The only thing you can do without removing the ssd cover and screw is remove the fan.

Just cleaning the carbon track on the potentiometer is not really a long term fix for stick drift. Better fixes would be to either replace the photometers or to replace the complete stick with a hall-effect joy stick.

All standard M.2 NVME drives require an adapter in order to work in an Apple device.

I just bought one of these: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09P... and it works just fine.

Max size is 128 PB (see: https://www.quora.com/Is-it-true-that-th...).

This site sells drives up to 4TB:

https://www.flexxmemory.co.uk/storage/fl...

Max size is 128 PB (see: https://www.quora.com/Is-it-true-that-th...).

I just bought one of these: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09P... and it works a treat. No issues.

I don't see any reason why the adapter or SSD you've selected won't work.

In order to replace the fingerprint reader/home button, you need to remove the display and battery. You might be able to leave the battery in place, but the display has to be removed.

No tamper proof seals encountered. Didn’t find anything that would “make it obvious that the MacBook was disassembled”.

Other crazy prices:

VESA Mount Adapter - $199.00

Apple Mac Pro Wheels Kit - $699.00

Apple Mac Pro Feet Kit - $299.00

A stand for your Pro Display XDR for $1000!