Lift the DVD drive board off the drive housing by first lifting the side with the lens ribbon cable connector.
Pull the opposite side of the DVD drive board straight out while lifting the entire board straight up to free it from the small black plastic tabs holding it in place.
Lay the DVD drive board next to the DVD drive in such a manner that the cables soldered to the DVD drive board are out of the way (as shown in the picture)
Remove the single 5.0 mm Phillips screw from the DVD lens EMI shield.
The side of the EMI shield with the slot for the DVD lens ribbon cable has two small metal clips that fasten to black plastic tabs on the DVD drive housing.
Use the tip of a spudger to bend the two metal clips up enough so that they are no longer fastened to their respective plastic tabs.
The EMI shield is made of a soft, malleable metal. It can be easily be bent out and back into shape, but excessive fatigue may cause the clips to break.
Make sure both clips are pushed back down into their original positions at reassembly.
Grasp the EMI shield by the two edges that are free and rotate the entire piece slightly towards the edge that is still held down until the final two remaining clips are free.
While holding the DVD drive with one hand, grasp the DVD drive lens retaining pin (closest to the screw that was just removed) with a pair of needle nose pliers.
Slide the retaining pin out towards the edge of the DVD drive housing.
Freeing the pin will require some force, and will then become very easy.
Once the pin moves easily, grab it with your fingers and pull it out of the DVD drive housing completely.
All went well. The main problem I had was tweezers of low quality. Also, during assembly, some screws was to tricky, so I needed to magnetize screwdriver and for that purpose I used - a speaker :)
Great tutorial, in deed. David just saved Christmas for me and my family.
This is one of the best set of instructions I have ever used. Easy to follow steps with accurate illustrations. Very well done, I don't know how you could make it any better! A++,