Help repairing silicone "spring" of a keyboard key

[wilburt]

I have a keyboard that has a tear in the clear silicone "spring" (or spring protector) under one of the keys, causing it to frequently fail to register the keystroke.  I have another similar keyboard, a 803181-001 (without the smartcard reader) that I can sacrifice and rob parts from.   I'd like some help fixing that tear so the keystrokes will register correctly, and I'm pretty handy with hands-on repair work and have a good number of tools.  I'm thinking I should be able to take the silicone piece from the sacrificial keyboard and replace the torn silicone, but I like some guidance before I do it.  Mostly, I don't see how the silicone is attached, or how to remove it.  Any ideas?

[praveen196]

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