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Uploaded by on Apr 14, 2007

NOTE: It is much harder to remove the gray ring than I depicted.

For all of you that love your Mighty Mouses and would rather fix them yourself than buy a new one...

The picture referenced in the video: http://img253.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wheretogluexx2.png

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  • This saved me from having to replace my beloved Mighty Mouse. Thank you!

    Works like new!

  • Symptoms: Down-scroll iffy; alcohol clean --> "Dashboard" popup on any click. Surgery time!

    Mousework: Bottom ring, index finger side never released. Nicked extl.insulated wire. Plan-B = rotate all around ring to access ball. Hemostat helped.

    ReSeal: (Avoid superglue) W/o rubber cement, so tried poster putty (failed), & finally taped ring in place.

    Test-->Expose failed but rest fine.

    Time: ~3-hrs. but no blood. Can live without Expose for now.

    Moral: Design product for maintenance!

  • I tried this, could not reassemble it properly. :-( Aw well... Apple sure makes it more complicated to fix issues so you can go buy another one. Glue?! Com'on!

  • Really great. THANK YOU! Saved me another $80 on a new mouse.

  • Thank you :-)

    It now works great, once again!

  • Nice video - simple and easy!

    Another way you can clean the mouse is to flip it over and rub the scroll ball on a piece of paper, pushing gently. Brown crap will transfer from the rollers to the paper.

    The only caveat, and the reason I took mine apart, is that I pushed too hard too many times and bent the small sensor that detects if you have pushed the ball, seen at 5:17 as a little metal piece under the ball. Popped the mouse open, pried the metal back up, and the mouse is good as new.

  • Be sure to get the microscopic lint that wraps around the axles of the scroll ball rollers, might need a magnifying glass.

  • How did that dog hair get in there???

  • Thank You! Happy mighty mouse now!

  • Great but the problem with my Mmouse is that the cable has unsheathed at the mouse connection point exposing the wires. Now it seems they are gradually pulling out, losing their connections and so the mouse function is getting "spotty. It seems there should be a simple fix to re-anchor the wires. Is there?

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