MacBook Pro (14-inch PROLED XDR, M5 Pro or M5 Max) Speakers Reassembly

Repair procedure with reassembly steps.

Before You Begin

Warning

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

Tools

  • Adhesive activation roller

  • Cleaning putty

  • ESD-safe tweezers

  • Ethanol wipes or isopropyl alcohol (IPA) wipes

  • Kevlar thread

  • Kevlar thread handles

  • Nitrile or lint-free gloves

  • Nylon probe (black stick)

  • Single-use battery cover

  • Speaker installer cap (left)

  • Speaker installer cap (right)

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

Important

The speakers must be replaced in pairs. Replacement speakers include Kevlar thread and a single-use battery cover.

Note: The images in this procedure show the reassembly of only one speaker. However, the procedure is the same for both speakers.

Reassembly

  1. Use cleaning putty to remove any debris from all surfaces on the speaker installer cap.

    • Important: Completing this step and step 2 will prevent debris from damaging to the speaker.

  2. Use the ethanol wipe or IPA wipe to complete the surface cleaning.

  3. Snap the replacement speaker module onto the magnetic speaker installer cap.

    • Important: Ensure the speaker is pushed against the metal shims as shown.

  4. Lift the liner tabs on the speaker and remove the liners.

  5. Partially lower the speaker and installer cap into the top case. Then press the shims against the top case and lower the speaker and installer cap evenly into place.

    • Important: Ensure there is no space between the two shims and the top case before you lower the speaker into the top case.

  6. Pick up the computer and open the display to its fullest. Then place the computer keyboard down on the table and hang the display over the edge.

  7. Press the speaker into the top case with your hand to engage the adhesive.

  8. Hold the adhesive activation roller with both hands and position it over the left end of the installer cap. Then press down on the adhesive activation roller so the orange stripe on the roller pin aligns with the middle of the white band.

  9. Starting on the left edge of the installer cap, roll the adhesive activation roller to the right side of the cap. Then roll back to the left edge. This is one cycle. Complete 5 cycles for a total of 10 passes.

    • Caution: Don't roll the adhesive activation roller over the bumps at the ends of the installer cap.

  10. Lift the installer cap straight up off the speaker.

    • Important: If necessary, insert the flat end of the black stick into the corner of the installer cap and lift the cap from the speaker.

  11. Repeat the speaker removal and reassembly procedures for the other speaker.

Reinstall the following parts to complete reassembly:

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