Mighty Mouse take apart

There is no need to remove the inner ring as described in the how-to.
I like the mighty mouse, but the mechanical scroll ball was just guaranteed to get stuck from the beginning. It took longer until the ball on my wireless MM started to fail compared to my first wired one, so they seem to have improved it. But it still failed, so now I'm going to try to open my wireless MM without maiming it too obviously. Apple should either switch to an optical system that's much more dirt-proof, or make it easier to clean the scroll ball assembly with a more thorough method than rubbing it with some alcohol.

this is crap. don't take it apart unless you want to also super glue your inner ring back on. when you pull it out, he doesn't make it clear that the pins are flimsy and misshapen, so it's impossible to snap it back in. I now have a wireless MM that is getting way more gunk on it than before

Just did this to my Bluetooth Mighty Mouse. Work like new now, but I really wish I had not removed the inner ring. You DO NOT need to remove the inner ring. It does not gain you access to anything, just use a thin knife to remove the outer ring and follow all other steps.

I agree with the rest of the comments - Use the rubbing alcohol or the canned air first before taking it apart it. I learned this the hard way.

Here is a similar post:
http://creativebits.org/toolbox/mighty_mouse_gutting_and_cleaning

I did disassemble my wireless Mighty Mouse once to clean it but now I only clean it by putting a wet cloth on my table and then rub the scroll wheel over it (the mouse is upside down), with pretty much strength actually. It does do the job.

Is there an instruction for the Wireless Mighty Mouse? It doesn't seem to work the same way with the wired one.

I took apart my wired MM before and I broke the ring...that's fine, the scroll ball works again.

However, I found that I have to take apart the mouse, clean the scroll ball every months. The MM is great but the scroll ball issue is really annoying. And since last week the scroll ball doesn't work (no response when scrolling up and down) even I removed the dirt inside.

I would like to get a wireless MM before but this issue hold me back.

i also took my wireless mighty mouse apart a while ago, except i used the heel of my shoe instead of a knife and screwdriver. in the end, it was just one right-click-interpreted-as-left-click too many. and somehow, smashing the damn thing was the only way i could get some satisfaction for the money i spent on it.

I've been using my wireless mighty mouse every day for nearly a year, and I've never needed to clean it. It works like the day I bought it and is still on the second battery (I use one at a time).

I'll agree with the comments on the useless side buttons though. I squeeze the mouse when I move it; how is it supposed to know I don't want to see my widgets right now?