iBook G3 14" Lower Case Replacement

Use a coin to rotate the battery locking screw 90 degrees clockwise.

Lift the battery out of the computer.

Use a pin to remove the three rubber feet from the lower case.

Remove the three newly-revealed Phillips screws.

Use a spudger or small flathead screwdriver to pry up the three metal rings that housed the rubber bumpers.

Remove the three hex screws using a T8 Torx screwdriver.

Remove the two Phillips screws on either side of the battery contacts.

Push the thin rims of the lower case surrounding the battery compartment in, bending them past the tabs, and then lift up to free that corner of the lower case.

Use a small flathead screwdriver to pry out the slot's lower rim and pull up on the lower case to free the slot from the tabs holding it.

Run a spudger along the seam between the lower case and upper case on the front of the computer to free the tabs locking the lower case.

Pull up on the lower case and continue to use the spudger as necessary until you hear three distinct clicks.

Continue to run the spudger around the front, right corner.

Once the front and sides of the lower case are free, turn the computer so that the back is facing you.

Pull the lower case up and toward you until the back tabs pop free.

Remove the small greasy springs with white plastic caps from either side of the battery contacts.