Are they hidden behind the rubber feet on the bottom of the case? How do I get those rubber feet off? Is it a special tool? I tried a little prying, but they are really stuck in there.
I haven't dug into a G4, but I did work on a 2001... they look very similar. On the one I disassembled, yeah, the rubber feet concealed screws and had to come up. The official takeapart said to use a "black stick," presumably some kind of nylon prytool, but a small flat screwdriver did the trick for me without destroying anything. (However the manual said to replace the removed rubber feet with new ones, which tells us something I guess...)
FYI, there was a lot more to getting that iBook case apart than just pulling those three screws. It can be done, but it's easily the most grueling takeapart I've ever done. The official Apple guide (a .pdf) helped a lot, and I got some clues from this link as well:
Thanks for the info. Actually, I don't plan on opening up the case. I just want to tighten one of the screws underneath. It seems my case has a "creak" in that corner, so i figure that a crank on the screw would sinch that up.
I tried prying, too, but that pad is really stuck in there. It almost seems like the you would have to tear it out and destroy it to get it out. So if I then have to go hunt down a replacement pad, I don't know if it is worthwhile to bother then.
Thanks for the info. Actually, I don't plan on opening up the case. I just want to tighten one of the screws underneath. It seems my case has a "creak" in that corner, so i figure that a crank on the screw would sinch that up.
I tried prying, too, but that pad is really stuck in there. It almost seems like the you would have to tear it out and destroy it to get it out. So if I then have to go hunt down a replacement pad, I don't know if it is worthwhile to bother then.
Hmm... on one of the pads (if memory serves), I think I had to use a small jeweler's flat screwdriver, pushing straight down between the pad and the case a little ways, then slowly angling into the pad until it finally started moving. It's been awhile. Anyway, if you need to buy new rubber pads, there are folks around that should have those.
Yeah, that's what I was using, but then there is that finished metal ring at the base of the pad that I didn't want to scuff up with the screwdriver. Seeing as how this thing wasn't budging even with me bearing down on it a good amount, I figured this must not be the right thing to do (if I have to scratch up the metal ring to do this). I can give it another shot...
No problem. You're obviously right to take it easy... just comes down to whether the potential gain is worth the risk of a scratch. If you decide to go for it, lemme know how it went...
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FYI, there was a lot more to getting that iBook case apart than just pulling those three screws. It can be done, but it's easily the most grueling takeapart I've ever done. The official Apple guide (a .pdf) helped a lot, and I got some clues from this link as well:
http://norum.homeunix.net/%7Ecarl/mo...ock/index.html
Happy tinkering... and good luck.
I tried prying, too, but that pad is really stuck in there. It almost seems like the you would have to tear it out and destroy it to get it out. So if I then have to go hunt down a replacement pad, I don't know if it is worthwhile to bother then.
Originally posted by Randycat99
Thanks for the info. Actually, I don't plan on opening up the case. I just want to tighten one of the screws underneath. It seems my case has a "creak" in that corner, so i figure that a crank on the screw would sinch that up.
I tried prying, too, but that pad is really stuck in there. It almost seems like the you would have to tear it out and destroy it to get it out. So if I then have to go hunt down a replacement pad, I don't know if it is worthwhile to bother then.
Hmm... on one of the pads (if memory serves), I think I had to use a small jeweler's flat screwdriver, pushing straight down between the pad and the case a little ways, then slowly angling into the pad until it finally started moving. It's been awhile. Anyway, if you need to buy new rubber pads, there are folks around that should have those.
http://www.welovemacs.com/
http://www.pbparts.com/shop/
http://www.applemacparts.com/iBook.php
Good luck with that creak...
Thanks for the links, btw!
Cheers.