Apple iBook G4 14 1.42 GHz Rear Display Bezel Replacement Tutorial

Duration: 45 minutes
Steps: 8 Steps

Time to swap out that rear display bezel on your iBook G4 14″ 1.42 GHz! It’s easier than you might think. If you need help, you can always schedule a repair.

Step 1

– Ready to get spinning? Grab a coin and give that battery locking screw a 90-degree twist to the right. You’re on your way to fixing it like a pro!

Tools Used
  1. Coin

Step 2

– Gently pop the battery out of your device, like you’re freeing a trapped treasure!

Step 3

– Grab your trusty 1.5 mm hex screwdriver and gently unscrew the two hex screws on each side of the display (that’s four screws in total!).

– Don’t have a 1.5 mm hex driver? No worries! A T6 Torx screwdriver might do the trick, but just a heads up, using a T6 could make those screws a bit tricky to handle if you’re not careful.

Step 4

– Grab your trusty spudger and slide the flat end in at a cool angle right into the little gap between the front and rear bezels, just near the upper left corner of the display. You’ve got this!

– Now, give that spudger a gentle twist away from the display to help pop the rear bezel off the front bezel. Easy peasy!

Tools Used
  1. Spudger

Step 5

– Gently glide your spudger along the top edge of the front display bezel to smoothly pop those bezels apart like a pro!

Tools Used
  1. Spudger

Step 6

– Starting from the top left corner, gently use the flat end of a spudger to separate the rear bezel from the left edge of the display.

Tools Used
  1. Spudger

Step 7

– Grab that trusty spudger and gently slide the flat end in to pop the rear bezel away from the right side of your display. You’ve got this!

– If the rear bezel is feeling a bit stubborn, don’t worry! Just give it a little nudge along the bottom edge to help it break free from the display assembly.

Tools Used
  1. Spudger

Step 8

– Gently pop the rear bezel off the display assembly like you’re peeling a banana. Easy does it!

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