Will a trackpad from a 15" late-'08 MBP work in a 13" mid-'09 MBP?

[orvn]

The trackpad on my everyday machine (mid-2009 MBP) is no longer clicking.

I have an older 15" MBP, released in late-2008.

It's the one with the first unibody design: newer black backlight keyboard but with an easily removable battery (ifixit.com/Guide/Installing+MacBook+Pro+15-Inch+Unibody+Late+2008+and+Early+2009+Battery/819/1).

The trackpads appear visually identical from the outside. Can I take the trackpad from my old 15" and use it to replace the one in my 13"?

 

[PerformaGuy]

Try to find a local Apple authorized repair center (independent store) and see if you can get this information out of them.

 

[T5BRICK]

They have different apple part numbers and if I am to believe the pictures I've seen online, they have different cabling attached to them. I don't think they'll work.

That being said, you can buy a replacement from ifixit.

http://www.ifixit.com/MacBook-Parts/MacBook-Pro-13-Inch-Unibody-Trackpad/IF163-025