Comments on: How to repair not clicking MacBook Pro trackpad

By: IML Tech

IML Tech — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 17:23:52 +0000

In reply to Paul Schreiber. Agree. That's why you have to keep the laptop on its side and keep clicking while adjusting the screw. You have to feel the click.

By: IML Tech

IML Tech — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 17:21:09 +0000

In reply to Stephanie. Stephanie, 1. Make sure there are no debris between the new battery and the trackpad. Maybe something blocking the trackpad from clicking properly. 2. You can try adjusting the trackpad. There is a torx screw on the bottom, under the battery. Very little rotation needed for the adjustment. 3. Did you buy a third party replacement battery? If yes, most likely it's not shaped properly. Remove the battery and place it on a flat surface. It must be as flat as the original Apple battery. When I have replace a battery, I always go with a used genuine Apple part. Why used? Because there are no new genuine Apple batteries on the market. Apple just don't sell them. Most "genuine batteries" on eBay are fakes. If you need a real genuine battery, search for a pre-owned one. A good third-party brand is "NewerTech" sold by OWC. It's not cheap but from my experience doesn't last long. Go with a USED but GENUINE part when you can.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 11:50:31 +0000

My battery is not swollen, I just replaced the old one with a new one. When the battery was out, the trackpad clicked just fine. Once I installed the new battery, the trackpad won’t click. Any ideas are welcomed!

By: Paul Schreiber

Paul Schreiber — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 21:18:59 +0000

Regarding method #2 (wrongly adjusted trackpad screw): note that you have to adjust the screw in very small increments. Too much one way or the other, and it won’t help.

By: alberto

alberto — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 18:08:20 +0000

In windows 10 on macbookpro when trackpad doesn’t work i solved simply going to start – control panel – found and solve problems, a few time and all work fine.

By: Miguel Tejada

Miguel Tejada — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 20:47:27 +0000

I’ve been dealing with a spotty trackpad for 2+ years now and had resorted to just using the ‘tap’ to touch feature found under system preferences>trackpad. I stumbled across this post just today and after adjusting the screw found in step 2 above my trackpad works again!! Thank you so much. I just loosened the screw very slightly and it works like new again.

For the battery I used a small flat head and it came out no problem. Thanks again for the fix. Now I can sell the laptop without having to replace this part. +1

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 11:49:51 +0000

Brilliant. Soon as I got the swollen battery out, it fired back up

By: Takedowncoach

Takedowncoach — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 06:59:21 +0000

Thank you for the excellent article. Going to replace battery (maybe the trackpad) and save myself hundreds of dollars. You need to install a “tip jar” for your website…I’d throw some cash in there as a thank you!

By: 714OCguy

714OCguy — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 06:35:06 +0000

Hey, i have a few questions. Sorry.
I really love my mac book pro 13 inch, it has all my music i use to DJing.

1st question, I am having trouble trying to find the right battery, and unsure which is the correct one for my mac. The serial number on hardware just tells me 13 inch, mid 2009. Can you help?

2nd question: With my mac book pro, can i use an SSD drive or would it not be able to work with 10.5.8 ? Thank you.

By: IML Tech

IML Tech — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 05:01:12 +0000

In reply to Joseph. @ Joseph,

Does the Hex 6 screw come out? I received a new one with my TrackPad replacement that I ordered. Just want to know if the Hex 6 does indeed come out.

Yes, you can remove the old screw and replace it with a new one but... I never do. I leave the old on in place and replace just the trackpad.