keycap replacement guide?

[mike1127]

I'm trying to find a keycap replacement guide that would explain how to replace the shift key and other long keys that have the bars under them.

I was hoping to find a sticky thread here, but I don't see one (I hope I didn't miss it).

I googled "mechanical keyboard keycap replacement" and found a couple of lengthy YouTube videos, but they seem not to address the long key problem.

What happened is that I removed some of the keycaps on my Rosewill for cleaning purposes, and then discovered I don't know how to replace the long ones.

thanks, Mike

[fohat]

I don't have a Rosewill any more, but often you will need to use a small screwdriver in one hand to push or guide the parts underneath while seating the primary key from above.

[kbdfr]

wiki/Stabiliser#Cherry_MX

Edit:
and http://www.qpad.com/uploads/manuals/cha ... on-UK3.pdf

[mike1127]

kbdfr, I haven't studied these links in detail yet, but your second link refers to space bar replacement. What about the Shift and Enter keys, which have much shorter stabilizers? Are they any different?

[kbdfr]

Don’t know about Rosewill specifically, but in my Cherry keyboards the difference is just the bar length.