MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Late 2008 and Early 2009 Subwoofer & Right Speaker Replacement

With the case closed, place the Unibody top-side down on a flat surface.

Depress the grooved side of the access door release latch enough to grab the free end. Lift the release latch until it is vertical.

The access door should now be raised enough to lift it up and out of the Unibody.

Grab the translucent plastic tab and pull the battery up and out of the Unibody.

If the latch is depressed it will lock the battery in place.

Remove the following eight screws securing the lower case to the chassis:

• One 5.4 mm Phillips screw.
• Three 14 mm Phillips screws.
• Four 3.5 mm Phillips screws.

Using both hands, lift and remove the lower case off the upper case.

Disconnect the camera cable by pulling the male end straight away from its socket.

Deroute the camera data cable from the channel in the optical drive.

Use a spudger to pry the optical drive connector straight up off the logic board.

Remove two 8 mm Phillips screws securing the camera cable bracket to the upper case.

Lift the camera cable bracket out from the upper case.

Remove the following three Phillips screws securing the optical drive to the upper case:

• One 3.5 mm Phillips screw.
• Two 2.5 mm Phillips screws.

Lift the optical drive from its left edge and pull it out of the computer.

Using the flat end of a spudger, pry the subwoofer connector straight up off the logic board.

Remove the following four screws securing the subwoofer and right speaker to the upper case:

• Two 3.2 mm Phillips screws.
• One 2.6 mm Phillips screw.
• One 5 mm Phillips screw.

Lift the subwoofer and right speaker assembly out of the upper case.