Every one of the pins on the cover of my Apple wireless keyboard has cracked. The ones still there are holding on with an edge. Given the keyboard's age, I can't say these pins have a flimsy design. Lifting the keyboard to clean the sides of the buttons with a Q-tip is all it took for the cover to fall off.
I'm about to use super glue (it's not quite epoxy, but it's the closest to epoxy on the market) to glue the remaining pins in place. Before re-attaching, I'll wait 2-3 hours for the bond to cure to be sure I'm not gluing the cover back to the keyboard.
Have you tried this sort of thing? The easiest solution (just gluing the cover on the aluminum case) is not interesting, in case some maintenance is needed one day (plus, having replaceable batteries is kind-of a nice feature compared to sealed custom batteries). Can you suggest another solution, or confirm super glue works all right?
Please don't suggest to use scotch tape, unless you can suggest a brand that will detach cleanly, even two years from now.
Best Answer
It's not going to work, unfortunately.
I've attempted a very similar repair which only ended in failure (and despair). The problem is the plastic and why the tabs broke in the first place - they've become brittle with age.
So with some patience you can get the tabs back on, but they will break off again, unfortunately.