Acer Nitro 5 Arrow Key Hinge Removal

[ShangWang]

ve been trying to remove the hinge of this type of key but I couldn’t find any safe way to remove it. I’m trying to switch it with one of my other key hinges that I don’t use because its squeaky.

I tested it with one of the keys I don’t use and you may see that I have already failed to remove it because I broke the top piece held by the clip.

I could not find any close computer store that would conveniently remove the hinge for me, nor am I paying a professional to remove it for me.

I would appreciate it if anyone can tell me the EXACT place I should be applying pressure with a screwdriver and any procedures I need to safely remove the hinge.
I’ve already searched all over the internet for tutorials on how to remove the hinge, it only features how to remove the acer nitro 5 normal keys and others except for the one I’m struggling to remove.
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[veeg]

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[ShangWang]

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Good…hopefully some of our members will chime in soon..

@Bruce

[Bruce]

sorry, no experience in removing that portion of the key assembly.
not sure you even can!

getting your hands on a couple of dead laptops or laptop keyboards from any computer shop would be a good practice. they should just give you a dead keyboard or at most only charge a few $$$.

[ShangWang]

sorry, no experience in removing that portion of the key assembly.
not sure you even can!

getting your hands on a couple of dead laptops or laptop keyboards from any computer shop would be a good practice. they should just give you a dead keyboard or at most only charge a few $$$.

Thanks for the help, I don’t think it’s removable either but it was worth a try. I definitely don’t think it’s worth the money to replace an entire keyboard for one loose keycap I rarely use though.

[ShangWang]

I confirmed with ACER that the hinge is not removable, thank you to everyone who wanted to help regardless!