The only thing that I’m still not 100% clear on is whether or not I HAVE to replace the force touch sensor if the only damaged part is the screen? The sensor itself appears to be completely intact, to the point that you would never even notice that it’s there; I just thought it was part of the frame. Sadly the screen isn’t even damaged, it just popped off bc of the battery swelling, then in a careless moment the ribbon cable was torn. What could have been a $10 fix quickly escalated to an $80 fix.

I came for the hard drive replacement guide, but I got curious and couldn’t stop myself from doing a complete teardown. Thanks for this guide that helped me get it all back together!