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Replacement Screws
- Thread starter seepel
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Try this site :
http://www.welovemacs.com/maproma.html
Select your model, then go to case parts & screens and then there is a screw section .
http://www.welovemacs.com/maproma.html
Select your model, then go to case parts & screens and then there is a screw section .
Go to he Apple stare and ask if they can sell you the screws or at least verify the specs.
Also, when you remove screws, keep them in a bowl or something so you don't lose them.
Go to the Apple store and get the screws for free - just ask nicely. It's funny how the most obvious answer doesn't come up first. People are so afraid of face-to-face confrontation these days that they'd do anything to avoid it.
Going to the Apple Store is a thought, I'm somewhat skeptical that they would just hand over some screws. The other issue is that I would like to avoid them telling me that I've voided my warranty as my battery is teetering on the 80% mark and looks like it very well may need replacing and I still have a year and a half on my Apple Care.
As cloroxbleach 4 said,
best to get something like this from somewhere like eBay, cheap and easy to find
Cheap? He's charging $45 for a set of small screws. It should be $5 max. They're standard screws btw - you can get any of these screws from an electronic parts store or hobby store.
Seriously, just ask nicely and see what happens. I had a screw missing on my MBP and I didn't even do any mods to it. It just came loose one day and fell out over time.
Apple store do some of the easier repairs in the backroom so they should definitely have spare screws laying around. For the ones on the inside, can't really help you there... but the ones on the outside should not be an issue.
If your battery is bad and covered by Applecare..I would just take it in, tell them about the problem and say a couple screws fell out and are missing and if they have any spare ones would they mind putting them in. Solve two problems at the same time.
The screws that are missing aren't the type that would just fall off. There is a little metal bracket that holds the optical drive on. There are two screws that mount the bracket to the optical drive, and then another screw that secures the optical drive through the bracket. These are the screws that are missing. I'm pretty sure that the optical drive is not considered a user replaceable part, and as such would probably void my warranty.
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