Trackpad with uneven click after 'fall'

i have pretty well 'babied' my MBPro 7,1 which i bought almost-new 2 yrs ago...it's the unibody aluminum case.
Today a foot caught the power cable and the Book slid off a low table falling almost horizontally about 2 feet
off the tabletop onto a carpeted floor.  All seemed normal but i swear that now the 'click' depth of the left side
of the trackpad is reduced - so it's spongy, less responsive, mushier etc. on that side - left-front) - than the
right side. Definitely somewhat uneven now.  Was pretty perfect before - this one doesn't get a lot of use.
Any ideas on what might've happened, and any kind of fix i could try  -rather than bothering to take
in to a A-Store and see if they would/can do anything to remedy it?  I know i can go to the touch-pad
but i still like the tactile mouse 'click' ...
THANKS!!
Mike in Mich

You may look at the iFixit.com and Powerbookmedic.com web sites and see what they may have to offer.  However I would still make an appointment at an Apple store genius bar.  They can at the very least tell you what has to be done and if the adjustment is quick and simple, they maybe can fix it gratis.
Ciao.

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