WHEN I REMOVED MY SHIFT KEY AND THEN WHEN I REINSTALLED IT IT HAS NOW GOT STUCK AND WHEN EVER I TRY TO ATTACH IT GET STUCK AND PRESSES SHIF
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Original Title: SHIFT GET STUCK AT THE SAME LEVEL OF MAC
MacBook Air 15″, macOS 14.3
You must have broken either the snap on the underside of the key cap itself, and/or broke the nub on the scissor mechanism. Or perhaps you did not reattach the metal stabilizer bar correctly.
FYI, it is not easy to remove the key cap on the M-series Macs (or the Intel Macs from Late 2019-2020) without damaging the key cap and/or the scissor mechanism.
Theoretically Apple or an AASP can order a Key Cap Kit and a Scissor Kit, but I'm not sure most techs are even aware this is a possibility. It would not be cheap because the Kit includes one key cap or scissor mechanism for every key on the keyboard.....easily $50+ for each Kit (before any labor costs). Most posts on this forum seem to indicate that Apple & AASPs will only quote for replacing the entire Top Case/Keyboard Assembly which is even more expensive.
If your laptop is eligible for Apple's Self Repair Program, perhaps you can order a Key Cap Kit and/or Scissor Kit......or perhaps Apple will only offer a more difficult & expensive Top Case/Keyboard Assembly. You do need to make sure to be very careful when installing a key cap since you need to insert the one side & press down on the other to clip it in place. Do it wrong & the key cap will be damaged & you will need another $50+ Key Cap Kit to try again. FYI, if the Scissor Mechanism is damaged, then that is very difficult to remove & install on the M-series Macs even for me a tech with decades of experience (the older Macs were much easier than the new ones for replacing scissor mechanisms & key caps).
Some third parties do sell key caps & scissors (perhaps individually), but you need to make 100% you are getting the correct one to match your laptop exactly since Apple has had many different ones over the years where they look almost identical.
You must have broken either the snap on the underside of the key cap itself, and/or broke the nub on the scissor mechanism. Or perhaps you did not reattach the metal stabilizer bar correctly.
FYI, it is not easy to remove the key cap on the M-series Macs (or the Intel Macs from Late 2019-2020) without damaging the key cap and/or the scissor mechanism.
Theoretically Apple or an AASP can order a Key Cap Kit and a Scissor Kit, but I'm not sure most techs are even aware this is a possibility. It would not be cheap because the Kit includes one key cap or scissor mechanism for every key on the keyboard.....easily $50+ for each Kit (before any labor costs). Most posts on this forum seem to indicate that Apple & AASPs will only quote for replacing the entire Top Case/Keyboard Assembly which is even more expensive.
If your laptop is eligible for Apple's Self Repair Program, perhaps you can order a Key Cap Kit and/or Scissor Kit......or perhaps Apple will only offer a more difficult & expensive Top Case/Keyboard Assembly. You do need to make sure to be very careful when installing a key cap since you need to insert the one side & press down on the other to clip it in place. Do it wrong & the key cap will be damaged & you will need another $50+ Key Cap Kit to try again. FYI, if the Scissor Mechanism is damaged, then that is very difficult to remove & install on the M-series Macs even for me a tech with decades of experience (the older Macs were much easier than the new ones for replacing scissor mechanisms & key caps).
Some third parties do sell key caps & scissors (perhaps individually), but you need to make 100% you are getting the correct one to match your laptop exactly since Apple has had many different ones over the years where they look almost identical.
Stuck Shift key on Mac after removal and reinstallation
