52 AM	#6
hickster macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2008	Use 99% rubbing alcohol on a paper towel. Place the paper towel over your mouse pad (I like the WOWPAD -- microthin.com) and pour a little bit of alcohol over it. Then, turn you mouse upside down and roll your mouse ball over it in a figure eight pattern several times. Then use that same alcohol soaked paper towel to clean the rest of the mouse and the mouse pad. BONUS: Then clean the underside of the WOWPAD and it will stay in-place on your desktop better. Do this once a month and you will LOVE your Mighty Mouse. hickster

Sep 15, 2009, 01:16 PM	#8
rbgirl macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2009	My wireless mouse had same problem. Just pick up mouse, press down both buttons, turn it upside down while holding buttons and move the ball. This fix (found it on another forum) fixed my mouse.

Sep 16, 2009, 01:54 PM	#9
arcsbite macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2006	Mine did that. I took a scalpel and cracked it open. it was a bigger to take apart but the ball has four axis pins around it. mine were coated in grit and hair (GROSS!!!!....and I'm a clean person...promise ) after a clean and putting it back together it was like new! total time...bout 20mins.

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode