If all you need to do is clean the rollers or the ball, rotate the ball retaining ring counter-clockwise. It will become free and can be removed. With extensive use, the ball becomes "glassy" and does not respond well. It can be scuffed up with an eraser, scraped gently with a knife blade, or wiped with "Rubber Rejuvenator".
The small rollers adjacent to the ball accumulate skin oils, cookie crumbs, and lint. This mixture can be removed by gentle scraping with a knife blade or X-Acto blade.
Further disassembly depends on the serial number. Look on the bottom for the serial number. It is printed on a sticker. Peel up the edge of the sticker, and you will find two small Phillips screws. Undo those and the case halves will separate, exposing the wheels etc inside for major dust bunny removal.
If all you need to do is clean the rollers or the ball, rotate the ball retaining ring counter-clockwise. It will become free and can be removed. With extensive use, the ball becomes "glassy" and does not respond well. It can be scuffed up with an eraser, scraped gently with a knife blade, or wiped with "Rubber Rejuvenator".
The small rollers adjacent to the ball accumulate skin oils, cookie crumbs, and lint. This mixture can be removed by gentle scraping with a knife blade or X-Acto blade.
Further disassembly depends on the serial number. Look on the bottom for the serial number. It is printed on a sticker. Peel up the edge of the sticker, and you will find two small Phillips screws. Undo those and the case halves will separate, exposing the wheels etc inside for major dust bunny removal.
The serial cable to the mouse snapped years ago, so I'm gutting the mouse and putting the insides of a laser mouse inside of it. For that classic feeling.
