MajorCouillon

Starting with what the "Mayer" suggested is the best way to go I think , but here's few other suggestions: There's a free third party App called "What's Keeping Me". It helps in determining what programs or Apps are using the most RAM. I had a problem with "spotlight" for instance. It was hooked up to "Time Machine" and was constantly indexing my entire hard drive. Besides that , you can click on the Apple symbol and scroll down to "Force Quit" just to see if any apps are running that you thought you already turned off.(There's no need to actually force quit anything unless you absolutely have to ) Any Apps that transcode would use a ton of RAM, for instance. Also, are you sharing your router? If not, is it secure?

There’s a small square rubber piece that has a screw hole in it. does anyone know if it goes over the home button? I missed it when I took it apart, but then , there it is on my table.

I slipped a small piece of paper under the flap.

Someone mentioned above, using strong tape helps .

I didn’t have a hair dryer so I (gingerly) used an iron over some wet coffee filters (I mean , it is waterproof) . Then, quickly dried i off with paper towels, used gorilla tape and my fixit metal splunger . worked like a charm .

Wanted to reply to my own text.My failed attempt had nothing to do with these in-depth directions , it had to do with my failure to purchase tools from the correct company.this sight has helped me repair my ps3 and offered countless other insights. I was just in one of those moods I’m sure most of us can relate to. Oh, and , excuse me while I do this….. AAAPPPPLLE!! Grrr

Bought a replacement kit that not only left out the splunger, but gave my three unmarked screwdrivers. (all I needed was the pentalum ) stripped the screws, not even super glue could get them out. Utter failure .