Hi all

I have bought a Mac Portable last week end. Since it was VERY dirty, I started disassembling it to wash the plastics.

I used the Macintosh Portable service guide to take it apart.

I washed everything using soap and hot water. I left the parts in water about 5 minutes to get rid of the soap completely.

It's been a week now. But I CAN'T OPEN the display any more!

I managed to disassemble the display once more and I realised the clutch mechanism was to blame.

It doesn't rotate anymore... 

Now I know that I shouldn't have dipped the clutch mechanism in hot water like the other plastic parts but what can I do?

I followed this guide: http://appletothecore.me/files/mac_portable_disassembly.php

He washed the clutch mechanism and nothing happened...