Macbook air 2012, installed new battery, bottom of trackpad sounds loose/clicky now, ideas?

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Macbook air 2012, installed new battery, bottom of trackpad sounds loose/clicky now, ideas?

My other one couldn't hold a charge well but didn't look bloated at all to have warped anything in my system.

All that was weird that happened was that I lost one of the bottom case screws (small ones), could this cause it? (I could get replacement from amazon).

I'm also going to go back in and tighten all the case screws, battery screws and tighten the trackpad screws, that's about all I can do right?

MacBook Air

Posted on Sep 24, 2020 7:28 PM

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HWTech

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Sep 26, 2020 3:45 PM in response to GGarrett2

The picture is from a MacBook Pro, but the idea is still the same. Sometimes these adjustment screws will loosen up over time. Once you get it adjusted to how you like it you can apply a little bit of fingernail polish to the edge of the adjustment screw to keep it from coming loose again.

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GGarrett2 Author

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Sep 26, 2020 1:38 PM in response to HWTech

thanks for reply, that doesn't look like my macbook air 11" 2012 insides.

https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/6FkthkPJcOYbQyg2.huge

but it does have an adjustment screw, I didn't touch the trackpad at all though but maybe the new battery since it's not oem fits slightly different so it might need an adjustment, I'll tighten up all screws slightly when I get my set of case screws.

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GGarrett2 Author

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Sep 27, 2020 3:14 PM in response to HWTech

It wasn't the case screws it was the trackpad screw, right under the battery I didn't even have to remove it, and I learned that overtightening to the point you can't click it all is possible, but then I think I found a sweet spot, hope I'm done in there.

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HWTech

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Sep 26, 2020 12:26 PM in response to GGarrett2

No that should not affect the Trackpad clicking. There is an adjustment screw for the Trackpad itself. It is the located at the front edge of the laptop.

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