Replacing MacBook Pro Battery

[flower girl]

Not sure if this is appropriate for here, but in researching online why my trackpad is no longer clicking with ease, I discovered it may have to do with the battery swelling beneath it. Given how crowded the Apple store always is (if it's even open right now,) I found a youtube video on how to replace it myself.

It's a bit complicated requiring adhesive solvent, and a tricky method of pulling string down behind the battery segments in an effort to dislodged the battery from its glued backing.

Any suggestions or recommendations or lessons learned?  (Mine is a Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013.)

[splashscuba]

Not sure if this is appropriate for here, but in researching online why my trackpad is no longer clicking with ease, I discovered it may have to do with the battery swelling beneath it. Given how crowded the Apple store always is (if it's even open right now,) I found a youtube video on how to replace it myself.

It's a bit complicated requiring adhesive solvent, and a tricky method of pulling string down behind the battery segments in an effort to dislodged the battery from its glued backing.

Any suggestions or recommendations or lessons learned?  (Mine is a Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013.)

You are braver than me. I'd get a cheap temporary external mouse until the Apple stores are back open.

[jeremyp]

You are braver than me. I'd get a cheap temporary external mouse until the Apple stores are back open.

Yeah, no. If the battery is swelling up, it needs replacing now, because it will continue to swell until it breaks the laptop completely.

I would absolutely take it straight in to Apple to be fixed unless it was not important to keep it going, in which case I would consider doing it myself.

[flower girl]

Yeah, no. If the battery is swelling up, it needs replacing now, because it will continue to swell until it breaks the laptop completely.

This is my fear.  It even rocks a little on a flat surface, which is the other indicator that the battery is swelling. 

If anyone has done this before, I sure would be interested in your experience. 

[flower girl]

Success!!! 

I actually did it!   I purchased all I needed from a website called IFixIt (not sure if it's available there.) I then followed the instructions of YouTuber who had my exact computer.  A lot more elbow grease went into removing the battery and then cleaning all the glue residue, but eventually, all was clean and ready for the replacement battery.  The scary part was how much more swollen my battery was than the Youtuber's was. 

It's working now.  Best of all, the trackpad clicks with ease once again.  Yay 

[Udayana]

Well done! It's always more satisfying when you can fix something yourself

[flower girl]

Thanks.  It's seven years old.  Hopefully, this one will last another seven.  (Although, the Apple tech told me when I bought this one that after five years, your computer/laptop is considered antiquated regarding newer technology and software/hardware fixes. So, I feel especially lucky.)