MacBook Air 2022 (M2) Screen Replacement

Power off your MacBook Air and unplug all cables.

Close the display and flip the laptop upside down. Keep the lid closed until you've physically disconnected the battery.

Use a P5 Pentalobe driver to remove the four 6.4 mm screws securing the lower case:

Two screws with a short threaded portion near the hinges

Two screws with a long threaded portion near the front of the MacBook

Apply a suction handle to the center of the lower case's front edge.

Pull up on the suction handle with strong, steady force to create a small gap between the lower case and the frame.

Insert an opening pick into the gap.

Slide the opening pick to the bottom right corner to release the first clip.

Slide the opening pick around the bottom right corner and three quarters of the way up the right edge to release the second clip.

Insert the opening pick in the original gap created in the middle of the front edge.

Slide the opening pick to the bottom left corner to release the third clip.

Slide the opening pick around the bottom left corner and three quarters of the way up the left edge to release the fourth clip.

Firmly pull the lower case away from the hinges one corner at a time to separate the four locking tabs.

Remove the lower case.

Set it in place and align the sliding tabs near the display hinge. Press down and slide the cover toward the hinge. It should stop sliding as the tabs engage.

When the sliding tabs are fully engaged and the lower case looks correctly aligned, press down firmly to engage the hidden clips underneath. You should hear and feel four distinct clicks as they snap back into place.

Use a T3 Torx driver to remove the two 1.5 mm screws securing the battery connector cover.

Remove the battery connector cover.

Use an opening pick to pry up and disconnect the battery connector.

Peel up and remove the foam pad from the lower display cable cover to reveal a hidden screw.

Use a T3 Torx driver to remove the nine 1.5 mm screws securing the speaker cable covers.

Remove the four speaker cable covers.

Remove the four screws securing the upper display cable cover:

Two 2.5 mm P2 Pentalobe screws

Two 2.5 mm T3 Torx screws

Remove the upper display cable cover and plastic securing bracket.

Use the pointed end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect both display cable press connectors.

Disconnect the left and right speaker press connectors.

Use a pair of tweezers to grip the first antenna connector, as close to its base as possible.

Lift straight up to disconnect the cable.

Repeat for the second antenna cable.

Use a T3 Torx driver to remove the two 2.6 mm screws securing the right and left hinge covers.

Grip the left hinge cover with blunt nose tweezers.

Pull the cover towards the bottom of the laptop and upwards to free it from its recess.

Pull up and remove the hinge cover.

Repeat the previous step to remove the right hinge cover.

Use a T5 Torx driver to remove the six screws securing the left and right speakers:

Four 5.6 mm screws (two on each speaker)

Two 3.5 mm screws (one on each speaker)

Lift the speakers straight up and remove them.

Move the lid angle sensor cable out of the way to access its screw underneath.

Use a T2 Torx driver to remove the 1.5 mm screw securing the lid angle sensor cable to the left hinge.

Use a T9 Torx driver to remove the outer two 4.3 mm screws from both hinges (four screws total).

Fully open your MacBook Air.

If you plan to reuse your screen, apply tape to the glass above each hinge. This protects the glass from getting scratched in the next step.

Stand your laptop up on its side.

Use one hand to steady both halves of the laptop so they don't separate and fall over.

Starting with the bottom hinge, use a T8 Torx driver to remove the 4.3 mm screw securing both hinges (two screws total).

Hold the main body steady and push the screen away from the body, guiding both hinges out of the frame.

Open the hinges fully.

Stand the main body and the new screen on their sides.

Guide the hinges into their recesses on the frame.

Remove the screen.