Place your Macbook on a clean flat and soft surface, such as a rubber mat or a piece of soft cloth and get the required phillips screwdriver and prying tools.
Step 1
Remove the battery.
Step 2
Remove the screws on the outside of the battery compartment.
Step 4
Remove the two screws next to the battery connector.
Step 6
Remove the two screws each at the top left and top right side. Remove the three long phillips or Torx T6 screws at the bottom of your Macbook. Please keep all screws in an organized fashion and label them since they are similar but not equal in length. You can tape them down on a letter size piece of paper and leave written notes to keep them organized.
Step 7
Remove the two screws near the right hinge (looking at the Macbook from the back).
Step 8
Do the same for the screws near the left hinge.
Step 9
Remove the screws of the RAM & hard drive cover inside the battery compartment.
Step 10
Remove the cover.
Step 11
Remove the screws below the cover.
Step 12
Now you should be able to lift the palm rest. You can use a prying tool to lift the palm rest enough to you can hold it with your fingers. Be careful not to use too much force and avoid abrupt movements, otherwise you may tear the ribbon cable underneath.
Step 13
Gently disconnect the keyboard ribbon cable from the socket.
