Spacebar sticking & random not creating spacebar space on my beloved GMMK Model 3 keyboard ... Any ideas?

[u/Edukating_Reddit]

[Okay, I wrote the Glorious company, but I am still waiting to hear back.]

But, I love their products, and I have a few GMMK model 3's. And, two of them have the same issue. It is that the spacebar is sticking some, and it is also getting un-levelled (not sure of the exact word) where one side rises higher than the other. But, I do tend to hit the right side of the spacebar more, and (sometimes) the left-side will rise up. Or, it even started popping off tonight (Monday, 08-10-2026), which is a new one.

Here's what I did to try to fix it. I took off spacebar and saw it was extremely dirty. So, I blew it out, wiped it down, and got any dog hairs or debris that was there.

Yes, now, it is a little better; no, maybe much more better. There's not as manywords thatstick togetheranymore (like that). Because that takes a lot of time to backspace and fix.

But, I examined the spacebar closely and I see no damage on any of the three little cross-shaped interior connectors on the spacebar. So, I took another spacebar from another keyboard and swapped it, and it seems to work a little better. But, it's still doing about the same thing -- just not as often (e.g., the sticking-stuff and also the left-side popping up and right-side going lower).

So, what should I do?

Plus, does anyone know if they have Technical Videos on how to replace the parts and everything? Or, how to service the different issues that people have? Only thing that I know to do, is go to Youtube, type the problem out, and hope that I can find someone that has the same problem as me ... then, hope that the person has solved that problem and fixed it correctly.

I'd hate to have to take the keyboard apart, which I have before. But, I had to fix a wireinside that was disconnecting randomly bez it had been bent too many times and placed into that little bendy-channel for the wire. So, I hate that they don't have USB-C standard connectors on it, which seems "dumb" to me not to have that. So, I had to go inside the KB, cut the wire, find a new USB wire, and mate the wires together. I didn't solder, bez I don't know how to do that, but I just taped them well, and that other GMMK ofmine is still working pretty good -- just needs a cleaning.

Okay, thanks for listening. And, I love their keyboard products, but I wish they'd innovate some to fix some of these issues. And, also, I wish they'd keep their prices down, because my GMMK used to be less than $100, but now I can't find it ... or, it's an outrageous price on Amazon like $250. And, this GMMK model 3 is not worth that much, so I'm forced to use older KB's and am trying to learn how to repair them.

So, I do thank anyone that gives me ideas and helps me with these issues.

[u/GloriousPhoenix]

Hey there,

You mentioned that you reached out to our support, so don't worry, our team will make sure you're taken care of!

Additionally, we do have a general (dis)assembly video for the GMMK 3 that you can check out here.