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The spacebar under my space bar is torn as I wanted to clean there without knowing that a torn membrane requires a top case replacement. As a result the space bar now sits completely loose in the case without being latched onto it. I’m out of the country for long term and there are no Apple stores here, just authorised distributors and they say I am out of my limited 1-year warranty so they wanna charge for the replacement, but it would take 4-6 weeks for them to replace it. What other and faster ways are there to fix this problem?
First the membrane is a dust shield. It has no active role in how you space bar works other that interfering with its action if it gets in the way. At this point your best bet is to replace the parts as the small catches are often damaged which is why the keycap is not staying on. Here’s one source for the needed parts TheBookYard - MacBook Pro Retina 2018 - Mid 2019 KeyCaps
@danj Hi Dan I’m back with some more questions. Since that time a lot of stuff happened. I actually switched to Windows (I have a high end Windows machine and a more basic one now) before and after we spoke, which has been working out greatly. Concerning the fix I did on the MacBook, the spacebar was never fully attached and it tended come off very easily, so I had to be put it back on 100s of times which was rather painstaking. I also phoned Apple about it, since the computer is still under warranty. Since I’m not in the country of purchase I had it sent through to the UK expensively and Apple sent it to a repair place of theirs in the Czech Republic. In any case the Czechs refused to fix it under warranty but rather wanted over 1,400 pounds for doing so. I didn’t pay this fantasy amount and the computer was sent back unrepaired and without my laptop bag. During this process I was also insulted by their senior staff on the phone. I so regret every buying a Mac. I will travel to the UK some time this year and hopefully they will see more reason in the shop. Anyway, is there something I could do to use the system in the meantime without the bar de-attaching constantly. Unfortunately I still have project files on Logic Pro, which are locked to Mac that I need to take off and convert to other programs that are not locked to Apple.
