Difficulty
Difficult
Steps
6
Time Required
1 hour
Sections
1
- EVE V Keyboard Disassembly
- 6 steps
Flags
3
Dare To Repair
This guide is a Dare To Repair Contest submission.
In Progress
This guide is a work in progress. Reload periodically to see the latest changes!
Member-Contributed Guide
An awesome member of our community made this guide. It is not managed by iFixit staff.
BackEVE V keyboard
Full Screen
Options
History
Save to Favorites
Download PDF
Edit
Translate
Get Shareable Link
Embed This Guide
Notify Me of Changes
Stop Notifications
Introduction
What you need
Step 1
EVE V Keyboard Disassembly
- We start the opening process at the connector side. It consists of 2 parts: the top which is made from plastic and the bottom which is made from aluminium. They are hold in position by pins (so don’t use a lot of force when you feel a resistance) and glued together.
- Heat it up and gently cut between the top and the alcantara. Watch out not to tilt your opening tool, otherwise you will likely cause permanent damage on the alcantara. Keep it open with the opening picks and work your way along the top until it pops up.
We start the opening process at the connector side. It consists of 2 parts: the top which is made from plastic and the bottom which is made from aluminium. They are hold in position by pins (so don’t use a lot of force when you feel a resistance) and glued together.
Heat it up and gently cut between the top and the alcantara. Watch out not to tilt your opening tool, otherwise you will likely cause permanent damage on the alcantara. Keep it open with the opening picks and work your way along the top until it pops up.
1024
Step 2
- Now let’s peel off the alcantara which covers the connector cable! You will need a lot of heat. Try to cut between the metal and the fabric as shown in the picture. When the first few millimeters have come off, continue peeling with your fingers or a tweezer.
- Proceed to the next step when you see the cable run below a white sheet of plastic.
Now let’s peel off the alcantara which covers the connector cable! You will need a lot of heat. Try to cut between the metal and the fabric as shown in the picture. When the first few millimeters have come off, continue peeling with your fingers or a tweezer.
Proceed to the next step when you see the cable run below a white sheet of plastic.
Step 3
The bottom plate - 1st part
- Next we will remove the bottom plate. The alcantara is glued on a plastic frame. You don’t need to remove the alcantara.
- Start at the connector side. Use your hairdryer / heatgun to weaken the glue. Cut between the frame and the alcantara. Don’t tilt your opening tool. ‘Save’ your progress with the opening picks.
- The keyboard an the back plate is separated with a white plasic foil. Try to keep it on the keyboard side. See those 3 stripes of glue? That’s where it’s attached to plastic frame. The connection can be unstuck with heat and your opening tool.
- Move to the next step before reaching the trackpad side.
Next we will remove the bottom plate. The alcantara is glued on a plastic frame. You don’t need to remove the alcantara.
Start at the connector side. Use your hairdryer / heatgun to weaken the glue. Cut between the frame and the alcantara. Don’t tilt your opening tool. ‘Save’ your progress with the opening picks.
The keyboard an the back plate is separated with a white plasic foil. Try to keep it on the keyboard side. See those 3 stripes of glue? That’s where it’s attached to plastic frame. The connection can be unstuck with heat and your opening tool.
Move to the next step before reaching the trackpad side.
Step 4
The bottom plate - 2nd part
- Proceed like done in step 3 but now don’t cut so deep into the keyboard preventing damage to the battery and the trackpad.
- Now the trickiest part comes: there are eight spacer located around the trackpad. This glue is extremly hard to loosen. First make shure that the rim of the frame is parted from the keyboard. Heat up the area around the spacer. Use the spudge to apply the pressure right at spacer. This should prevent a breaking of the frame.
Proceed like done in step 3 but now don’t cut so deep into the keyboard preventing damage to the battery and the trackpad.
Now the trickiest part comes: there are eight spacer located around the trackpad. This glue is extremly hard to loosen. First make shure that the rim of the frame is parted from the keyboard. Heat up the area around the spacer. Use the spudge to apply the pressure right at spacer. This should prevent a breaking of the frame.
Step 5
The ribbon cable - 1st part
- The ribbon cable is probably the biggest flaw of the keyboard because it easily breaks when flipping the cover - which is what you do with a flipcover…
- Remove the tape an pull the cable out of the slot. Don’t forget to push back the little black clamp.
- Peel off enough of the alcantara at the top to pull through the cable.
The ribbon cable is probably the biggest flaw of the keyboard because it easily breaks when flipping the cover - which is what you do with a flipcover…
Remove the tape an pull the cable out of the slot. Don’t forget to push back the little black clamp.
Peel off enough of the alcantara at the top to pull through the cable.
Step 6
The ribbon cable - 2nd part
- Remove the pogo pin contact with your heatgun / hairdryer and your opening tool.
- Now you should be able to remove the cable.
Remove the pogo pin contact with your heatgun / hairdryer and your opening tool.
Now you should be able to remove the cable.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
Cancel: I did not complete this guide.
One other person completed this guide.
Author
with 1 other contributor
Anno Holic
Member since: 10/13/2019
133 Reputation
1 Guide authored
Badges:
2
