Stripped screw while putting in optibay

[Bossboss]

Stripped one of the internal black screws while removing the superdrive to put in the optibay. The screw is at the very top left of the laptop (upside down laptop with harddrive on the lower left corner, early 2011 15"). Still managed to remove the screw to put in the optibay, but the screw is obviously stripped, but sorta workable.

I'm worried if I have to ever send in my laptop, they will spot the screw being sorta stripped and void the warranty (I already bought the 3 yr apple care).

Think this should be a problem? I'd like to avoid any hassle in the future, so I'd be down for getting a replacement screw, if I even can... Any ideas where I should look for one?

Thanks!

 

[mac jones]

You might try emailing iFixit.com , and try to get a part number to google?

 

[kyle1320]

Get a whole new screw set?

http://www.ifixit.com/MacBook-Parts...ibody-Mid-2010-Early-2011-Screw-Set/IF161-066

 

[Jedi]

Just take the screw to a hardware store and buy a "tap" and rethread the hole.

G. 

 

[kyle1320]

Just take the screw to a hardware store and buy a "tap" and rethread the hole.

G. 

Yeah, Apple wouldn't notice that at all.

 

[hehe299792458]

Yeah, Apple wouldn't notice that at all.

why does that matter? he's not taking it to the apple store

 

[Reflow]

I'm worried if I have to ever send in my laptop, they will spot the screw being sorta stripped and void the warranty (I already bought the 3 yr apple care).

Just make sure you remove the optibay before sending it in for repair. The SD is not to be removed as it voids the warranty. Only the ram and HDD are user replaceable....

 

[Al Coholic]

why does that matter? he's not taking it to the apple store

If he needs to take it in for warranty work later they may notice he's been in there tinkering and void said warranty.