MacBook Pro 13" Retina Display Early 2013 SSD Tray Replacement

Remove the following ten screws securing the lower case to the upper case:

Two 2.3 mm P5 Pentalobe screws

Eight 3.0 mm P5 Pentalobe screws

Wedge your fingers between the upper case and the lower case.

Gently pull the lower case away from the upper case.

Remove the lower case and set it aside.

The lower case is connected to the upper case at the center, with two plastic clips.

Remove the plastic cover adhered to the battery contact board.

Remove the following screws securing the battery connector board to the logic board:

Two 2.8 mm T6 Torx screws

One 7.0 mm T6 Torx shouldered screw

Use tweezers to remove the small plastic cover located near the bottom right of the battery connector board.

Remove the wide head 6.4 mm T6 Torx screw securing the battery connector to the logic board assembly.

Carefully lift the battery connector board up off the logic board.

It is recommended to bend the battery cables just slightly, to keep the board suspended up above the logic board and out of the way.

Grasp the Interposer with tweezers.

Lift the Interposer off the logic board and remove it.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the SSD cable connector up from its socket on the logic board.

Use your thumb or finger to bend the plastic spring bar on the SSD tray, freeing the two clips at the front side of the device.

While holding the spring bar depressed, tilt the SSD assembly up out of its cavity.

Remove the SSD assembly from the upper case.

Remove the single 2.9 mm T5 Torx screw securing the SSD to the SSD tray.

Insert the edge of plastic opening tool between the SSD and the SSD tray, opposite to the socket side of SSD tray.

Pry the side of the SSD opposite the SSD tray socket out of the SSD tray.

Carefully pull the SSD straight out of its socket on the SSD tray.

SSD tray remains.