How to open a HP Pavilion 14-bk061st for keyboard replacement

[greenman27]

Hi. Can't figure out how to get at the keyboard to replace it. I have the bottom off, battery out, etc., but not sure where to go from here. Any guidance you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

[Huffer · Accepted solution]

Here's the Manual which is a starting point not to be consulted when you already have it half apart.

Manual 

See p. 15 and 16 item 2. The keyboard is embedded in the top cover. In other words, the keyboard as you probably think of it is not a separate removeable part. 

See p. 58:

Top cover/keyboard
The top cover/keyboard spare part remains after all other spare parts have been removed.

The laptop must be entirely disassembled, then you rebuild it onto a new top cover. You will sometimes find sellers on eBay or such that offer the keyboard as a part but they will not tell you in order to replace the keyboard you have to break rivets. 

Sorry this is harder than it seems like it should be but this design is now common and dictated by the demand for very thin laptops. 

Post back for more questions and please accept as solution if this is the info you needed even if not exactly what you wanted to see. 

[greenman27]

Thank you sir. This is what I was afraid of, but luckily I ended up realizing I could remove the faulty keys individually right from the top of the keyboard, and was able to clean them instead of replacing the entire keyboard, so I am good now.

Thanks for the fast response, and happy holidays!

[Huffer]

Good job...that can be hard to do.