Comments on: Cleaning inside and dismantling the Apple Mighty Mouse

by: David Allen

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:34:44 +0000

Thanks alot my mouse works just fine now you saved me $50 bucks. Just a thought for those trying to put the magnetic rollers back in. I used my very small screw driver to attract the magnetic roller and then put the roller in its clockwise pointed place HELD IT DOWN WITH A Q-TIP while removing the screwdriver.

by: lobbot

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:40:38 +0000

Thanks a lot! my mouse became a little non-responsive. Now thanks to you everythink it’s ok again!

I was just to point a couple of hints for others:

It’s easier to open the mouse if you use a set of tiny clock screwdrivers. (you’ll need’em to unscrew the rollerball housing, anyway). Use the smallest one to push the tabs on figure 2.

When you are ready to put everything back in place, if you forget to mark the white retainer piece (figure , just note the retainer’s sides ain’t equal. The one which must face the connector ribbon it’s the only one larger. If you keep this in mind, you don’t need to place all 4 rollers and ball in the white retainer. You can do it directly in the black housing piece. It’s easier ’cause the black piece has lager sides and you have more control when assembling the unit. The rollers are magnetic. In the white retainer they have the nasty tendency to stick with each other. In the black one, you have more room to distribute them.

And finally, when you glue back the external ring, keep in mind you’ll need to open again the mouse next time it’s dirty. Keep the glue at a minimum.

by: lobbot

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:31:32 +0000

Thanks a lot! My mouse was working in a very erratic way. Thanks to you works again!.

I just want to point a couple of hints for others:
You can use a common set of clock screwdrivers to open the mouse. (actually, you’ll need’em to remove the tracking ball housing anyway). Use the smallest one to pull off the mouse’s bottom.

For figure 8, if you forgot to mark the white retainer, just note only three sides of it have the same size. The fourth one is larger. The largest side must be placed facing the ribbon. There’s no other way to make it fit in place. If you keep this in mind, it’s a lot easier to place the rollers again in their slots directly inside the black housing and then simply push the white holder over.

The only part I’m afraid of is, since the mouse is glued, every time you want to clean it, you gotta slice through the glue to separate the bottom ring, clean, glue again and wait until next time needs to be cleaned again… How many times you have to glue back this thing? Apple should think about it.

by: JetfighterNL

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 16:10:08 +0000

Thanks!! This helped me a lot. There are some other opening the mighty mouse tutorials. However break the inner skirt to open it. I think that this works much better.

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Daan en Paul

by: sculptore

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:06:08 +0000

You gave me courage. I’m a sculptor and pridefully boast I can fix anything. But of course when it comes to little tiny plastic electronic parts I have to admit I wimp out……. I love the scroll feature on my wireless mouse and have been lamenting it’s non-function for a couple of months.

Knowing just where to break into the skirt gave me the courage I needed. I followed your careful instructions and all went well. except the tweezers I used to put back the little rollers made placing the magnetic rollers back into their home spot caused a bit of a second look. I abandoned them in favor of a nice sharp wooden toothpick to arrange them in their saddles.

Thanks for helping me out!

by: jhelbert

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:53:46 +0000

Thanks a lot! My Wireless Mighty Mouse has been acting up ever other week for the last 10 months. Cleaning it with a lint free cloth and alcohol only got it working again for so long and was getting less and less effective.

For anyone wondering, this guide also works with a wireless mighty mouse! I followed the steps word for word and experienced nothing different at all (except there is no USB cord to worry about )

by: Cleany Mouse

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 21:34:30 +0000

I broke my mouse and it’s all your fault!!!! gahhhhh!!!

Just kidding. I just wanted to thank you for being this first to put their mouse under the knife. I knew there was glue SOMEWHERE but wasn’t about to start prying and breaking off tabs willy nilly. Your instructions, along with the promise of replacing anyones mice if they break it while following your instructions, eliminated any fears I had. So out came the tools, on went the Pantera, and lo and behold….

My extremely overpriced luverly MM is now scrolling down for the first time 5 months!!!

Thanks!