Clarification on touchpad and keyboard issues.

I've got the classic touchpad problems with my G73 and it is driving me insane. I've been circumventing the problem until now by using a mouse but there are times now when I really need the touchpad to work properly. For those of you had the erratic touchpad issues and fixed them, is removing the material from underneath the touchpad still the best and permanent solution? Can anyone explain the me exactly how to accomplish this? I need to be able to fix this myself since my laptop is out of warranty now.

Also, I've been experiencing pretty bad flex on the right side of my keyboard. I can actually see the num pad keys bounce up and down slightly when I type with normal, not super hard, key presses. While I know that the G73 keyboard will never be a zero-flex Macbook keyboard, I would expect the flex in the keyboard to at least equal along the entire keyboard. Just getting it to be the same as the other parts of the keyboard would be a great. Is this possible to fix?

 

I believe the removal of the tape, foil, and tape residue is the only true fix for this crappy touchpad. you have to disassemble the laptop to the point where the palm rest is completely off to do the job properly. The foil and tape come off relatively easily. A little alcohol on a cotton ball will help you remove the residue. After that, it should work perfectly. Follow the disassembly guide in the forums here. It's not too bad.

Part of the procedure for removing the palm rest is removing the keyboard. Once you have it off, you can straighten it gently and smooth out the foil on the backside of the keyboard. It is held in place with double sided sticky tape. It is very very sticky. I think if you straighten it up nicely and then use new high quality double sided tape you can put it back in there where it won't flex too much anymore. I personally didn't put the tape back in case I need to take the keyboard out again but I have to put up with more flex because of it.