New supports riveted in place (white square is backside of LCD).TAMPA, Fla. The hinge is fine, it's the metal supports than are attached to the hinge by three screws that fail if they flex. It's only been a couple of weeks but I think it's going to hold up. The lid feels much more solid than before and works smoothly. Hopefully the photos explain the process. I also considered going for an industrial look and riveting through the cover but decided not to. Installing the rivets in the other direction might be better. I had to grind out some of the plastic on the lid to accommodate the rivets, as well as grind down the rivet bottoms. I removed both from the hinges, shaped one end of the metal strapping pieces to match the hinge profile, riveted them to hinge, and glued them to the case with Gorilla Glue. Upon removing the cover, I found that one of the rails from the hinge to the case was broken all the way through, and the other was well on its way to failing. I think this technique is applicable to many models. I already had the tools so that total cost was about $6. I was able to fix hers with a Dremel tool, pop riveter, hand drill, and two small pieces of metal strapping from the local hardware store. That's what happened to my daughter's Acer Aspire 5 and some searching revealed that the Acer's hinges are basically designed to fail. Laptop hinges take a lot of abuse and are a common failure point, which really sucks because the laptop is otherwise fully functional. Hopefully it's okay to post something I already fixed. r/easyfix /r/howto /r/DIY /r/auto /r/techsupport r/whatisthisthing - sometimes you don't even know what it is that broke! r/fixxit - two x's, they do motorcycles over there. The Prime Directive Above all else: Be Excellent to Each Other Related subs Basic Decorum Don't engage in racism, sexism, creeedism, homophobia, transphobia, or general assholery. Rule of thumb, if there's any reasonable chance you could get hurt or killed if something went awry you'll probably be directed to find yourself an expert. This can include certain electrical jobs, or natural gas plumbing jobs for example. There are things that are too dangerous for us to handle here. A description of the event(s) or circumstances that lead up to or were present at the time the issue arose.If there is a part number or a model number on something you suspect or know to be at issue definitely include that.This can mean, for example, close up photos of a part as well as photos from farther back, and/or different angles, which give significant context. Posting for Maximum Effect When you make your submission, post a detailed description of your issue and the friendly users here will do their best to sort you out. Hopefully this will let future readers learn from our collective successes. Passing good fixes forwardįurther to this goal of providing a service If someone's comment provides you with a working solution to your issue (or if you just plain figure it out for yourself) post a comment singling out what the solution ultimately was and please flair your post as Fixed. Don't post about things you've already solved or made, /r/DIY is a better place for that. Do not market anything here without asking the mods first (spoiler, we're gonna say no), don't be posting links to with affiliate codes in them either. Keep the comments on-topic, you can make jokes, it's fine, just don't go off the rails. We strive above all to be a sub that provides a community service, and as such we hold ourselves to certain standards. Someone here is going to try to help you fix it when it's busted. Appliances, kitchen utensils, drills, chainsaws, and machines of all ilk. Doors, walls, furniture and floors, popcorn ceilings and ceiling fans. From eyeglasses, to office chairs, cherished childhood stuffed animals, and trinkets and toys.
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