> If a special tool is required for replacement, the manufacturer must provide it free of charge.

mkozlows 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/21/23079058/apple-self-servi...

79-pound hyper-elaborate repair kit. Expensive for them to send out, but since only two people will ever want them to, probably amortizes well.

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ortusdux 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

IIRC, screwdrivers and prying tools are not considered special. Removal cannot require solvents or heat, but I believe those pull tab glue pads are allowed.

	▲	Pxtl 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I wish those prying tools were considered "special". I have a very low success rate at opening up any device that's held together with "clips" without snapping any plastic. It inevitably means "force it just hard-enough to break stuff if you don't do it absolutely perfectly".