MacBook Pro (14-inch PROLED XDR, M5 Pro or M5 Max) Trackpad and Trackpad Flex Cable Removal

Repair procedure with removal steps.

Before You Begin

Warning

Read Battery Safety and follow workspace and battery handling guidelines before you begin.

Remove the following part before you begin:

Tools

  • Adjustable torque driver (10–34 Ncm)

  • ESD-safe tweezers

  • Gap offset kit

  • Kapton tape

  • Nylon probe (black stick)

  • Sticky notes (3 by 3 inches)

  • Torx Plus 3IP 25 mm bit

  • Torx Plus 3IP 44 mm half-moon bit

  • Torx Plus 5IP 50 mm bit

Note: The tools list includes tools needed for removal and reassembly. Refer to a full list of tools required for all repairs.

Important

  • This procedure may require a trackpad shim kit, which comes with only a replacement trackpad. It’s not a separate orderable part.

Removal

  1. Open the display to a 90-degree angle. Then place the computer on the edge of the table with the display hanging down.

  2. Use the 10–34 Ncm adjustable torque driver and Torx Plus 3IP 25 mm bit to remove two 3IP screws (923-16168) from the trackpad.

  3. Use the 10–34 Ncm adjustable torque driver and Torx Plus 5IP 50 mm bit to remove eight 5IP screws (923-15330).

  4. Hold the battery cover by the edges and lift it off the top case.

  5. Gently peel the trackpad flex cable off the battery.

  6. Lift the computer off the table and allow the trackpad flex cable to pass through the opening in the top case. Leave the trackpad flat on the table to keep the shims in place.

    • Important: If shims fall out, they must be reinstalled in their original locations during reassembly. If you can’t determine the shims’ original locations, replace them. A replacement shim kit is available only with a replacement trackpad.

  7. Close the display and place the computer on the table display side down.

  8. Place the battery cover on the battery. Then press the black tabs into the clips on the top case until you feel a click.

    • Important: If you’re reinstalling the existing trackpad but the trackpad flex cable is damaged, continue to step 10. If you’re reinstalling the existing trackpad and trackpad flex cable or you’re installing a replacement trackpad, skip to reassembly. Then continue to step 9.

  9. If you’re replacing the trackpad flex cable, and the existing flex cable connector is covered by liquid blocking tape, peel the tape off the existing trackpad.

  10. Gently loosen the adhesive between the trackpad flex cable and the trackpad with a black stick.

  11. Flip up the locking lever on the trackpad flex cable connector.

  12. Slide the end of the trackpad flex cable out of the connector.

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